Re: Adding extra coding on the fly?

This WebDNA talk-list message is from

2005

It keeps the original formatting. numero = 63241
interpreted = N
texte = You could try using [listwords] and using the as your delimiter to=20=separate the lines. Then you'd have to check each [word] with=20[getchars] to see if the first four characters is

. If yes, hack=20off the and tack on

to the end. If not, convert the to=20=
(note the proper XHTML syntax for empty tags).The hard part will be figuring out the first and last

lines so you=20=can put the

and tags around them all.------Daryl Mitchell, E-Business SpecialistPW Group Ltd. =B7 Saskatoon, SK CANADATel: (306) 665-3557 =B7 Fax (306) 664-0094d.mitchell@pwgroup.ca =B7 www.pwgroup.caOn Oct 19, 2005, at 2:26 PM, Mark Derrick wrote:> I'm looking to solve a problem I've come across trying to handle data=20=> in an existing database system that we have inherited.>> The field that is causing me the problems, is an almost free form=20> field which allows non-technical users to enter text to be displayed=20=> online.>> To give you an example of the data...>> This is a text field which will be displayed online, below this text=20=> we have a list.>

item 1>

item 2>

item 3>

item 4>

item 5> And then we will have a footer.>> To allow the data input person to not have to worry about learning any=20=> code, they work to two very basic rules.> "If you want a bullet point, type

"> "If you want a new line, just hit return">> To process this data when called, it's run through a custom=20> conversions.db which converts the CR to
, and the

is=20> displayed as is.> This actually works OK (within reason), the problem I now have is that=20=> I need to use this database in CSS pages, which means that...> a) I need to add the closing

to each bulleted line> b) I need to add
to each line, except those after a

=20> otherwise I get double line-spacing>> As this database is still being used, and the data continues to be=20> entered in a basic non-technical way, I'd ideally like to do all this=20=> on the fly.> I've tried using some extra custom conversions.db, but haven't been=20> able to get the result needed.>> Any suggestions?>> Thanks.> Mark.>> -------------------------------------------------------------> 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=20> > 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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: Adding extra coding on the fly? ( Mark Derrick 2005)
Re: Adding extra coding on the fly? ( William DeVaul 2005)
Re: Adding extra coding on the fly? ( Daryl Mitchell 2005)
Adding extra coding on the fly? ( Mark Derrick 2005)

You could try using [listwords] and using the as your delimiter to=20=separate the lines. Then you'd have to check each [word] with=20[getchars] to see if the first four characters is