Re:Variable Math
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 16891
interpreted = N
texte = I've got so far to go, a few detours is no big deal. I'll go back to see why I elected the current path with your thoughts in mind, but I'll always need to store and perform math on variables. Why won't what I wrote work? I'm following the examples on pages 137 & 138 plus a zillion other possibilities.>Sorry about sending you in a completely different direction, but I think >you should look at [shownext] - inside of a search -- it will build the >Next links automatically for you based on the max... > >>I'm new to WebCatalog and excited over what I've seen so far. I've got >>hundreds of Tango queries to convert and a long way to go. This concept is >>soooo powerful,(syntax unforgiving), I'm in need of more examples. >> >>I'm missing something fundamental about stored variable, sorry tags, math. >>Example, I want to bump the starting record[startat] of a search by the >>[max] amount and have that new variable [startat] sent to the next search. >> >>[math][startat]+[max][/math] does math correctly and temporarily. >> may do something but can't see >>it. Then >>startat=[startat] doesn't show the math to be permanent. >> >>I need the Tango query format that shows the Next N Matches with the >>Previous N Matches buttons. What am I missing? >> >>Morris Camp > >Jay Van Vark ******************************* >Pacific Coast Software | eCommerce (WebCatalog) >11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | Site Hosting & Development >Suite 453 | http://www.smithmicro.com >San Diego, CA 92128 ******************************* >619.675.1106 > >** PGP key available upon request. **.------------------------------------------------------. | Morris Camp Industry Publications | | 8841 Escambia Avenue | | (334)961-7111 voice Perdido Beach, AL 36530 | | (334)961-7110 fax email:morris@indypubs.com | \------------------------------------------------------'
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I've got so far to go, a few detours is no big deal. I'll go back to see why I elected the current path with your thoughts in mind, but I'll always need to store and perform math on variables. Why won't what I wrote work? I'm following the examples on pages 137 & 138 plus a zillion other possibilities.>Sorry about sending you in a completely different direction, but I think >you should look at
[shownext] - inside of a search -- it will build the >Next links automatically for you based on the max... > >>I'm new to WebCatalog and excited over what I've seen so far. I've got >>hundreds of Tango queries to convert and a long way to go. This concept is >>soooo powerful,(syntax unforgiving), I'm in need of more examples. >> >>I'm missing something fundamental about stored variable, sorry tags, math. >>Example, I want to bump the starting record[startat] of a search by the >>[max] amount and have that new variable [startat] sent to the next search. >> >>
[math][startat]+[max][/math] does math correctly and temporarily. >>[math][startat]=[startat]+[max][/math]> may do something but can't see >>it. Then >>startat=[startat] doesn't show the math to be permanent. >> >>I need the Tango query format that shows the Next N Matches with the >>Previous N Matches buttons. What am I missing? >> >>Morris Camp > >Jay Van Vark ******************************* >Pacific Coast Software | eCommerce (WebCatalog) >11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | Site Hosting & Development >Suite 453 | http://www.smithmicro.com >San Diego, CA 92128 ******************************* >619.675.1106 > >** PGP key available upon request. **.------------------------------------------------------. | Morris Camp Industry Publications | | 8841 Escambia Avenue | | (334)961-7111 voice Perdido Beach, AL 36530 | | (334)961-7110 fax email:morris@indypubs.com | \------------------------------------------------------'
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