Re: formula inside database to calculate weights

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 15816
interpreted = N
texte = >I have some products that have weights that depend upon which options are >chosen. I tried to put the formula for calculating the weights inside >the [weight] field. But this WebDNA is not evaluated when the data field >is retrieved. If I display the [weight] field, it displays the whole >formula in all the gory WebDNA detail. > >I thought this should work. What am I missing?If you want to force some text from a field to be interpreted as WebDNA, then wrap [Interpret[ around it, as in [Interpret][weight][/Interpret].Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: formula inside database to calculate weights (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  2. formula inside database to calculate weights (Sandra L. Pitner 1997)
  3. Re: formula inside database to calculate weights (Kenneth Grome 1997)
>I have some products that have weights that depend upon which options are >chosen. I tried to put the formula for calculating the weights inside >the [weight] field. But this WebDNA is not evaluated when the data field >is retrieved. If I display the [weight] field, it displays the whole >formula in all the gory WebDNA detail. > >I thought this should work. What am I missing?If you want to force some text from a field to be interpreted as WebDNA, then wrap [Interpret[ around it, as in [interpret][weight][/Interpret].Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Grant Hulbert

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