Re: can we get string variables?
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = On 4/27/1998 4:43 AM, Peter Ostry so noted...>(Peter Ostry)>>>I know I am not the first one asking for that, but it would really be>>>fine to have string variables i.e.>>> [var FirstName=Suzie]>>> [var LastName=Wong]>>> Nice to see you, [var FirstName] [var LastName]!>>>(Rob Marquardt)>>If you've passed a cart to the page, you could do this with the generic>>>header fields in the cart, such as...>>Oh, I see...>That was not a lucky example. I do not have to solve a special problem ->nearly all can be done with WebCat. I just mean to have string variables>would make programming easier in general.Definitely, I agree in a *big* way! I hope to see string variables (and boolean showif/hideifs, if/elses, case type statements, ASCII functions, etc, etc...) in a future release of WebCatalog. Header fields are just a way to get the job done today while waiting for WebCatalog 3.0 to roll around ; )Rob MarquardtDesigner/Resident WireheadToast Design300 First Avenue North, Suite 150Minneapolis MN 55401612.330.9863 v612.321.9424 fwww.toastdesign.com
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On 4/27/1998 4:43 AM, Peter Ostry so noted...>(Peter Ostry)>>>I know I am not the first one asking for that, but it would really be>>>fine to have string variables i.e.>>> [var FirstName=Suzie]>>> [var LastName=Wong]>>> Nice to see you, [var FirstName] [var LastName]!>>>(Rob Marquardt)>>If you've passed a cart to the page, you could do this with the generic>>>header fields in the cart, such as...>>Oh, I see...>That was not a lucky example. I do not have to solve a special problem ->nearly all can be done with WebCat. I just mean to have string variables>would make programming easier in general.Definitely, I agree in a *big* way! I hope to see string variables (and boolean showif/hideifs, if/elses, case type statements, ASCII functions, etc, etc...) in a future release of WebCatalog. Header fields are just a way to get the job done today while waiting for WebCatalog 3.0 to roll around ; )Rob MarquardtDesigner/Resident WireheadToast Design300 First Avenue North, Suite 150Minneapolis MN 55401612.330.9863 v612.321.9424 fwww.toastdesign.com
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