Re: strange [date] behavior
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 40283
interpreted = N
texte = Jeff Grady wrote:> When I include the following on the page: > Month Test [date %m] - > year Test [date %y] > > this is what shows up on the page that is served: > Month Test 11/21/2001format=%m] > year Test 11/21/2001format=%y] You are in an implied orderfile context, whether you realize it or not. The page prior to this one could have been adding a line item; that would put you into an implied [orderfile] context.As for what you did get, it is pretty obvious once you realize the trick:11/21/2001format=%y] ^^^^^^^^^^ That is the [date] in your default date display format, followed by the remaining text.I view this as a bug in the parser, but Grant long ago stated that you just cannot use [date ...] inside an [orderfile] context.John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Jeff Grady wrote:> When I include the following on the page: > Month Test [date %m] - > year Test [date %y] > > this is what shows up on the page that is served: > Month Test 11/21/2001format=%m] > year Test 11/21/2001format=%y] You are in an implied orderfile context, whether you realize it or not. The page prior to this one could have been adding a line item; that would put you into an implied [orderfile] context.As for what you did get, it is pretty obvious once you realize the trick:11/21/2001format=%y] ^^^^^^^^^^ That is the [date] in your default date display format, followed by the remaining text.I view this as a bug in the parser, but Grant long ago stated that you just cannot use [date ...] inside an [orderfile] context.John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747 ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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