Re: Verify entry into a text field
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 62354
interpreted = N
texte = Lester wrote: > so with the [raw] .... > would I do this?? > > [showif [url][pass][/url]=[raw][pass][/raw]] No, the [raw] test is in addition to any other test you are making. RTFM, but [raw] suppresses all WebDNA processing inside that context, so you can specifically test whether the form variable itself was submitted at all. The only time you will get '[pass]' unexpanded in your templates is if that form variable was not passed at all when the previous page was submitted. Hence, you should generally make two passes over your form data to make sure that: a) the variable was submitted at all using [raw] b) the contents of the variable meet your needs You can combine both tests using [if] instead of [showif], but it might be just as easy to just make two passes (or assume if they didn't submit [user] then they are likely to have not submitted any other fields too). John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Lester wrote: > so with the [raw] .... > would I do this?? > > [showif [url][pass][/url]=[raw][pass][/raw]] No, the [raw] test is in addition to any other test you are making. RTFM, but [raw] suppresses all WebDNA processing inside that context, so you can specifically test whether the form variable itself was submitted at all. The only time you will get '[pass]' unexpanded in your templates is if that form variable was not passed at all when the previous page was submitted. Hence, you should generally make two passes over your form data to make sure that: a) the variable was submitted at all using [raw] b) the contents of the variable meet your needs You can combine both tests using [if] instead of [showif], but it might be just as easy to just make two passes (or assume if they didn't submit [user] then they are likely to have not submitted any other fields too). John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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