Re: strange [date] behavior
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = You can't use [date] on a page with [orderfile] it doesn't format properly.I believe this is a webcat flaw. I don't remember the details, but this wasexplained to me by John P. about a year ago. It should be in the archives.---------------------Cheers!Ken MacMurchyweb developeremail: ken.macmurchy@leaderpost.comweb: http://www.leaderpost.com306-565-82991964 Park St.Regina, SK, CanadaS4P 3G4> From: Jeff Grady
> Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk)> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 07:02:29 -0800 (PST)> To: (WebCatalog Talk)> Subject: Re: strange [date] behavior> > These tags are not nested inside of any other WebDNA.> > In fact, if I put them between the tags,> before I even invoke any other WebDNA, I get the same> results:> > Month Test: 11/21/2001format=%m]> year Test: 11/21/2001format=%y]> > FYI, I am using WebCat 4 on a Mac if that helps any.> > Thanks!> Jeff> > --- Brian Fries wrote:>> Most likely on the page with additional code, the>> date functions are>> inside of an [orderfile] context (or a database>> search for a database>> with a field named date)...>> >> Order files define a field called date and that>> overrides the >> WebDNA tag called date, and the field does not>> accept the >> formatting parameters.>> >> If you are trying to see today's date, you need to>> set a variable to>> the date prior to entering the [orderfile] context,>> then use that >> variable to display today's date:>> >> [text]today=[date][/text]>> [orderfile...]>> ...>> [today]>> ...>> [/orderfile]>> >> - brian>> >> At 4:59 PM -0800 11/21/2001, Jeff Grady wrote:>>> Anyone have any idea why when I write a .tpl file>> that>>> only contains the following code:>>> >>> >>> >>> test>>> >>> Month Test: [date format=%m]
>>> year Test: [date format=%y]
>>> >>> >>> >>> The resulting page that is served displays:>>> Month Test: 11>>> year Test: 01>>> >>> BUT when I use the same code>>> >>> Month Test: [date format=%m]
>>> year Test: [date format=%y]>>> >>> on a page with a lot more webDNA in it, I get this:>>> Month Test: 11/21/2001format=%m]>>> year Test: 11/21/2001format=%y]>>> ??>>> >>> Maybe I am overlooking something very simple here.>>> >>> Any ideas are greatly appreciated.>>> >>> Thanks!>>> Jeff>>> >>> __________________________________________________>>> Do You Yahoo!?>>> Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting,>> just $8.95/month.>>> http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1>>> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------->>> 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/>> >> -- >> <= Brian C. Fries, BrainScan Software>> http://www.brainscansoftware.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/> > > __________________________________________________> Do You Yahoo!?> Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month.> http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1> > -------------------------------------------------------------> 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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You can't use [date] on a page with [orderfile] it doesn't format properly.I believe this is a webcat flaw. I don't remember the details, but this wasexplained to me by John P. about a year ago. It should be in the archives.---------------------Cheers!Ken MacMurchyweb developeremail: ken.macmurchy@leaderpost.comweb: http://www.leaderpost.com306-565-82991964 Park St.Regina, SK, CanadaS4P 3G4> From: Jeff Grady > Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk)> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 07:02:29 -0800 (PST)> To: (WebCatalog Talk)> Subject: Re: strange [date] behavior> > These tags are not nested inside of any other WebDNA.> > In fact, if I put them between the tags,> before I even invoke any other WebDNA, I get the same> results:> > Month Test: 11/21/2001format=%m]> year Test: 11/21/2001format=%y]> > FYI, I am using WebCat 4 on a Mac if that helps any.> > Thanks!> Jeff> > --- Brian Fries wrote:>> Most likely on the page with additional code, the>> date functions are>> inside of an [orderfile] context (or a database>> search for a database>> with a field named date)...>> >> order files define a field called date and that>> overrides the >> WebDNA tag called date, and the field does not>> accept the >> formatting parameters.>> >> If you are trying to see today's date, you need to>> set a variable to>> the date prior to entering the [orderfile] context,>> then use that >> variable to display today's date:>> >> [text]today=[date][/text]>> [orderfile...]>> ...>> [today]>> ...>> [/orderfile]>> >> - brian>> >> At 4:59 PM -0800 11/21/2001, Jeff Grady wrote:>>> Anyone have any idea why when I write a .tpl file>> that>>> only contains the following code:>>> >>> >>> >>> test>>> >>> Month Test: [date format=%m]
>>> year Test: [date format=%y]
>>> >>> >>> >>> The resulting page that is served displays:>>> Month Test: 11>>> year Test: 01>>> >>> BUT when I use the same code>>> >>> Month Test: [date format=%m]
>>> year Test: [date format=%y]>>> >>> on a page with a lot more webDNA in it, I get this:>>> Month Test: 11/21/2001format=%m]>>> year Test: 11/21/2001format=%y]>>> ??>>> >>> Maybe I am overlooking something very simple here.>>> >>> Any ideas are greatly appreciated.>>> >>> Thanks!>>> Jeff>>> >>> __________________________________________________>>> Do You Yahoo!?>>> Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting,>> just $8.95/month.>>> http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1>>> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------->>> 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/>> >> -- >> <= Brian C. Fries, BrainScan Software>> http://www.brainscansoftware.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/> > > __________________________________________________> Do You Yahoo!?> Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month.> http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1> > -------------------------------------------------------------> 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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