Re: exclamation mark...

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1999


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 23420
interpreted = N
texte = I had the same problem. If you refer to the online documentation (not the printed one, mind you) they mention this behavior. Wrap the [subject] in an url context inside the showif/hideif: [showif [url][v_subject][/url]=] dsffdgdf [/showif]-howardOn Sun, 7 Feb 1999, Peter Ostry wrote:> Bad bug? > > I have a form field called v_subject. > After submitting the form, I ask: > [showif [v_subject]=] > Please type a subject. > [/showif] > > When I put an exclamation mark in this field, [showif] reports an empty > field. [formvariables] shows the correct string, including the ! sign. > The position within the string does not matter, the presence of a ! is > enough to cheat [showif]. It happens with [hideif] too, POST and GET makes > no difference. (WebCat 3.02 Plug-in) > > Can anyone reproduce and confirm this behavior? > > > Peter > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Peter Ostry - Vienna/Austria - www.ostry.com > Fon ++43-1-877 74 54 Fax ++43-1-877 74 54-21 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: exclamation mark... (Peter Ostry 1999)
  2. Re: exclamation mark... (Howard Wolosky 1999)
  3. Re: exclamation mark... (Gil Poulsen 1999)
  4. Re: exclamation mark... (PCS Technical Support 1999)
  5. exclamation mark... (Peter Ostry 1999)
I had the same problem. If you refer to the online documentation (not the printed one, mind you) they mention this behavior. Wrap the [subject] in an url context inside the showif/hideif: [showif [url][v_subject][/url]=] dsffdgdf [/showif]-howardOn Sun, 7 Feb 1999, Peter Ostry wrote:> Bad bug? > > I have a form field called v_subject. > After submitting the form, I ask: > [showif [v_subject]=] > Please type a subject. > [/showif] > > When I put an exclamation mark in this field, [showif] reports an empty > field. [formvariables] shows the correct string, including the ! sign. > The position within the string does not matter, the presence of a ! is > enough to cheat [showif]. It happens with [hideif] too, POST and GET makes > no difference. (WebCat 3.02 Plug-in) > > Can anyone reproduce and confirm this behavior? > > > Peter > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Peter Ostry - Vienna/Austria - www.ostry.com > Fon ++43-1-877 74 54 Fax ++43-1-877 74 54-21 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > Howard Wolosky

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