Re: strange [date] behavior
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 40265
interpreted = N
texte = One way around this is to set the date as a text variable before the [ORDERFILE] tags and then refer to the variable inside the [ORDERFILE] -- Stuart Tremain IDFK Web Developments stuart@idfk.com.au 101/12 Waters Rd Neutral Bay 2089 Australia Phone +612 9908 2134On Friday, 23 November 2001, Ken MacMurchy
wrote: >You can't use [date] on a page with [orderfile] it doesn't format properly. >I believe this is a webcat flaw. I don't remember the details, but this was >explained to me by John P. about a year ago. It should be in >the archives. > >--------------------- >Cheers! > >Ken MacMurchy >web developer >email: ken.macmurchy@leaderpost.com >web: http://www.leaderpost.com >306-565-8299 >1964 Park St. >Regina, SK, Canada >S4P 3G4 >> From: Jeff Grady >> Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk) >> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 07:02:29 -0800 (PST) >> To: (WebCatalog Talk) >> Subject: Re: strange [date] behavior >> >> These tags are not nested inside of any other WebDNA. >> >> In fact, if I put them between the tags, >> before I even invoke any other WebDNA, I get the same >> results: >> >> Month Test: 11/21/2001format=%m] >> year Test: 11/21/2001format=%y] >> >> FYI, I am using WebCat 4 on a Mac if that helps any. >> >> Thanks! >> Jeff >> >> --- Brian Fries <brainscan@mac.com> wrote: >>> Most likely on the page with additional code, the >>> date functions are >>> inside of an [orderfile] context (or a database >>> search for a database >>> with a field named date)... >>> >>> Order files define a field called date and that >>> overrides the >>> WebDNA tag called date, and the field does not >>> accept the >>> formatting parameters. >>> >>> If you are trying to see today's date, you need to >>> set a variable to >>> the date prior to entering the [orderfile] context, >>> then use that >>> variable to display today's date: >>> >>> [text]today=[date][/text] >>> [orderfile...] >>> ... >>> [today] >>> ... >>> [/orderfile] >>> >>> - brian >>> >>> At 4:59 PM -0800 11/21/2001, Jeff Grady wrote: >>>> Anyone have any idea why when I write a .tpl file >>> that >>>> only contains the following code: >>>> <!HAS_WEBDNA_TAGS> >>>> <HTML> >>>> <HEAD> >>>> <TITLE>test >>>> >>>> Month Test: [date format=%m]
>>>> year Test: [date format=%y]
>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> The resulting page that is served displays: >>>> Month Test: 11 >>>> year Test: 01 >>>> >>>> BUT when I use the same code >>>> >>>> Month Test: [date format=%m]
>>>> year Test: [date format=%y] >>>> >>>> on a page with a lot more webDNA in it, I get this: >>>> Month Test: 11/21/2001format=%m] >>>> year Test: 11/21/2001format=%y] >>>> ?? >>>> >>>> Maybe I am overlooking something very simple here. >>>> >>>> Any ideas are greatly appreciated. >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> Jeff >>>> >>>> __________________________________________________ >>>> Do You Yahoo!? >>>> Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, >>> just $8.95/month. >>>> http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 >>>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> This message is sent to you because you are >>> subscribed to >>>> the mailing list >>> . >>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> >>>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>>> >>>> Web Archive of this list is at: >>> http://search.smithmicro.com/ >>> >>> -- >>> <= Brian C. Fries, BrainScan Software >>> http://www.brainscansoftware.com => >>> >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are >>> subscribed to >>> the mailing list >>> . >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> >>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>> >>> Web Archive of this list is at: >> http://search.smithmicro.com/ >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. >> http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ >------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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One way around this is to set the date as a text variable before the [orderfile] tags and then refer to the variable inside the [orderfile] -- Stuart Tremain IDFK Web Developments stuart@idfk.com.au 101/12 Waters Rd Neutral Bay 2089 Australia Phone +612 9908 2134On Friday, 23 November 2001, Ken MacMurchy wrote: >You can't use [date] on a page with [orderfile] it doesn't format properly. >I believe this is a webcat flaw. I don't remember the details, but this was >explained to me by John P. about a year ago. It should be in >the archives. > >--------------------- >Cheers! > >Ken MacMurchy >web developer >email: ken.macmurchy@leaderpost.com >web: http://www.leaderpost.com >306-565-8299 >1964 Park St. >Regina, SK, Canada >S4P 3G4 >> From: Jeff Grady >> Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk) >> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 07:02:29 -0800 (PST) >> To: (WebCatalog Talk) >> Subject: Re: strange [date] behavior >> >> These tags are not nested inside of any other WebDNA. >> >> In fact, if I put them between the tags, >> before I even invoke any other WebDNA, I get the same >> results: >> >> Month Test: 11/21/2001format=%m] >> year Test: 11/21/2001format=%y] >> >> FYI, I am using WebCat 4 on a Mac if that helps any. >> >> Thanks! >> Jeff >> >> --- Brian Fries <brainscan@mac.com> wrote: >>> Most likely on the page with additional code, the >>> date functions are >>> inside of an <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=225">[orderfile]</a> context (or a database >>> search for a database >>> with a field named date)... >>> >>> <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=272">order file</a>s define a field called date and that >>> overrides the >>> WebDNA tag called date, and the field does not >>> accept the >>> formatting parameters. >>> >>> If you are trying to see today's date, you need to >>> set a variable to >>> the date prior to entering the <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=225">[orderfile]</a> context, >>> then use that >>> variable to display today's date: >>> >>> <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=77">[text]</a>today=<a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=32">[date]</a>[/text] >>> [orderfile...] >>> ... >>> [today] >>> ... >>> [/orderfile] >>> >>> - brian >>> >>> At 4:59 PM -0800 11/21/2001, Jeff Grady wrote: >>>> Anyone have any idea why when I write a .tpl file >>> that >>>> only contains the following code: >>>> <!HAS_WEBDNA_TAGS> >>>> <HTML> >>>> <HEAD> >>>> <TITLE>test >>>> >>>> Month Test: [date format=%m]
>>>> year Test: [date format=%y]
>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> The resulting page that is served displays: >>>> Month Test: 11 >>>> year Test: 01 >>>> >>>> BUT when I use the same code >>>> >>>> Month Test: [date format=%m]
>>>> year Test: [date format=%y] >>>> >>>> on a page with a lot more webDNA in it, I get this: >>>> Month Test: 11/21/2001format=%m] >>>> year Test: 11/21/2001format=%y] >>>> ?? >>>> >>>> Maybe I am overlooking something very simple here. >>>> >>>> Any ideas are greatly appreciated. >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> Jeff >>>> >>>> __________________________________________________ >>>> Do You Yahoo!? >>>> Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, >>> just $8.95/month. >>>> http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 >>>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> This message is sent to you because you are >>> subscribed to >>>> the mailing list >>> . >>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> >>>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>>> >>>> Web Archive of this list is at: >>> http://search.smithmicro.com/ >>> >>> -- >>> <= Brian C. Fries, BrainScan Software >>> http://www.brainscansoftware.com => >>> >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are >>> subscribed to >>> the mailing list >>> . >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> >>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>> >>> Web Archive of this list is at: >> http://search.smithmicro.com/ >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. >> http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ >------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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