Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Yes we got stung by this on our CMS when a client wanted to put every single second heading like New Products! ..> As Alain noted, it is very important to [URL] the variable otherwise > you will get errant results. > > For example if you have this: > > [ShowIf [variable]=]BLANK VARIABLE[/ShowIf] > > and the variable is: here is the variable! > > It will NOT work as the exclamation screws the WebDNA and the result > will show BLANK VARIABLE. > > If you [URL] the variable the WebDNA WILL work as expected. > > [ShowIf [URL][variable][/URL]=]BLANK VARIABLE[/ShowIf] > > > > > On Saturday, March 15, 2003, at 09:39 PM, Gary Krockover wrote: > >> Yeah, noticed that too, and FWIW, I've added this to my code snippets >> in >> EditPlus: >> >> [showif [variable]!][showif >> [variable]![raw][variable][/raw]][variable][/showif][/showif] >> >> GK >> >> P.S. I'm working on the interactive WebDNA reference. I should >> have a >> beta of that up sometime today. The nice thing is that the actual >> pages of >> the commands/contexts are displayed in an iframe from >> http://webdnadocs.smithmicro.com/, so whenever they update their docs, >> it's >> updated on this version as well. Notes can be appended to the bottom >> of >> each page for code snippets, examples, gotcha's, etc. I'll keep you >> all >> posted.... >> >> >> >>> I tend to agree here .. the correct way to check if a variable >> contains/does >>> not contain something >>> >>> [showif [url][variable][/url]=] ..... >>> [showif [url][variable][/url]!].... >>> >>> Alain >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Tim Robinson
>>> To: WebDNA Talk >>> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 11:26 PM >>> Subject: Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 >>> >>> >>>> Maybe this is a fix rather than a bug... A value can equal blank, but >> can >>> a >>>> non-blank value contain a blank? I wouldn't think so. That would be >>>> my >>>> thinking anyway. >>>> >>>> Tim >>>> >>>>> From: Brian Fries >>>>> Reply-To: (WebDNA Talk) >>>>> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 00:30:40 -0800 >>>>> To: (WebDNA Talk) >>>>> Subject: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 >>>>> >>>>> Running WebDNA 4.5.1 on OSX, I'm finding an unexpected and >>>>> undesirable >>>>> change in the behavior of IF and SHOWIF contains comparisons when >> the >>>>> value being tested for is blank. >>>>> >>>>> I ran this code on three servers - OSX / 4.5.0, OS9 / 4.0.2 and OSX >>>>> / >>>>> 4.5.1: >>>>> >>>>> [showif bob^]yes[/showif][hideif bob^]no[/hideif]
>>>>> [if bob^][then]yo[/then][else]nah[/else][/if]
>>>>> >>>>> On both the 4.5.0 and 4.0.2 systems, it returns: >>>>> yes >>>>> yo >>>>> >>>>> On the 4.5.1 system, it returns: >>>>> no >>>>> nah >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Can I get confirmation from SMSI and/or other users that this is a >>>>> bug >>>>> introduced in 4.5.1? >>>>> >>>>> - brian >>>>> >>>>> -- Brian 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >> >> > Regards > > Stuart Tremain > idfk web developments > 114a/40 yeo street neutral bay 2089 australia > t +612 9908 2134 > f +612 9908 4837 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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Yes we got stung by this on our CMS when a client wanted to put every single second heading like New Products! ..> As Alain noted, it is very important to [url] the variable otherwise > you will get errant results. > > For example if you have this: > > [ShowIf [variable]=]BLANK VARIABLE[/ShowIf] > > and the variable is: here is the variable! > > It will NOT work as the exclamation screws the WebDNA and the result > will show BLANK VARIABLE. > > If you [url] the variable the WebDNA WILL work as expected. > > [ShowIf [url][variable][/URL]=]BLANK VARIABLE[/ShowIf] > > > > > On Saturday, March 15, 2003, at 09:39 PM, Gary Krockover wrote: > >> Yeah, noticed that too, and FWIW, I've added this to my code snippets >> in >> EditPlus: >> >> [showif [variable]!][showif >> [variable]![raw][variable][/raw]][variable][/showif][/showif] >> >> GK >> >> P.S. I'm working on the interactive WebDNA reference. I should >> have a >> beta of that up sometime today. The nice thing is that the actual >> pages of >> the commands/contexts are displayed in an iframe from >> http://webdnadocs.smithmicro.com/, so whenever they update their docs, >> it's >> updated on this version as well. Notes can be appended to the bottom >> of >> each page for code snippets, examples, gotcha's, etc. I'll keep you >> all >> posted.... >> >> >> >>> I tend to agree here .. the correct way to check if a variable >> contains/does >>> not contain something >>> >>> [showif [url][variable][/url]=] ..... >>> [showif [url][variable][/url]!].... >>> >>> Alain >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Tim Robinson >>> To: WebDNA Talk >>> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 11:26 PM >>> Subject: Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 >>> >>> >>>> Maybe this is a fix rather than a bug... A value can equal blank, but >> can >>> a >>>> non-blank value contain a blank? I wouldn't think so. That would be >>>> my >>>> thinking anyway. >>>> >>>> Tim >>>> >>>>> From: Brian Fries >>>>> Reply-To: (WebDNA Talk) >>>>> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 00:30:40 -0800 >>>>> To: (WebDNA Talk) >>>>> Subject: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 >>>>> >>>>> Running WebDNA 4.5.1 on OSX, I'm finding an unexpected and >>>>> undesirable >>>>> change in the behavior of IF and SHOWIF contains comparisons when >> the >>>>> value being tested for is blank. >>>>> >>>>> I ran this code on three servers - OSX / 4.5.0, OS9 / 4.0.2 and OSX >>>>> / >>>>> 4.5.1: >>>>> >>>>> [showif bob^]yes[/showif][hideif bob^]no[/hideif]
>>>>> [if bob^][then]yo[/then][else]nah[/else][/if]
>>>>> >>>>> On both the 4.5.0 and 4.0.2 systems, it returns: >>>>> yes >>>>> yo >>>>> >>>>> On the 4.5.1 system, it returns: >>>>> no >>>>> nah >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Can I get confirmation from SMSI and/or other users that this is a >>>>> bug >>>>> introduced in 4.5.1? >>>>> >>>>> - brian >>>>> >>>>> -- Brian 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >> >> > Regards > > Stuart Tremain > idfk web developments > 114a/40 yeo street neutral bay 2089 australia > t +612 9908 2134 > f +612 9908 4837 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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