Re: [math] are you there?

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1999

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texte = *This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm) Pro*Howard's correct that the length of the variable name is the source of yourproblem. In general, there's no problem putting [format] inside [math].However, the best solution, is to reduce the overall number of contexts(and not nest [math] inside of [math]) and just do this:[format .2f][math]sub=[sub]+([price]*[quantity])[/math][/format]Note that this has the same desired affect. Most of the time, when youembed a [math] inside a [math] you can do it differently with one [math]and make the code clearer and faster.John.At 01:59 PM 11/13/99, you wrote:>*This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm) Pro*>I could be wrong on this, but I believe it's illegal to use a format>context inside of a math context. Try to take that out of there and see>if it works.>>If you *need* to have the truncated value before you deal with the rest>of the math statement, as opposed to truncating on the end, try this>debug method:>>[text show=f]TempVal=[format .2f][quantity]*[price][/format][/text]>[math]ModifiedSubTotal=ModifiedSubTotal+[TempVal][/math]>>>Another note as well. I remember reading a long time ago that math and>text variables were limited to 12 characters in length, and that it>ignored anything after that. So, if that is the case, remember to steer>away from other variable names that begin with ModifiedSubT>>>>-Howard>>On Sat, 13 Nov 1999, John Butler wrote:>>> Weekend cats :-),>> >> My simple [math] is turning up nothing and I don't know why...>> >> I'm on:>> web* 4.1 b/17>> webcat plugin 3.05b10>> >> I have an embedded search that finds records from theorders-lineitmes.db and calculates>> the subtotal for that order on the fly with this:>> >> >> [Search db=Orders-Lineitems.db&eqOrderIDdatarq=[OrderID]&LineIndexsort=1]>> [FoundItems]>> >> > > > > >> [Replace>>db=TempModSubTotal.db&eqOrderIDdata=[OrderID]&Append=T]OrderID=[OrderID]&ModifiedSubTotal=[math]ModifiedSubTotal[/math][/Replace]>> >> ModifiedSubTotal=[math]ModifiedSubTotal[/math] or>> [ModifiedSubTotal]>> [/FoundItems][/Search]>> >> (That last table row is just so I can see the status of[ModifiedSubTotal] each loop thru>> the founditems)>> The value for ModifiedSubTotal never makes it into the db, and thereturned html for>> that test table row always comes out->> >> ModifiedSubTotal= or [ModifiedSubTotal]>> >> And for sure the search does find something, so that is not the issue>> Seems like I am not understanding something about the way [math] works...?>> ANyone know what is up?>> >> -John>> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------->> Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant MessagingServer.>> To end your Mail problems go to .>> >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>> the mailing list .>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to>> >>>------------------------------------------------------------->Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server.>To end your Mail problems go to .>>This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to>John Hill-------------------------------------------------------------Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server.To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

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[math] are you there? (John Butler 1999)

*This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm) Pro*Howard's correct that the length of the variable name is the source of yourproblem. In general, there's no problem putting [format] inside [math].However, the best solution, is to reduce the overall number of contexts(and not nest [math] inside of [math]) and just do this:[format .2f][math]sub=[sub]+([price]*[quantity])[/math][/format]Note that this has the same desired affect. Most of the time, when youembed a [math] inside a [math] you can do it differently with one [math]and make the code clearer and faster.John.At 01:59 PM 11/13/99, you wrote:>*This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm) Pro*>I could be wrong on this, but I believe it's illegal to use a format>context inside of a math context. Try to take that out of there and see>if it works.>>If you *need* to have the truncated value before you deal with the rest>of the math statement, as opposed to truncating on the end, try this>debug method:>>[text show=f]TempVal=[format .2f][quantity]*[price][/format][/text]>[math]ModifiedSubTotal=ModifiedSubTotal+[TempVal][/math]>>>Another note as well. I remember reading a long time ago that math and>text variables were limited to 12 characters in length, and that it>ignored anything after that. So, if that is the case, remember to steer>away from other variable names that begin with ModifiedSubT>>>>-Howard>>On Sat, 13 Nov 1999, John Butler wrote:>>> Weekend cats :-),>> >> My simple [math] is turning up nothing and I don't know why...>> >> I'm on:>> web* 4.1 b/17>> webcat plugin 3.05b10>> >> I have an embedded search that finds records from theorders-lineitmes.db and calculates>> the subtotal for that order on the fly with this:>> >> >> [Search db=Orders-Lineitems.db&eqOrderIDdatarq=[OrderID]&LineIndexsort=1]>> [founditems]>> >> > > > > >> [Replace>>db=TempModSubTotal.db&eqOrderIDdata=[OrderID]&Append=T]OrderID=[OrderID]&ModifiedSubTotal=[math]ModifiedSubTotal[/math][/Replace]>> >> ModifiedSubTotal=[math]ModifiedSubTotal[/math] or>> [ModifiedSubTotal]>> [/FoundItems][/Search]>> >> (That last table row is just so I can see the status of[ModifiedSubTotal] each loop thru>> the founditems)>> The value for ModifiedSubTotal never makes it into the db, and thereturned html for>> that test table row always comes out->> >> ModifiedSubTotal= or [ModifiedSubTotal]>> >> And for sure the search does find something, so that is not the issue>> Seems like I am not understanding something about the way [math] works...?>> ANyone know what is up?>> >> -John>> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------->> Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant MessagingServer.>> To end your Mail problems go to .>> >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>> the mailing list .>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to>> >>>------------------------------------------------------------->Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server.>To end your Mail problems go to .>>This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to>John Hill-------------------------------------------------------------Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server.To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to John Hill

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Re: [math] are you there?

1999

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