Re: SetHeader context

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = >Why does the setHeader context require a db to be specified? If I am >modifying header values, I do not think the db should not be relevant.This is a side-effect of the fact that lots of formulas are recalculated whenever a header is changed (if the taxRate changes, for instance). Sometimes those formulas like to have a database present so they can look things up. Even though they have different names, SetHeader and SetLineItem use the same internal code.>Also, I think think my copy of the WC 3.0 PDF manual is wrong in that it >says setheader requires an index# parameter. The online docs says that it >does not.Sounds like you're right -- SetLineItem would require an index, but an index makes no sense for a header. Probably due to the vagaries of copy/paste.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: SetHeader context (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  2. SetHeader context (Steve Rosenbaum 1998)
>Why does the setHeader context require a db to be specified? If I am >modifying header values, I do not think the db should not be relevant.This is a side-effect of the fact that lots of formulas are recalculated whenever a header is changed (if the taxRate changes, for instance). Sometimes those formulas like to have a database present so they can look things up. Even though they have different names, SetHeader and SetLineItem use the same internal code.>Also, I think think my copy of the WC 3.0 PDF manual is wrong in that it >says setheader requires an index# parameter. The online docs says that it >does not.Sounds like you're right -- SetLineItem would require an index, but an index makes no sense for a header. Probably due to the vagaries of copy/paste.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ PCS Technical Support

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