[what] [am] [I] [missing]?

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 51090
interpreted = N
texte = OK, it's got to be something simple -- probably syntax related -- that is causing this logic to just plain not work. When I hit the submit button it goes to the page, but doesn't write to the ..db or anything...Can anybody see anything obvious that I am missing?FORM: --------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------article_vote.html: -------------------------------------------------------------- [!] -- ## Check to see if article record already exists in database -- [/!] [text show=f]exists=[lookup db=^article_ratings/article_ratings.db&lookinfield=ARTICLE&value=[thisArticle]&returnfield=[rating]¬Found=NOT_FOUND][/text] [!] -- ## END Check to see if article record already exists in database -- [/!][!] -- ## If article already exists in database, then add vote. If not, create record, then add vote -- [/!] [showif [exists]=NOT_FOUND] [append db=^article_ratings/article_ratings.db][!]  [/!]article=[thisArticle][!]  [/!]vote1=0[!]  [/!]vote2=0[!]  [/!]vote3=0[!]  [/!]vote4=0[!]  [/!]vote5=0[!]  [/!][/append]   [math show=f]exists=0[/math] [/showif]   [replace db=^article_ratings/article_ratings.db&eqARTICLEdata=[thisArticle]&[rating]type=num][!]  [/!][rating]=[math][exists]+1[/math][!]  [/!][/replace][!] -- ## END If article already exists in database, then add vote. If not, create record, then add vote -- [/!] --------------------------------------------------------------article_ratings.db: -------------------------------------------------------------- ARTICLEVOTE1VOTE2VOTE3VOTE4VOTE5 --------------------------------------------------------------Thanks in advance,-Dan ------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.StrongGraphicDesign.com (208) 319-0137 | Toll-free p/f 877-561-1656 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: [what] [am] [I] [missing]? (Dan Strong 2003)
  2. Re: [what] [am] [I] [missing]? (Rob Marquardt 2003)
  3. Re: [what] [am] [I] [missing]? (Dan Strong 2003)
  4. Re: [what] [am] [I] [missing]? (Dan Strong 2003)
  5. [what] [am] [I] [missing]? (Dan Strong 2003)
OK, it's got to be something simple -- probably syntax related -- that is causing this logic to just plain not work. When I hit the submit button it goes to the page, but doesn't write to the ..db or anything...Can anybody see anything obvious that I am missing?FORM: --------------------------------------------------------------
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--------------------------------------------------------------article_vote.html: -------------------------------------------------------------- [!] -- ## Check to see if article record already exists in database -- [/!] [text show=f]exists=[lookup db=^article_ratings/article_ratings.db&lookinfield=ARTICLE&value=[thisArticle]&returnfield=[rating]¬Found=NOT_FOUND][/text] [!] -- ## END Check to see if article record already exists in database -- [/!][!] -- ## If article already exists in database, then add vote. If not, create record, then add vote -- [/!] [showif [exists]=NOT_FOUND] [append db=^article_ratings/article_ratings.db][!]  [/!]article=[thisArticle][!]  [/!]vote1=0[!]  [/!]vote2=0[!]  [/!]vote3=0[!]  [/!]vote4=0[!]  [/!]vote5=0[!]  [/!][/append]   [math show=f]exists=0[/math] [/showif]   [replace db=^article_ratings/article_ratings.db&eqARTICLEdata=[thisArticle]&[rating]type=num][!]  [/!][rating]=[math][exists]+1[/math][!]  [/!][/replace][!] -- ## END If article already exists in database, then add vote. If not, create record, then add vote -- [/!] --------------------------------------------------------------article_ratings.db: -------------------------------------------------------------- ARTICLEVOTE1VOTE2VOTE3VOTE4VOTE5 --------------------------------------------------------------Thanks in advance,-Dan ------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.StrongGraphicDesign.com (208) 319-0137 | Toll-free p/f 877-561-1656 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Dan Strong

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