Re: Why won't this work

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2005


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 62967
interpreted = N
texte = You are creating firstname2 as a math variable (inside a [math] context), but assigning a text value. math variables can only hold numbers. - Brian On Sep 8, 2005, at 7:29 AM, sbraun1@twcny.rr.com wrote: > Why won't this work? > It should be WebDNA 101 > I'm missing something simple that's held me up for hours.... > Thanks > sfb > > > > > Code: > > [!] all search code is prior to this and working well [/!] > firstname=[firstname]
> [text][math]firstname2=[firstname][/math][/text] > firstname2=[firstname2]
> > > Output: > firstname=Lisa > firstname2=[firstname2] > > What I would like to see is: > firstname=Lisa > firstname2=[Lisa] > Brian Fries BrainScan Software ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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You are creating firstname2 as a math variable (inside a [math] context), but assigning a text value. math variables can only hold numbers. - Brian On Sep 8, 2005, at 7:29 AM, sbraun1@twcny.rr.com wrote: > Why won't this work? > It should be WebDNA 101 > I'm missing something simple that's held me up for hours.... > Thanks > sfb > > > > > Code: > > [!] all search code is prior to this and working well [/!] > firstname=[firstname]
> [text][math]firstname2=[firstname][/math][/text] > firstname2=[firstname2]
> > > Output: > firstname=Lisa > firstname2=[firstname2] > > What I would like to see is: > firstname=Lisa > firstname2=[Lisa] > Brian Fries BrainScan Software ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Brian Fries

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