Re: searches with dash, period etc.
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 25921
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texte = Webcat has several built-in word break characters that *CANNOT* be overridden or ignored, no matter what. If dots or dashes are included in these characters, there's nothing you can do.The built-in word break characters are documented somewhere, probably in the HTML docs ...>I use a simple form to generate a text box for submitting a variable to>a tpl containing a search context. (Method=post).>>e.g.>
>>I then enter r-3400 into the text box.>>The search context includes woFIELDdatarq=[url][value][/url] where>[value] becomes r-3400.>>It appears that when the variable contains a dash or period, e.g.>r-3400 or r.3400, I get the same results as if the dash or period were a>space (essentially everything returns). Whereas if I enter only 3400,>only the items containing 3400 are returned (in this case, r-3400)>>Any ideas as to what's going on here? Is the dash a reserved character>that I need to handle in a special way?>>>Thanks!>John>>------------------------------------------------------------->Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server.>To end your Mail problems go to
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- Re[3]: searches with dash, period etc. (back form politenes (jpeacock@univpress.com 2000)
- Re: searches with dash, period etc. (John Bennett 2000)
- Re: searches with dash, period etc. (John Hill 2000)
- Re[2]: searches with dash, period etc. (back form politenes (Marty Schmid 2000)
- Re[2]: searches with dash, period etc. (back form politenes (jpeacock@univpress.com 2000)
- Re: searches with dash, period etc. (back form politeness) (John Hill 2000)
- Re: searches with dash, period etc. (back form politeness) (Marty Schmid 2000)
- Re: searches with dash, period etc. (Marty Schmid 2000)
- Re: searches with dash, period etc. (Kenneth Grome 2000)
- Re: searches with dash, period etc. (Joseph D'Andrea 2000)
- Re: searches with dash, period etc. (John Hill 2000)
- Re: searches with dash, period etc. (John Hill 2000)
- Re: searches with dash, period etc. (Kenneth Grome 2000)
- searches with dash, period etc. (John Bennett 2000)
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Webcat has several built-in word break characters that *CANNOT* be overridden or ignored, no matter what. If dots or dashes are included in these characters, there's nothing you can do.The built-in word break characters are documented somewhere, probably in the HTML docs ...>I use a simple form to generate a text box for submitting a variable to>a tpl containing a search context. (Method=post).>>e.g.>>>I then enter r-3400 into the text box.>>The search context includes woFIELDdatarq=[url][value][/url] where>[value] becomes r-3400.>>It appears that when the variable contains a dash or period, e.g.>r-3400 or r.3400, I get the same results as if the dash or period were a>space (essentially everything returns). Whereas if I enter only 3400,>only the items containing 3400 are returned (in this case, r-3400)>>Any ideas as to what's going on here? Is the dash a reserved character>that I need to handle in a special way?>>>Thanks!>John>>------------------------------------------------------------->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 ================================Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant808-737-6499, 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
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