Re: Progress !! WAS: Trouble with formula.db

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 10989
interpreted = N
texte = >I should mention that the formula which apparently had the hidden, >extraneous control character, worked and still works fine, so it gave no >hint that it was the cause of our agony. > >Boy do we feel a lot better, now we can proceed :-)So do I. What a relief. And I still think the discussion of alternate ways to proceed with complex shipping tables was a good one to have.I suspect your preceeding formula had an extra tab or carriage return in it. WebCatalog senses those things and tries its best to compensate (rather than blowing up), but it can't fix everything.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ===== Tools for WebWarriors ===== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog Pro, WebCommerce Solution 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court, #453 | SiteEdit Pro, SiteCheck, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | SiteGuard 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Progress !! WAS: Trouble with formula.db (Sven U. Grenander 1997)
  2. Re: Progress !! WAS: Trouble with formula.db (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  3. Progress !! WAS: Trouble with formula.db (Sven U. Grenander 1997)
>I should mention that the formula which apparently had the hidden, >extraneous control character, worked and still works fine, so it gave no >hint that it was the cause of our agony. > >Boy do we feel a lot better, now we can proceed :-)So do I. What a relief. And I still think the discussion of alternate ways to proceed with complex shipping tables was a good one to have.I suspect your preceeding formula had an extra tab or carriage return in it. WebCatalog senses those things and tries its best to compensate (rather than blowing up), but it can't fix everything.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ===== Tools for WebWarriors ===== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog Pro, WebCommerce Solution 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court, #453 | SiteEdit Pro, SiteCheck, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | SiteGuard 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com Grant Hulbert

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