Re: [WebDNA] variable name limit - answer

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2009


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 103963
interpreted = N
texte =
The new tech reference pages look really great Chris! Nice job!

Terry


On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 07:14:48 -0200
christophe.billiottet@webdna.us wrote:=
> This has been updated in the new tech reference
>http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D77
>
&= gt; - chris
>
> On Nov 5, 2009, at 2:57, Terry Wilson wrote:
>
>> Okay boys and girls, try t= his:
>>
>> [text]abcdefghijklmnopqustuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstu49=3D49
>>= chars[/
>> text]
>> [abcdefghijklmnopqustuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstu49]<br>
>>= [text]abcdefghijklmnopqustuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuv50=3D50
>>chars[/
>> text]
>> [abcdefghijklmnopqustu= vwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuv50]<br>
>>
>> I get this:
>>
>> 49 chars
>> [abcdefghijklmno= pqustuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuv50]
>>
>> which tells me that the maximum size for a text variable
>>NAME= is 49
>> characters.
>>
>> This is on the latest version of WebD= NA (right Chris?)
>>If anyone=20
>> finds any differently it would be interesting to know
&g= t;>about it.
>>
>> Terry
>>
>>
>> Thanks Donovan, but not the val= ue. The name.
>>
>> [text
>> ]thisisaridiculouslylongtextvariablenametoseehowfarwecango=3D= blah[/text]
>>
>> [thisisaridiculouslylongtextvariablenametoseehowfarwecango]
>>&= lt;<---
>> does not get interpreted.
>>
>> Like I say, I can figure it out easi= ly with trial and
>>error, and I=20
>> will end up doing that when I finish what I'm doing
>= >right now. Then
>> I'll report my findings.
>>
>> Terry
>>
>> On Wed= , 04 Nov 2009 23:07:31 -0600
>> Donovan Brooke <dbrooke@webdna.us> wrote:
>>> Terry Wil= son wrote:
>>>> I discovered the [math] limitation a while ago. But this
>>>> the first tim= e
>>>> I've run up against a text variable. I have an admin
>>>> area editing page
&= gt;>>> where a formvariable is named based on something else,
>>>> and that
>>>>= something else is user-definable in the user's settings.
>>>> The situation
>>>> where it = comes into play is not used very often, and
>>>> it's not a fatal
>>>> break, so I = only discovered it today. Grant... you still
>>>> tuned in here?
>>>> What's the m= aximum length for a text variable name?
>>>>
>>>> Terry
>>>
&g= t;>>
>>> http://docs.webdna.us/pages.html?context=3DTextContext.html
>>&g= t;
>>> Donovan
>>>
>>>
>>>= ;
>>> --
>>> Donovan Brooke
>>> WebDNA Software Corpora= tion
>>> http://www.webdna.us
>>> **[Square Bracket Utopia]**
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>>
>>
>>
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Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] variable name limit - answer ("Terry Wilson" 2009)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] variable name limit - answer (christophe.billiottet@webdna.us 2009)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] variable name limit - answer (Terry Wilson 2009)
The new tech reference pages look really great Chris! Nice job!

Terry


On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 07:14:48 -0200
christophe.billiottet@webdna.us wrote:=
> This has been updated in the new tech reference
>http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D77
>
&= gt; - chris
>
> On Nov 5, 2009, at 2:57, Terry Wilson wrote:
>
>> Okay boys and girls, try t= his:
>>
>> [text]abcdefghijklmnopqustuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstu49=3D49
>>= chars[/
>> text]
>> [abcdefghijklmnopqustuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstu49]<br>
>>= [text]abcdefghijklmnopqustuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuv50=3D50
>>chars[/
>> text]
>> [abcdefghijklmnopqustu= vwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuv50]<br>
>>
>> I get this:
>>
>> 49 chars
>> [abcdefghijklmno= pqustuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuv50]
>>
>> which tells me that the maximum size for a text variable
>>NAME= is 49
>> characters.
>>
>> This is on the latest version of WebD= NA (right Chris?)
>>If anyone=20
>> finds any differently it would be interesting to know
&g= t;>about it.
>>
>> Terry
>>
>>
>> Thanks Donovan, but not the val= ue. The name.
>>
>> [text
>> ]thisisaridiculouslylongtextvariablenametoseehowfarwecango=3D= blah[/text]
>>
>> [thisisaridiculouslylongtextvariablenametoseehowfarwecango]
>>&= lt;<---
>> does not get interpreted.
>>
>> Like I say, I can figure it out easi= ly with trial and
>>error, and I=20
>> will end up doing that when I finish what I'm doing
>= >right now. Then
>> I'll report my findings.
>>
>> Terry
>>
>> On Wed= , 04 Nov 2009 23:07:31 -0600
>> Donovan Brooke <dbrooke@webdna.us> wrote:
>>> Terry Wil= son wrote:
>>>> I discovered the [math] limitation a while ago. But this
>>>> the first tim= e
>>>> I've run up against a text variable. I have an admin
>>>> area editing page
&= gt;>>> where a formvariable is named based on something else,
>>>> and that
>>>>= something else is user-definable in the user's settings.
>>>> The situation
>>>> where it = comes into play is not used very often, and
>>>> it's not a fatal
>>>> break, so I = only discovered it today. Grant... you still
>>>> tuned in here?
>>>> What's the m= aximum length for a text variable name?
>>>>
>>>> Terry
>>>
&g= t;>>
>>> http://docs.webdna.us/pages.html?context=3DTextContext.html
>>&g= t;
>>> Donovan
>>>
>>>
>>>= ;
>>> --
>>> Donovan Brooke
>>> WebDNA Software Corpora= tion
>>> http://www.webdna.us
>>> **[Square Bracket Utopia]**
>&= gt;> ---------------------------------------------------------
>= >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed
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>>> old a= rchives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/
>>> Bug Reporting:
>>> http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=3D= topics&category=3D288
>>
>>
>>
>>=
>> --
>> Terry Wilson | terry@terryfic.com | http://terryfic.com>> http://WhosComing.com - a simplified, affordable online
>>reservation
>> syste= m
>> http://TightJacket.com -- stylish protection for your
>>laptop
>> ----------------------= ----------------------------------------------------
>> Attitude is the only difference between ordeal and
>>adventure.=
>> --------------------------------------------------------->> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed
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>> Bug Reporting:
>>http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=3Dtopi= cs&category=3D288
>
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