Re: RED QUESTION MARKS AGAIN
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1999
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 24717
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texte = I haven't played with [convertchars] (sp?) but couldn't you just check for whatever character that red question mark is and convert it to nothing? -Johnkalin@el.net wrote:> So, what am I gonna do with the soft returns red question marks in the > database's fields to make my searches work? > Please let me know if there is a solution for this problem. > > On Sat, 20 Nov 1999 kalin@el.net wrote: > > > I,m sorry to informyou that [url]ing in this situation doesn't work! And I > > tryed it last nite before I sended you the email. > > If I copy the info directly from the field in the databse and put it in > > the textfield it works perfectly. Only then! And if the info in that field > > doesn't have the question mark then it's fine too. > > Please help! > > Thank you. > > > > On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, Kenneth Grome wrote: > > > > > >This red question marcs are messing with my searches again. > > > >When the WC compares the values it > > > >doesn't find the value that has that > > > >question marc in the database. Earlier I wrote about it and got a email > > > >that I shouldn't delete them. How should I deal with them then? > > > >I am using this script: > > > >
> > > > > > > >that gos to: > > > >[showif [woeventdata]=[event]][REDIRECT > > > >evnta.html?command=search&db=/db/events.db&eqeventdata=[url][event][/url]] > > > >[/showif] > > > >So if the [event] field in the database has this question mark the page > > > >gets redirected somewhere else even if the value is the same. > > > >Is that a problem of the entry form and if that's the case how can I solve > > > >this? > > > > > > You can solve it by urling both sides of your showif comparison, which is something you should be doing in all your showif's and hideif's anyways: > > > > > > [showif [url][woeventdata][/url]=[url][event][/url]] > > > > > > ================================ > > > Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant > > > 808-737-6499, http://webdna.net > > > ================================ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. > > > To end your Mail problems go to
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I haven't played with [convertchars] (sp?) but couldn't you just check for whatever character that red question mark is and convert it to nothing? -Johnkalin@el.net wrote:> So, what am I gonna do with the soft returns red question marks in the > database's fields to make my searches work? > Please let me know if there is a solution for this problem. > > On Sat, 20 Nov 1999 kalin@el.net wrote: > > > I,m sorry to informyou that [url]ing in this situation doesn't work! And I > > tryed it last nite before I sended you the email. > > If I copy the info directly from the field in the databse and put it in > > the textfield it works perfectly. Only then! And if the info in that field > > doesn't have the question mark then it's fine too. > > Please help! > > Thank you. > > > > On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, Kenneth Grome wrote: > > > > > >This red question marcs are messing with my searches again. > > > >When the WC compares the values it > > > >doesn't find the value that has that > > > >question marc in the database. Earlier I wrote about it and got a email > > > >that I shouldn't delete them. How should I deal with them then? > > > >I am using this script: > > > > > > > > > > > >that gos to: > > > >[showif [woeventdata]=[event]][REDIRECT > > > >evnta.html?command=search&db=/db/events.db&eqeventdata=[url][event][/url]] > > > >[/showif] > > > >So if the [event] field in the database has this question mark the page > > > >gets redirected somewhere else even if the value is the same. > > > >Is that a problem of the entry form and if that's the case how can I solve > > > >this? > > > > > > You can solve it by urling both sides of your showif comparison, which is something you should be doing in all your showif's and hideif's anyways: > > > > > > [showif [url][woeventdata][/url]=[url][event][/url]] > > > > > > ================================ > > > Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant > > > 808-737-6499, http://webdna.net > > > ================================ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. > > > To end your Mail problems go to . > > > > > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > > > the mailing list . > > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > > > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. > > To end your Mail problems go to . > > > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > > the mailing list . > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. > To end your Mail problems go to . > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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