Re: [WebDNA] Filtering exact numbers

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2008


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texte = You're not posting the actual code you're using. Please post the actual code then we can fix it for you so it works the way you want. Sincerely, Ken Grome > Hi, > > I'm trying to filter serial numbers and have run into a > glitch in my programming. Can anyone see how to fix it? > > Here's what I'm trying to do: > > Step 1: Generate a list of serial numbers using a > standard search > > [search db=myfirst.db] > [text] TheList =[/text] > > [founditems] > [text]TheList=[TheList][SerialNumberFromDatabaseOne] > [/text] [/founditems] > > Step 2: Compare this list to a 2nd list of serial > numbers, also generated by a search, and include only > serial numbers that are on both lists > > [search db=mysecond.db] > > [founditems] > > [showif [url] > [TheList][/url]^[url][SerialNumberFromDatabaseTwo][/url]] > > The problem I am running into is that some of the values > included in [TheList] are very long (i.e. 79873966092380) > and some of the values for [SerialNumberFromDatabaseTwo] > are very short (i.e. 3966) so on occasion the value of a > "SerialNumberFromDatabaseTwo" is found WITHIN a value of > a SerialNumberFromDatabaseOne that appears on "TheList" > so data for serial numbers that don't "match" is included > in my results. > > Is there any way to allow the value of a "SerialNumber" > to be shown only if it exactly matches an entire serial#? > > Thanks! > Suzanne Swift > SpecSimple.com > > Where the World of Design Connects > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] Filtering exact numbers (Suzanne Swift 2008)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] Filtering exact numbers (Brian Fries 2008)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] Filtering exact numbers (Donovan Brooke 2008)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] Filtering exact numbers (Govinda 2008)
  5. Re: [WebDNA] Filtering exact numbers (Donovan Brooke 2008)
  6. Re: [WebDNA] Filtering exact numbers (Suzanne Swift 2008)
  7. Re: [WebDNA] Filtering exact numbers (Donovan Brooke 2008)
  8. Re: [WebDNA] Filtering exact numbers (Donovan Brooke 2008)
  9. Re: [WebDNA] Filtering exact numbers (Patrick McCormick 2008)
  10. Re: [WebDNA] Filtering exact numbers (Suzanne Swift 2008)
  11. Re: [WebDNA] Filtering exact numbers (Kenneth Grome 2008)
  12. Re: [WebDNA] Filtering exact numbers (Lawrence 2008)
  13. [WebDNA] Filtering exact numbers (Suzanne Swift 2008)
You're not posting the actual code you're using. Please post the actual code then we can fix it for you so it works the way you want. Sincerely, Ken Grome > Hi, > > I'm trying to filter serial numbers and have run into a > glitch in my programming. Can anyone see how to fix it? > > Here's what I'm trying to do: > > Step 1: Generate a list of serial numbers using a > standard search > > [search db=myfirst.db] > [text] TheList =[/text] > > [founditems] > [text]TheList=[TheList][SerialNumberFromDatabaseOne] > [/text] [/founditems] > > Step 2: Compare this list to a 2nd list of serial > numbers, also generated by a search, and include only > serial numbers that are on both lists > > [search db=mysecond.db] > > [founditems] > > [showif [url] > [TheList][/url]^[url][SerialNumberFromDatabaseTwo][/url]] > > The problem I am running into is that some of the values > included in [TheList] are very long (i.e. 79873966092380) > and some of the values for [SerialNumberFromDatabaseTwo] > are very short (i.e. 3966) so on occasion the value of a > "SerialNumberFromDatabaseTwo" is found WITHIN a value of > a SerialNumberFromDatabaseOne that appears on "TheList" > so data for serial numbers that don't "match" is included > in my results. > > Is there any way to allow the value of a "SerialNumber" > to be shown only if it exactly matches an entire serial#? > > Thanks! > Suzanne Swift > SpecSimple.com > > Where the World of Design Connects > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ Kenneth Grome

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