Re: Is [variable] a Number?

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2007

It keeps the original formatting. numero = 69004
interpreted = N
texte = Donovan's idea below seems to also work for negatives as well.Here is the code I used to test it (along with some feedback to see what isbeing changed)[text]VART=-1123[/text][text]PASS=no[/text][showif [url][math show=T][VART][/math][/url]=[url][VART][/url]][text]PASS=yes[/text][/showif][PASS]
[math show=T]abs([VART])[/math]
[vart]
-----------------------------Vart=-123 passesVart=123 passesVart=123A failsVart=-123A failsVart=ABC failsLooks like this is your winner.HTHAlexOn 5/25/07 12:03 PM, "Donovan Brooke" wrote:> > Maybe an easier way:> [text]ismath=no[/text]> [showif [url][math> show=T]variabletotest[/math][/url]![url]variabletotest[/url]]> [text]ismath=yes[/text]> [/showif]> > This may work because one doesn't need the brackets with math vars when inside> a math context.> (both untested)> > Donovan-- Alex J. McCombie .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Adventure Skies InteractiveBox 124 Martville, NY 13111p. 315 .233 .9403 e. Alex@AdventureSkies.comwww.AdventureSkies.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:

Re: Is [variable] a Number? ( Paul Willis 2007) Re: Is [variable] a Number? ( Alex McCombie 2007) Re: Is [variable] a Number? ( Alex McCombie 2007) Re: Is [variable] a Number? ( Donovan Brooke 2007) Re: Is [variable] a Number? ( Clint Davis 2007) Re: Is [variable] a Number? ( Donovan Brooke 2007) Is [variable] a Number? ( Clint Davis 2007)

Donovan's idea below seems to also work for negatives as well.Here is the code I used to test it (along with some feedback to see what isbeing changed)[text]VART=-1123[/text][text]PASS=no[/text][showif [url][math show=T][VART][/math][/url]=[url][VART][/url]][text]PASS=yes[/text][/showif][PASS]
[math show=T]abs([VART])[/math]
[vart]
-----------------------------Vart=-123 passesVart=123 passesVart=123A failsVart=-123A failsVart=ABC failsLooks like this is your winner.HTHAlexOn 5/25/07 12:03 PM, "Donovan Brooke" wrote:> > Maybe an easier way:> [text]ismath=no[/text]> [showif [url][math> show=T]variabletotest[/math][/url]![url]variabletotest[/url]]> [text]ismath=yes[/text]> [/showif]> > This may work because one doesn't need the brackets with math vars when inside> a math context.> (both untested)> > Donovan-- Alex J. McCombie .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Adventure Skies InteractiveBox 124 Martville, NY 13111p. 315 .233 .9403 e. Alex@AdventureSkies.comwww.AdventureSkies.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/ Alex McCombie

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