Re: dynamic list of form variables
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Obviously there is more than one way to do it, but you can use the formvariables loop to do all the work.[append db=some.db][formvariables][name]=[url][value][/url]&[/formvariables][/append ]This is a quick & dirty solution. If you want to parse out certain fields then I recommend naming all fields to be used with something unique like a --[append db=some.db][formvariables name=--&exact=F][getchars start=3][name][/getchars]=[url][value][/url]&[/formvariables][/append]this would only look at fields that begins with the --Hope this helps.----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Hurley
To: WebDNA Talk Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 9:38 AM Subject: dynamic list of form variables > Is there a way to nest variables in the name of a variable so that, if > the result is the name of a form variable, it is parsed as such? I have > a bunch of incoming form variables, field-1, field-2, field-3 etc., and > I would like to loop through them in order to update a database. When I > use [field]-[index] inside a loop context I end up with the literal > 'field-1' instead of the contents of the form variable named 'field-1'. > > If this makes sense and someone has a solution (arrays?) I'd love to > hear about it. > > Thanks. And thank you to everyone who answered my last question > regarding the updating of database files outside of an admin page - it > makes sense now. > > Dave Hurley > Biology Department > University of Washington > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/
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Obviously there is more than one way to do it, but you can use the formvariables loop to do all the work.[append db=some.db][formvariables][name]=[url][value][/url]&[/formvariables][/append ]This is a quick & dirty solution. If you want to parse out certain fields then I recommend naming all fields to be used with something unique like a --[append db=some.db][formvariables name=--&exact=F][getchars start=3][name][/getchars]=[url][value][/url]&[/formvariables][/append]this would only look at fields that begins with the --Hope this helps.----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Hurley To: WebDNA Talk Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 9:38 AM Subject: dynamic list of form variables > Is there a way to nest variables in the name of a variable so that, if > the result is the name of a form variable, it is parsed as such? I have > a bunch of incoming form variables, field-1, field-2, field-3 etc., and > I would like to loop through them in order to update a database. When I > use [field]-[index] inside a loop context I end up with the literal > 'field-1' instead of the contents of the form variable named 'field-1'. > > If this makes sense and someone has a solution (arrays?) I'd love to > hear about it. > > Thanks. And thank you to everyone who answered my last question > regarding the updating of database files outside of an admin page - it > makes sense now. > > Dave Hurley > Biology Department > University of Washington > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/
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