Re: detecting if var is blank?

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2007


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 68362
interpreted = N
texte = [hideif [myvar]=[raw][myvar][/raw]] [hideif [myvar]=] Only shows if the variable is not blank or undefined [/hideif][/hideif] You can do this cleaner with an IF statement but figured you might want to stay with hideifs/showifs HTH Alex On 1/25/07 3:11 PM, "Scott Szretter" wrote: > I am hoping someone can tell me why this is not working: > > I am trying to show text and a variable only if it is actually preset > and contains something. > Both lines of code below produce this: > > abc:[myvar] > > Here are the two ways I have tried: > > 1. > [showif [myvar]!]abc:[myvar] > [/showif] > > 2. > [showif [myvar]![blank]]abc:[myvar][/showif] > > > Any ideas? > Thanks! -- Alex McCombie .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adventure Skies Interactive Box 124 Martville, NY 131111 p. 315 .233 .9403 e. Alex@AdventureSkies.com http://AdventureSkies.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:

    
  1. Re: detecting if var is blank? ( Stuart Tremain 2007)
  2. Re: detecting if var is blank? ( Scott Szretter 2007)
  3. Re: detecting if var is blank? ( Donovan Brooke 2007)
  4. Re: detecting if var is blank? ( Donovan Brooke 2007)
  5. Re: detecting if var is blank? ( "Olin Lagon" 2007)
  6. Re: detecting if var is blank? ( John Hill 2007)
  7. Re: detecting if var is blank? ( Alex McCombie 2007)
  8. Re: detecting if var is blank? ( Gary Krockover 2007)
  9. detecting if var is blank? ( Scott Szretter 2007)
[hideif [myvar]=[raw][myvar][/raw]] [hideif [myvar]=] Only shows if the variable is not blank or undefined [/hideif][/hideif] You can do this cleaner with an IF statement but figured you might want to stay with hideifs/showifs HTH Alex On 1/25/07 3:11 PM, "Scott Szretter" wrote: > I am hoping someone can tell me why this is not working: > > I am trying to show text and a variable only if it is actually preset > and contains something. > Both lines of code below produce this: > > abc:[myvar] > > Here are the two ways I have tried: > > 1. > [showif [myvar]!]abc:[myvar] > [/showif] > > 2. > [showif [myvar]![blank]]abc:[myvar][/showif] > > > Any ideas? > Thanks! -- Alex McCombie .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adventure Skies Interactive Box 124 Martville, NY 131111 p. 315 .233 .9403 e. Alex@AdventureSkies.com http://AdventureSkies.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/ Alex McCombie

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