Re: BUG REPORT: numeric ge, le, gr & ls comparisons don't work

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1999


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 22313
interpreted = N
texte = >>Remember that something like leHIGHdatarq=35 means >>find all values in the database whose low >>field is greater than or equal to 35.Does this make sense to anybody else who reads this list??? since when does le=field greater then or equal to???? SPECULATION: I think the original programming of WebCatalog is flawed (perhaps a typo at the time) and rather then fix the original problem, which would cause every site that had any mathematical functionality based on this to break, it was decided that it would be more effective to socially engineer a fix to the problem by telling us our logic is all wrong. hehehe>I thought leHIGHdatarq=35 was supposed to mean find all values in the >database whose HIGH field is less than or equal to 35 ... > >How do you come up with the interpretation you've suggested above? There's >no mention of the LOW field, and le means less than or equal to, not >greater than or equal to ... doesn't it?I happen to agree with Ken on this one. Brian B. Burton BOFH - Department of Redundancy Department --------------------------------------------------------------- MMT Solutions - Specializing in Online Shopping Solutions 973-808-8644 http://www.safecommerce.comAre you a Web Programmer? I am today. Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: BUG REPORT: numeric ge, le, gr & ls comparisons don't work ... (PCS Technical Support 1999)
  2. Re: BUG REPORT: numeric ge, le, gr & ls comparisons don't work ... (PCS Technical Support 1999)
  3. Re: BUG REPORT: numeric ge, le, gr & ls comparisons don't work (Brian B. Burton 1999)
  4. Re: BUG REPORT: numeric ge, le, gr & ls comparisons don't work ... (Kenneth Grome 1999)
  5. Re: BUG REPORT: numeric ge, le, gr & ls comparisons don't work... (PCS Technical Support 1999)
  6. BUG REPORT: numeric ge, le, gr & ls comparisons don't work ... (Kenneth Grome 1999)
>>Remember that something like leHIGHdatarq=35 means >>find all values in the database whose low >>field is greater than or equal to 35.Does this make sense to anybody else who reads this list??? since when does le=field greater then or equal to???? SPECULATION: I think the original programming of WebCatalog is flawed (perhaps a typo at the time) and rather then fix the original problem, which would cause every site that had any mathematical functionality based on this to break, it was decided that it would be more effective to socially engineer a fix to the problem by telling us our logic is all wrong. hehehe>I thought leHIGHdatarq=35 was supposed to mean find all values in the >database whose HIGH field is less than or equal to 35 ... > >How do you come up with the interpretation you've suggested above? There's >no mention of the LOW field, and le means less than or equal to, not >greater than or equal to ... doesn't it?I happen to agree with Ken on this one. Brian B. Burton BOFH - Department of Redundancy Department --------------------------------------------------------------- MMT Solutions - Specializing in Online Shopping Solutions 973-808-8644 http://www.safecommerce.comAre you a Web Programmer? I am today. Brian B. Burton

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