Re: No luck with taxes

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 12484
interpreted = N
texte = >Whenever you have a formula inside a database field, you have to 'tell' >WebCat2 to interpret that formula by enclosing it inside an [interpret] >context.Sorry, that's not always true, Ken. Since I designed the formulas from the beginning with the idea that they would be interpreted, WebCatalog already knows to interpret the formulas. But that's because formulas are a special case.If you have some WebDNA in some arbitrary database, and you want WebCatalog to 'execute' it rather than displaying it literally, then Ken's statement is true. I think I wrote it up in the online docs for [Interpret].Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ===== Tools for WebWarriors ===== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog Pro, WebCommerce Solution 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | 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: No luck with taxes (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  2. Re: No luck with taxes (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  3. Re: No luck with taxes (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  4. Re: No luck with taxes (Kevin Furuta 1997)
  5. Re: No luck with taxes (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  6. No luck with taxes (Kevin Furuta 1997)
>Whenever you have a formula inside a database field, you have to 'tell' >WebCat2 to interpret that formula by enclosing it inside an [interpret] >context.Sorry, that's not always true, Ken. Since I designed the formulas from the beginning with the idea that they would be interpreted, WebCatalog already knows to interpret the formulas. But that's because formulas are a special case.If you have some WebDNA in some arbitrary database, and you want WebCatalog to 'execute' it rather than displaying it literally, then Ken's statement is true. I think I wrote it up in the online docs for [interpret].Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ===== Tools for WebWarriors ===== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog Pro, WebCommerce Solution 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | 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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