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texte = If your NOT already using cart as one of your database fields, you could use that and be guaranteed a unique number each time. (and if you can stand the long string of characters)Christopher Mackay wrote:> Hi, > > Still flailing away learning WebCat 3 (5.0 will be out before I learn > it at this rate :) > > The Question: > How do I get a unique SKU to be automatically generated when using an > append context or command? > > The Details: > I'm building a simple contact database application. I've used the > Database Helper as a starting point, and I've got most of it working. > Editing & deleting records works great. I've got it sorting things > nicely. The light is dawning. But... > > Append context. When adding records to the contacts.db, the SKU > should be generated on the fly -- as a unique character string -- by > WebCat. How do I do this? I tried passing > > > > in the form, but this enters > > %5Bsku%5D > > into the SKU field -- not exactly what I'm looking for... (I realise > the field doesn't need to be visible to pass the value, but it's the > same result -- I get a new record okay, but the SKU is always > %5Bsku%5D). > > Regards, > > Christopher Mackay, Multimedia Developer > Tantramar Interactive, http://www.tantramar.com/ > 506/364-1097 cell: 364-7659 fax: 536-2409 > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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If your NOT already using cart as one of your database fields, you could use that and be guaranteed a unique number each time. (and if you can stand the long string of characters)[cart]>Christopher Mackay wrote:> Hi, > > Still flailing away learning WebCat 3 (5.0 will be out before I learn > it at this rate :) > > The Question: > How do I get a unique SKU to be automatically generated when using an > append context or command? > > The Details: > I'm building a simple contact database application. I've used the > Database Helper as a starting point, and I've got most of it working. > Editing & deleting records works great. I've got it sorting things > nicely. The light is dawning. But... > > Append context. When adding records to the contacts.db, the SKU > should be generated on the fly -- as a unique character string -- by > WebCat. How do I do this? I tried passing > > [url][sku][/url]> > > in the form, but this enters > > %5Bsku%5D > > into the SKU field -- not exactly what I'm looking for... (I realise > the field doesn't need to be visible to pass the value, but it's the > same result -- I get a new record okay, but the SKU is always > %5Bsku%5D). > > Regards, > > Christopher Mackay, Multimedia Developer > Tantramar Interactive, http://www.tantramar.com/ > 506/364-1097 cell: 364-7659 fax: 536-2409 > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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