REPLACE and/or APPEND

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2002


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 41739
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texte = I want to add a record to a database (based on a session id) if it does not already exist, otherwise I just want to update it. It seems I am going the long way about this. Can't I get REPLACE to do it in one line of WebDNA code? Here is my sad solution:[TEXT]found=[LOOKUP db=sessions.db&value=[sessionid]&lookinfield=sessionid&returnfield=sessionid ¬found=][/TEXT] [SHOWIF [found]!] [REPLACE db=sessions.db&eqsessionidDATAreq=[sessionid]]info=[info][/REPLACE] [/SHOWIF] [HIDEIF [found]!] [APPEND db=sessions.db]sessionid=[sessionid]&info=[info][/APPEND] [/HIDEIF]Thanks------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: REPLACE and/or APPEND (Christer Olsson 2002)
  2. Re: REPLACE and/or APPEND (Jesse Williams-Proudman 2002)
  3. Re: REPLACE and/or APPEND (Gary Krockover 2002)
  4. Re: REPLACE and/or APPEND (Chris List Recipient 2002)
  5. Re: REPLACE and/or APPEND (Pedro Rivera 2002)
  6. Re: REPLACE and/or APPEND (Jesse Williams-Proudman 2002)
  7. REPLACE and/or APPEND (Chris List Recipient 2002)
I want to add a record to a database (based on a session id) if it does not already exist, otherwise I just want to update it. It seems I am going the long way about this. Can't I get REPLACE to do it in one line of WebDNA code? Here is my sad solution:[text]found=[LOOKUP db=sessions.db&value=[sessionid]&lookinfield=sessionid&returnfield=sessionid ¬found=][/TEXT] [SHOWIF [found]!] [REPLACE db=sessions.db&eqsessionidDATAreq=[sessionid]]info=[info][/REPLACE] [/SHOWIF] [HIDEIF [found]!] [APPEND db=sessions.db]sessionid=[sessionid]&info=[info][/APPEND] [/HIDEIF]Thanks------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Chris List Recipient

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