Re: I am dumb. No see [variable]

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2003

It keeps the original formatting. numero = 53739
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texte = Not 100% sure about the linebreaks... can't remember.If you have a linkbreak it would make[hideif [description]=]into[hideif this is line 1this is line 2=]That *may* still work. As the others said, it's probably just an & ! orsomething like that.Regards,Tim-- Tim RobinsonIDFK Web Developmentstim@idfk.com.au114a/40 Yeo StreetNeutral Bay 2089AustraliaPhone +612 9908 2134Fax +612 9908 4837> From: "Dan Strong" > Reply-To: (WebDNA Talk)> Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 15:54:06 -0800> To: (WebDNA Talk)> Subject: Re: I am dumb. No see [variable]> > Tim Robinson wrote:>> As you have [convertchars] round your description field, maybe you had some>> linebreaks in there. That probably would break the [hideif] comparison if it>> wasn't URLd.> > Tim,> > [hideif [DESCRIPTION]=][convertchars][DESCRIPTION][/convertchars][/hideif]> (Old code, since corrected with [url]...)> > I'm positive there were (are) linebreaks in the description field (it comes> from a

),> but I am not understanding: Should't the code above work, regardless because> it is checking to see> if the [DESCRIPTION] field has nothing in it, so (in theory) even if the field> had *nothing but* a> linebreak in it the comparison should still be false because the field would> not be empty.> > Am I off-base?> > -Dan> >> >> Regards,>> Tim>> -- >> Tim Robinson>> IDFK Web Developments>> tim@idfk.com.au>> 114a/40 Yeo Street>> Neutral Bay 2089>> Australia>> Phone +612 9908 2134>> Fax +612 9908 4837>> >>> From: "Dan Strong" <webdna@stronggraphicdesign.com>>>> Reply-To: <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com> (WebDNA Talk)>>> Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 15:34:21 -0800>>> To: <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com> (WebDNA Talk)>>> Subject: Re: I am dumb. No see [variable]>>> >>> [convertchars][DESCRIPTION][/convertchars]>> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------->> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>> the mailing list <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>.>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <WebDNA-Talk-off@talk.smithmicro.com>>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to>> <WebDNA-Talk-digest@talk.smithmicro.com>>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/> > ------------------------------------------------------------> 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 <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>.> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <WebDNA-Talk-off@talk.smithmicro.com>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to> <WebDNA-Talk-digest@talk.smithmicro.com>> 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 <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>.To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <WebDNA-Talk-off@talk.smithmicro.com>To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <WebDNA-Talk-digest@talk.smithmicro.com>Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/

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<li><a href="page.dna?numero=53743"> Re: I am dumb. No see [variable]</a> ( Stuart Tremain <development@idfk.com.au> 2003)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=53740"> Re: I am dumb. No see [variable]</a> ( "Dan Strong" <webdna@stronggraphicdesign.com> 2003)</li>

<li> Re: I am dumb. No see [variable] ( Tim Robinson <tim@idfk.com.au> 2003)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=53737"> Re: I am dumb. No see [variable]</a> ( "Dan Strong" <webdna@stronggraphicdesign.com> 2003)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=53736"> Re: I am dumb. No see [variable]</a> ( Stuart Tremain <development@idfk.com.au> 2003)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=53733"> Re: I am dumb. No see [variable]</a> ( Tim Robinson <tim@idfk.com.au> 2003)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=53731"> Re: I am dumb. No see [variable]</a> ( Jesse Proudman <j.list@blueboxdev.com> 2003)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=53730"> Re: I am dumb. No see [variable]</a> ( "Dan Strong" <webdna@stronggraphicdesign.com> 2003)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=53728"> Re: I am dumb. No see [variable]</a> ( Tim Robinson <tim@idfk.com.au> 2003)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=53727"> Re: I am dumb. No see [variable]</a> ( "Dan Strong" <webdna@stronggraphicdesign.com> 2003)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=53726"> Re: I am dumb. No see [variable]</a> ( Stuart Tremain <development@idfk.com.au> 2003)</li>

<li><a href="page.dna?numero=53725"> I am dumb. No see [variable]</a> ( "Dan Strong" <webdna@stronggraphicdesign.com> 2003)</li>

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Not 100% sure about the linebreaks... can't remember.If you have a linkbreak it would make[hideif [description]=]into[hideif this is line 1this is line 2=]That *may* still work. As the others said, it's probably just an & ! orsomething like that.Regards,Tim-- Tim RobinsonIDFK Web Developmentstim@idfk.com.au114a/40 Yeo StreetNeutral Bay 2089AustraliaPhone +612 9908 2134Fax +612 9908 4837> From: "Dan Strong" <webdna@stronggraphicdesign.com>> Reply-To: <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com> (WebDNA Talk)> Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 15:54:06 -0800> To: <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com> (WebDNA Talk)> Subject: Re: I am dumb. No see [variable]> > Tim Robinson <tim@idfk.com.au> wrote:>> As you have <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=183">[convertchars]</a> round your description field, maybe you had some>> linebreaks in there. That probably would break the <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=179">[hideif]</a> comparison if it>> wasn't URLd.> > Tim,> > [hideif [DESCRIPTION]=]<a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=183">[convertchars]</a>[DESCRIPTION][/convertchars][/hideif]> (Old code, since corrected with <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=89">[url]</a>...)> > I'm positive there were (are) linebreaks in the description field (it comes> from a <textarea>),> but I am not understanding: Should't the code above work, regardless because> it is checking to see> if the [DESCRIPTION] field has nothing in it, so (in theory) even if the field> had *nothing but* a> linebreak in it the comparison should still be false because the field would> not be empty.> > Am I off-base?> > -Dan> >> >> Regards,>> Tim>> -- >> Tim Robinson>> IDFK Web Developments>> tim@idfk.com.au>> 114a/40 Yeo Street>> Neutral Bay 2089>> Australia>> Phone +612 9908 2134>> Fax +612 9908 4837>> >>> From: "Dan Strong" <webdna@stronggraphicdesign.com>>>> Reply-To: <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com> (WebDNA Talk)>>> Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 15:34:21 -0800>>> To: <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com> (WebDNA Talk)>>> Subject: Re: I am dumb. No see [variable]>>> >>> <a target="_parent" href="page.dna?numero=183">[convertchars]</a>[DESCRIPTION][/convertchars]>> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------->> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>> the mailing list <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>.>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <WebDNA-Talk-off@talk.smithmicro.com>>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to>> <WebDNA-Talk-digest@talk.smithmicro.com>>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/> > ------------------------------------------------------------> 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 <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>.> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <WebDNA-Talk-off@talk.smithmicro.com>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to> <WebDNA-Talk-digest@talk.smithmicro.com>> 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 <WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com>.To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <WebDNA-Talk-off@talk.smithmicro.com>To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <WebDNA-Talk-digest@talk.smithmicro.com>Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/

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