Re: My X-Mas Wish

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1999


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 22981
interpreted = N
texte = >if you use a [date] tag on a page being shown >using a $showcart or a $purchase then you get the ascii values of the date field >in the shopping cart, and not the variable of the date. You can Kiss Off using >the methods that are documented to work with [date] to show a formatted date.Or you could use an extremely simple work-around, such as setting your date format in the form performing the $showcart and $purchase commands, then pass the formatted date value, by way of a hidden form field, to the next page:Then you can easily use your beloved [today] tag inside your showcart contexts, and they will display exactly what you want ...Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: My X-Mas Wish (Rob Marquardt 1999)
  2. Re: My X-Mas Wish (Michael Winston 1999)
  3. Re: My X-Mas Wish (Michael Winston 1999)
  4. Re: My X-Mas Wish (Brian B. Burton 1999)
  5. Re: My X-Mas Wish (Kenneth Grome 1999)
  6. My X-Mas Wish (Brian B. Burton 1999)
>if you use a [date] tag on a page being shown >using a $showcart or a $purchase then you get the ascii values of the date field >in the shopping cart, and not the variable of the date. You can Kiss Off using >the methods that are documented to work with [date] to show a formatted date.Or you could use an extremely simple work-around, such as setting your date format in the form performing the $showcart and $purchase commands, then pass the formatted date value, by way of a hidden form field, to the next page:Then you can easily use your beloved [today] tag inside your showcart contexts, and they will display exactly what you want ...Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net Kenneth Grome

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