Re: No Wanna Duppys
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 21022
interpreted = N
texte = Many TANKS Peter!!!!!The big hurdle was needing a space between lookup and db! I had: [lookupdb=catalog.txt.....] and I needed [lookup db=catalog.txt......]Using the [formvariables] was recommended by my old buddy GrantH!Do you suggest naming ALL the form variables with a letter like my.sku v.sku v.etc?Mooseman >At 12:52 Uhr -0800 13.11.1998, The Mooseman wrote: > >>This is what is not working... and I thought would.... >> >>[HideIf [lookup >>db=catalog.txt&value=[SKU]&lookinfield=SKU&returnfield=SKU]=[SKU]] >>[Append >>db=catalog.txt][FormVariables][name]=[URL][value][/URL]&[/FormVariables][/Appe >>n >>d >>] >>[/HideIf] >> >>[ShowIf [lookup >>db=catalog.txt&value=[SKU]&lookinfield=SKU&returnfield=SKU]=[SKU]] >>[SKU] already exists! >>[/ShowIf] > > >I tried your lookups, they work! >In your email are line breaks within the lookup-context. I believe you have >them in your code too - I just found out, that lookups do NOT work, if the >whole lookup is not in one line. > >btw, you do not need [formvariables] in your append-context. > >And a tip: you should not name your own variables SKU or name, because >one day you will accidently call a WebCat function instead of your variable >- or a future update will do that for you :-) >Name all your variables and form fields with a prefix, for example >v_variable or v.variable or whatever you want, to avoid confusion with >WebCat context. > > >Peter > >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >Peter Ostry - Vienna/Austria - www.ostry.com >Fon ++43-1-877 74 54 Fax ++43-1-877 74 54-21 >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Many TANKS Peter!!!!!The big hurdle was needing a space between lookup and db! I had: [lookupdb=catalog.txt.....] and I needed [lookup db=catalog.txt......]Using the
[formvariables] was recommended by my old buddy GrantH!Do you suggest naming ALL the form variables with a letter like my.sku v.sku v.etc?Mooseman >At 12:52 Uhr -0800 13.11.1998, The Mooseman wrote: > >>This is what is not working... and I thought would.... >> >>[HideIf [lookup >>db=catalog.txt&value=[SKU]&lookinfield=SKU&returnfield=SKU]=[SKU]] >>[Append >>db=catalog.txt]
[formvariables][name]=
[url][value][/URL]&[/FormVariables][/Appe >>n >>d >>] >>[/HideIf] >> >>[ShowIf [lookup >>db=catalog.txt&value=[SKU]&lookinfield=SKU&returnfield=SKU]=[SKU]] >>[SKU] already exists! >>[/ShowIf] > > >I tried your lookups, they work! >In your email are line breaks within the lookup-context. I believe you have >them in your code too - I just found out, that lookups do NOT work, if the >whole lookup is not in one line. > >btw, you do not need
[formvariables] in your append-context. > >And a tip: you should not name your own variables SKU or name, because >one day you will accidently call a WebCat function instead of your variable >- or a future update will do that for you :-) >Name all your variables and form fields with a prefix, for example >v_variable or v.variable or whatever you want, to avoid confusion with >WebCat context. > > >Peter > >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >Peter Ostry - Vienna/Austria - www.ostry.com >Fon ++43-1-877 74 54 Fax ++43-1-877 74 54-21 >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The Mooseman
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