Re: Replacing a Word

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1999


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 24404
interpreted = N
texte = Anup Setty wrote:> Hi, > Can anyone help me with this problem? > I need to write the data from a textarea into the database, while > I am doing that, I want to replace a word with an html tag. > The text from the textarea has [image] and when I write in the > database I want it replaced by > > [image] = > > thanks > > anup > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 This is tough, since Webcat has no true string manipulation tools. Assuming there is no more than one occurance of [image] in any given field, this should work:I assume your database is named database.db, the field it is to be written to is called field, and your string is currently stored in a textvariable called [text]variable[/text][text show=f]appended=yes[/text] [showif [text]variable[/text]^[raw][image][/raw]] [append db=database.db]field=[middle startafter=&endbefore=[raw][image][/raw]][text]variable[/text][/middle][middle startafter=[raw][image][/raw]&endbefore=][text]variable[/text][/middle][/append] [text show=f]appended=yes[/text] [/showif] [showif [text]appended[/text]=no] [append db=database.db]field=[text]variable[/text][/append] [/showif]If a variable could contain more than one instance of [image], something much more complex would be required. Contact me if you require this, and I'll have a look.Good luck,Derrick ------------------------------------------------------------- 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:

    
  1. Re: Replacing a Word (Anup Setty 1999)
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  5. Re: Replacing a Word (Rob Marquardt 1999)
  6. Re: Replacing a Word (Anup Setty 1999)
  7. Re: Replacing a Word (Derrick Puckett 1999)
  8. Re: Replacing a Word (Derrick Puckett 1999)
  9. Re: Replacing a Word (Jesse Williams Proudman 1999)
  10. Re: Replacing a Word (Derrick Puckett 1999)
  11. Replacing a Word (Anup Setty 1999)
Anup Setty wrote:> Hi, > Can anyone help me with this problem? > I need to write the data from a textarea into the database, while > I am doing that, I want to replace a word with an html tag. > The text from the textarea has [image] and when I write in the > database I want it replaced by > > [image] = > > thanks > > anup > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 This is tough, since Webcat has no true string manipulation tools. Assuming there is no more than one occurance of [image] in any given field, this should work:I assume your database is named database.db, the field it is to be written to is called field, and your string is currently stored in a textvariable called [text]variable[/text][text show=f]appended=yes[/text] [showif [text]variable[/text]^[raw][image][/raw]] [append db=database.db]field=[middle startafter=&endbefore=[raw][image][/raw]][text]variable[/text][/middle][middle startafter=[raw][image][/raw]&endbefore=][text]variable[/text][/middle][/append] [text show=f]appended=yes[/text] [/showif] [showif [text]appended[/text]=no] [append db=database.db]field=[text]variable[/text][/append] [/showif]If a variable could contain more than one instance of [image], something much more complex would be required. Contact me if you require this, and I'll have a look.Good luck,Derrick ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Derrick Puckett

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