Re: Weird cart problem (webcat 2.x)
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 29105
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texte = Okay, I just wanted to keep things clear here. Sometimes users get the wrong idea when they don't have a lot of experience to draw from, or when the information posted here suggests a technique that can be easily misunderstood.I just didn't want anyone to get the wrong idea ... :) >Ken- > I didn't try to start or perpetuate this [formvariabls] MYTH, but mentioned >it because some folks tend to 'borrow' allot of code that uses underscores. >This of course would require the new site to implement the underscore >solution (can make a site more robust) or scrub the underscores out. > >> From: Kenneth Grome
>> Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk) >> Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 10:53:20 -1000 >> To: (WebCatalog Talk) >> Subject: Re: Weird cart problem (webcat 2.x) >> >>> your [setheader] looks ok, is it wrapped inside a pair of [formvariable] >>> tags? Are you using and underscore (_) in the form field names to process >>> them? If so you will need to add that as well to the variable names in the >>> setheader context. can you post the whole page? >> >> I don't know who started this MYTH that some webdna code needs to be placed >> inside [formvariables] contexts, but it is NOT TRUE! >> >> And there is no reason why you should have to use an underscore on any form >> field name, either. >> >> Using a leading underscore is a special technique for use with [formvariables] >> when you don't want to be bothered to name each form value individually on the >> next page -- and since this is clearly not the case here, there is no reason >> for this user to use either underscores or formvariables in this situation ... >> >> ================================ >> Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant >> 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net >> ================================ >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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 Consultant 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Okay, I just wanted to keep things clear here. Sometimes users get the wrong idea when they don't have a lot of experience to draw from, or when the information posted here suggests a technique that can be easily misunderstood.I just didn't want anyone to get the wrong idea ... :) >Ken- > I didn't try to start or perpetuate this [formvariabls] MYTH, but mentioned >it because some folks tend to 'borrow' allot of code that uses underscores. >This of course would require the new site to implement the underscore >solution (can make a site more robust) or scrub the underscores out. > >> From: Kenneth Grome >> Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk) >> Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 10:53:20 -1000 >> To: (WebCatalog Talk) >> Subject: Re: Weird cart problem (webcat 2.x) >> >>> your [setheader] looks ok, is it wrapped inside a pair of [formvariable] >>> tags? Are you using and underscore (_) in the form field names to process >>> them? If so you will need to add that as well to the variable names in the >>> setheader context. can you post the whole page? >> >> I don't know who started this MYTH that some webdna code needs to be placed >> inside [formvariables] contexts, but it is NOT TRUE! >> >> And there is no reason why you should have to use an underscore on any form >> field name, either. >> >> Using a leading underscore is a special technique for use with [formvariables] >> when you don't want to be bothered to name each form value individually on the >> next page -- and since this is clearly not the case here, there is no reason >> for this user to use either underscores or formvariables in this situation ... >> >> ================================ >> Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant >> 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net >> ================================ >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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 Consultant 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- 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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