Re: formula inside database to calculate weights
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 15816
interpreted = N
texte = >I have some products that have weights that depend upon which options are >chosen. I tried to put the formula for calculating the weights inside >the [weight] field. But this WebDNA is not evaluated when the data field >is retrieved. If I display the [weight] field, it displays the whole >formula in all the gory WebDNA detail.>>I thought this should work. What am I missing?If you want to force some text from a field to be interpreted as WebDNA, then wrap [Interpret[ around it, as in [Interpret][weight][/Interpret].Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ====Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant,11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster,San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/
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>I have some products that have weights that depend upon which options are >chosen. I tried to put the formula for calculating the weights inside >the [weight] field. But this WebDNA is not evaluated when the data field >is retrieved. If I display the [weight] field, it displays the whole >formula in all the gory WebDNA detail.>>I thought this should work. What am I missing?If you want to force some text from a field to be interpreted as WebDNA, then wrap [Interpret[ around it, as in
[interpret][weight][/Interpret].Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ====Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant,11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster,San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/
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