Re: Hiding Brands
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 57391
interpreted = N
texte = John Peacock wrote: > Donovan Brooke wrote: > >> I like to say that this "contains" peram in this implimentation is >> actually >> an "=" because I don't think it will find, for example, "a" in the >> "[ID]" field >> if the [ID] fields' value is "apple". > > > The only reason that code works is because each term on the left-hand > side is the complete term, _including_ the delimiters (in this case > '|'). You cannot use it for substring matches. > > I would actually create a table with all of the terms you wish to > suppress, then do something like this (assuming you've already checked > [id] for empty): > > [hideif [LOOKUP > db=suppress.db&value=[id]&lookInField=suppress&returnField=suppress¬Found=SHOW]!SHOW] > > > (not tested). NOTE that the [hideif] fires in this case only if the > [lookup] succeeds; it's a double negative, but it means that the test is > always vs a constant string, rather than having [id] on both sides of > the equation. > > This is much easier to maintain, since you don't need to keep editing > the template, just add new terms to the table. > > John Well, its all in how you want to skin the cat I guess, I would argue that editing/creating a db (and creating an admin int. for it) takes more effort than using the single [hideif string] .... but that is just my opinion.. My point was that it is really not a contains peram in this case... it should probably have been coded like: [hideif _a_b_c_=_[value]_] Maybe that is why it is undocumented? Donovan -- =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o DONOVAN D. BROOKE Eucalyptus Design <-Web Development (specializing in eCommerce), -> <-Graphic Design, and Pre-Press Consultation -> ADDRESS:> Donovan Brooke DBA Eucalyptus Design N2862 Summerville Park Rd. Lodi, WI 53555 PH:> 1.608.592.3567 Web:> http://www.euca.us =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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John Peacock wrote: > Donovan Brooke wrote: > >> I like to say that this "contains" peram in this implimentation is >> actually >> an "=" because I don't think it will find, for example, "a" in the >> "[ID]" field >> if the [ID] fields' value is "apple". > > > The only reason that code works is because each term on the left-hand > side is the complete term, _including_ the delimiters (in this case > '|'). You cannot use it for substring matches. > > I would actually create a table with all of the terms you wish to > suppress, then do something like this (assuming you've already checked > [id] for empty): > > [hideif [LOOKUP > db=suppress.db&value=[id]&lookInField=suppress&returnField=suppress¬Found=SHOW]!SHOW] > > > (not tested). NOTE that the [hideif] fires in this case only if the > [lookup] succeeds; it's a double negative, but it means that the test is > always vs a constant string, rather than having [id] on both sides of > the equation. > > This is much easier to maintain, since you don't need to keep editing > the template, just add new terms to the table. > > John Well, its all in how you want to skin the cat I guess, I would argue that editing/creating a db (and creating an admin int. for it) takes more effort than using the single [hideif string] .... but that is just my opinion.. My point was that it is really not a contains peram in this case... it should probably have been coded like: [hideif _a_b_c_=_[value]_] Maybe that is why it is undocumented? Donovan -- =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o DONOVAN D. BROOKE Eucalyptus Design <-Web Development (specializing in eCommerce), -> <-Graphic Design, and Pre-Press Consultation -> ADDRESS:> Donovan Brooke DBA Eucalyptus Design N2862 Summerville Park Rd. Lodi, WI 53555 PH:> 1.608.592.3567 Web:> http://www.euca.us =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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