Re: wo search help
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1999
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 24911
interpreted = N
texte = Thanks for the thread, folks! I have been going nuts trying to figure outwhy my wbrk wasn't working as expected. As I understand it, if I issue a:...&namewbrk= ]it would force Webcat to ONLY use space as the word delimiter. The defaultwould also interpret ., which I have being trying to avoid to no avail!I suppose a work around might be a convertchar db ... but its a userworkaround to a supposed feature in the code.>Thanks for all the help guys - I've been on a plane so I missed part of the>discussion but thanks for verifying that I havn't gone totally crazy on>this issue.>>I guess we'll sit and wait to see if SM/PCS responds to this. Its really>too bad cuz using wo and value lists are so handy.>>SM/PCS: anybody listening?>>>>>>No it was just left at that. I was deeply embroiled in this and was>>>disappointed to learn that webDNA also uses the default word breaks in>>>addition to our assigned codes. Which for the novice is good but if your>>>looking to truly utilize the wbrk function its a bust.>>>>>>I classify it a bug. If not its existance really limits the capabilities of>>>wbrk.>>>>>>Thanks Bob, that's exactly what I thought.>>>>Novices don't use wbrk anyways, they use the default settings, so I don't>>see why SM doesn't just fix this once and for all -- to make it useful to>>those of us who actually need it.>>>>And how long ago was this issue brought to SM's attention? Wasn't it more>>than a year ago, like the NT listfiles bug that you *also* told them about>>more than a year ago?>>>>This kind of oversight, with no effort to fix the problem, seems par for>>the course. It's just plain foolish to be able to add more wbrk characters>>without also being able to get rid of the default characters at the same>>time -- thus we cannot perform a very common type of search because the>>software simply does not support it.>>>>>------------------------------------------------------------->Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server.>To end your Mail problems go to
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Thanks for the thread, folks! I have been going nuts trying to figure outwhy my wbrk wasn't working as expected. As I understand it, if I issue a:...&namewbrk= ]it would force Webcat to ONLY use space as the word delimiter. The defaultwould also interpret ., which I have being trying to avoid to no avail!I suppose a work around might be a convertchar db ... but its a userworkaround to a supposed feature in the code.>Thanks for all the help guys - I've been on a plane so I missed part of the>discussion but thanks for verifying that I havn't gone totally crazy on>this issue.>>I guess we'll sit and wait to see if SM/PCS responds to this. Its really>too bad cuz using wo and value lists are so handy.>>SM/PCS: anybody listening?>>>>>>No it was just left at that. I was deeply embroiled in this and was>>>disappointed to learn that webDNA also uses the default word breaks in>>>addition to our assigned codes. Which for the novice is good but if your>>>looking to truly utilize the wbrk function its a bust.>>>>>>I classify it a bug. If not its existance really limits the capabilities of>>>wbrk.>>>>>>Thanks Bob, that's exactly what I thought.>>>>Novices don't use wbrk anyways, they use the default settings, so I don't>>see why SM doesn't just fix this once and for all -- to make it useful to>>those of us who actually need it.>>>>And how long ago was this issue brought to SM's attention? Wasn't it more>>than a year ago, like the NT listfiles bug that you *also* told them about>>more than a year ago?>>>>This kind of oversight, with no effort to fix the problem, seems par for>>the course. It's just plain foolish to be able to add more wbrk characters>>without also being able to get rid of the default characters at the same>>time -- thus we cannot perform a very common type of search because the>>software simply does not support it.>>>>>------------------------------------------------------------->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> Rick Hill Information Systems Manager Web MasterUCD Bookstore Office Phone: (530) 757-3192University of California FAX: (530) 757-3010One Shields Avenue E-Mail: rrhill@ucdavis.eduDavis, CA 95616-5293 Visit the UCD Bookstore web site: http://ucdbookstore.ucdavis.edu-------------------------------------------------------------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
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