Re: [WebDNA] How to stop cutting a word

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2008


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 100205
interpreted = N
texte = Charles Kline wrote: > I think you are just getting lucky :) OK. Never really looked too hard into it since for my purpose broken words at the end aren't too critical a problem. Oh well, I'm fairly confident the "brute force" alternative I just posted should do the trick although of course it's untested code written in just a minute or three. But is the show=f parameter for the [TEXT] tags necessary? Perhaps we could persuade the new WebDNA company to add a new parameter to [getchars] - one that automatically removes trunctated words? Something like [GETCHARS fullwords=y] should be very useful for many purposes. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com http://stores.ebay.com/Nordbergs-Music-Store?refid=store http://www.abc-notation.com http://www.online-guitarist.com http://www.gitar-siden.com http://www.tablatvre.com http://www.mandolin-player.com http://www.blues-harmonica.com http://www.irish-banjo.com http://www.blues-banjo.com http://www.folk-banjo.com http://www.roarogfrank.com Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] How to stop cutting a word ("William DeVaul" 2008)
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  3. Re: [WebDNA] How to stop cutting a word (Frank Nordberg 2008)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] How to stop cutting a word (Frank Nordberg 2008)
  5. Re: [WebDNA] How to stop cutting a word (Charles Kline 2008)
  6. Re: [WebDNA] How to stop cutting a word (Stuart Tremain 2008)
  7. Re: [WebDNA] How to stop cutting a word (Frank Nordberg 2008)
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Charles Kline wrote: > I think you are just getting lucky :) OK. Never really looked too hard into it since for my purpose broken words at the end aren't too critical a problem. Oh well, I'm fairly confident the "brute force" alternative I just posted should do the trick although of course it's untested code written in just a minute or three. But is the show=f parameter for the [text] tags necessary? Perhaps we could persuade the new WebDNA company to add a new parameter to [getchars] - one that automatically removes trunctated words? Something like [GETCHARS fullwords=y] should be very useful for many purposes. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com http://stores.ebay.com/Nordbergs-Music-Store?refid=store http://www.abc-notation.com http://www.online-guitarist.com http://www.gitar-siden.com http://www.tablatvre.com http://www.mandolin-player.com http://www.blues-harmonica.com http://www.irish-banjo.com http://www.blues-banjo.com http://www.folk-banjo.com http://www.roarogfrank.com Frank Nordberg

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