Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Maybe this is a fix rather than a bug... A value can equal blank, but can a non-blank value contain a blank? I wouldn't think so. That would be my thinking anyway.Tim> From: Brian Fries > Reply-To: (WebDNA Talk) > Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 00:30:40 -0800 > To: (WebDNA Talk) > Subject: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 > > Running WebDNA 4.5.1 on OSX, I'm finding an unexpected and undesirable > change in the behavior of IF and SHOWIF contains comparisons when the > value being tested for is blank. > > I ran this code on three servers - OSX / 4.5.0, OS9 / 4.0.2 and OSX / > 4.5.1: > > [showif bob^]yes[/showif][hideif bob^]no[/hideif]
> [if bob^][then]yo[/then][else]nah[/else][/if]
> > On both the 4.5.0 and 4.0.2 systems, it returns: > yes > yo > > On the 4.5.1 system, it returns: > no > nah > > > Can I get confirmation from SMSI and/or other users that this is a bug > introduced in 4.5.1? > > - brian > > -- Brian 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://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 (John Peacock 2003)
  2. Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 (Charles Kline 2003)
  3. Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 (Brian Fries 2003)
  4. Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 (Velma Kahn 2003)
  5. Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 (Clint Davis 2003)
  6. Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 (Clint Davis 2003)
  7. Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 (Charles Kline 2003)
  8. Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 (Velma Kahn 2003)
  9. Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 (Charles Kline 2003)
  10. Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 (Brian Fries 2003)
  11. Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 (Charles Kline 2003)
  12. Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 (Kenneth Grome 2003)
  13. Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 (Brian Fries 2003)
  14. Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 (Charles Kline 2003)
  15. Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 (Brian Fries 2003)
  16. Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 (Alain Russell 2003)
  17. Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 (Stuart Tremain 2003)
  18. Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 (Rob Marquardt 2003)
  19. Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 (Brian Fries 2003)
  20. Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 (Gary Krockover 2003)
  21. Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 (Alain Russell 2003)
  22. Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 (Tim Robinson 2003)
  23. Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 (Brian Fries 2003)
Maybe this is a fix rather than a bug... A value can equal blank, but can a non-blank value contain a blank? I wouldn't think so. That would be my thinking anyway.Tim> From: Brian Fries > Reply-To: (WebDNA Talk) > Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 00:30:40 -0800 > To: (WebDNA Talk) > Subject: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 > > Running WebDNA 4.5.1 on OSX, I'm finding an unexpected and undesirable > change in the behavior of IF and SHOWIF contains comparisons when the > value being tested for is blank. > > I ran this code on three servers - OSX / 4.5.0, OS9 / 4.0.2 and OSX / > 4.5.1: > > [showif bob^]yes[/showif][hideif bob^]no[/hideif]
> [if bob^][then]yo[/then][else]nah[/else][/if]
> > On both the 4.5.0 and 4.0.2 systems, it returns: > yes > yo > > On the 4.5.1 system, it returns: > no > nah > > > Can I get confirmation from SMSI and/or other users that this is a bug > introduced in 4.5.1? > > - brian > > -- Brian 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://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Tim Robinson

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