Re: Trouble with [fileinfo] - update: TIP OF THE DAY

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texte = Perfect illustration. It will evaluate the expression to true or false, but that expression seems to require "=" somewhere. On Jun 28, 2004, at 5:02 PM, Brian Fries wrote: > TIP OF THE DAY: > > Set your true/false text variable to "1=1" for true or "1=0" for > false. Then you can use it in your if, showif, or hideif context as a > singular true/false value. > > [text]isImage=1=1[/text] > [if [isImage]][then] > YES > [/then][else] > NO > [/else][/if] > > The "isImage" variable will be replaced with "1=1" which the IF > statement will evaluate to TRUE, resulting in the execution of the > THEN clause. If "isImage" was set to "1=0", then the IF would evaluate > FALSE and the ELSE clause would be executed. > > - brian > > On Jun 28, 2004, at 2:49 PM, Patrick McCormick wrote: > >> Yeah I know, but it seems like an opportunity was missed for more >> graceful syntax. >> >> [showif xxx] should look at whatever xxx is. Variables that evaluate >> to T=1=true=TRUE=on, etc., should fire the showif just as the result >> of an expression does. Actually, it would have been harder to code it >> to require an expression, I think. >> >> Pat >> >> On Jun 28, 2004, at 4:22 PM, Gary Krockover wrote: >> >>> Yours: >>> [showif [img]]This doesn't display[/showif] >>> >>> >>> >>> [showif [img]=]This doesn't display[/showif] >>> [showif [img]!]This doesn't display[/showif] >>> >>> Your missing the operator in there.... >>> >>> GK >>> >>> >>> At 03:51 PM 6/28/2004, you wrote: >>>> What am I missing? >>>> >>>> [text]img=T[/text] >>>> [showif [img]]This doesn't display[/showif] >>>> [showif [img]=T]This does[/showif] >>> >>> > -- 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: Trouble with [fileinfo] - update: TIP OF THE DAY ( Patrick McCormick THE/)
  2. Re: Trouble with [fileinfo] - update: TIP OF THE DAY ( Brian Fries THE/)
Perfect illustration. It will evaluate the expression to true or false, but that expression seems to require "=" somewhere. On Jun 28, 2004, at 5:02 PM, Brian Fries wrote: > TIP OF THE DAY: > > Set your true/false text variable to "1=1" for true or "1=0" for > false. Then you can use it in your if, showif, or hideif context as a > singular true/false value. > > [text]isImage=1=1[/text] > [if [isImage]][then] > YES > [/then][else] > NO > [/else][/if] > > The "isImage" variable will be replaced with "1=1" which the IF > statement will evaluate to TRUE, resulting in the execution of the > THEN clause. If "isImage" was set to "1=0", then the IF would evaluate > FALSE and the ELSE clause would be executed. > > - brian > > On Jun 28, 2004, at 2:49 PM, Patrick McCormick wrote: > >> Yeah I know, but it seems like an opportunity was missed for more >> graceful syntax. >> >> [showif xxx] should look at whatever xxx is. Variables that evaluate >> to T=1=true=TRUE=on, etc., should fire the showif just as the result >> of an expression does. Actually, it would have been harder to code it >> to require an expression, I think. >> >> Pat >> >> On Jun 28, 2004, at 4:22 PM, Gary Krockover wrote: >> >>> Yours: >>> [showif [img]]This doesn't display[/showif] >>> >>> >>> >>> [showif [img]=]This doesn't display[/showif] >>> [showif [img]!]This doesn't display[/showif] >>> >>> Your missing the operator in there.... >>> >>> GK >>> >>> >>> At 03:51 PM 6/28/2004, you wrote: >>>> What am I missing? >>>> >>>> [text]img=T[/text] >>>> [showif [img]]This doesn't display[/showif] >>>> [showif [img]=T]This does[/showif] >>> >>> > -- 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/ Patrick McCormick

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