Re: Assign Variable Value

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 16003
interpreted = N
texte = >Isn't there a way to assign a value to a text variable without leaving >the web page. The [math show=F]total=2[/math] function allows for a >value to assigned to total for later use in the page. Is there a way >to do the same thing with a text variable. > >variable=sometextSorry, the closest you can get right now is by using [include] with parameters, as in [include file=subroutine.inc&variable=sometext]. Down inside the file subroutine.inc, you can access [variable].So if you rewrite your HTML so that the 'guts' of it are contained in an include file, then you can get the effect of named text variables.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: Assign Variable Value (Grant Hulbert 1998)
  2. Assign Variable Value (RH Prouty 1998)
>Isn't there a way to assign a value to a text variable without leaving >the web page. The [math show=F]total=2[/math] function allows for a >value to assigned to total for later use in the page. Is there a way >to do the same thing with a text variable. > >variable=sometextSorry, the closest you can get right now is by using [include] with parameters, as in [include file=subroutine.inc&variable=sometext]. Down inside the file subroutine.inc, you can access [variable].So if you rewrite your HTML so that the 'guts' of it are contained in an include file, then you can get the effect of named text variables.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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