Using the new syntax/scoping methods

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 29488
interpreted = N
texte = Thought I'd try taking an existing line of WebDNA and rewrite it using the proposed syntax and variable scoping additions.before: [text show=t]P_Bcompany=[showif [Header10]!][Header10][text]P_Bphone=[Header12][/text][/showif][showif [Header10]=][Name][text]P_Bphone=[phone][/text][/showif][/text]after: P_Bcompany=!>P_Bphone==>P_Bphone=Hmmm... maybe designing layout in a visual editor and adding code in a text editor isn't so bad *after* all! ; )Could the new tag prefix be shorter and use a more finger-friendly separator than the underscore? Something like(I know, I know -- as soon as these syntax changes are rolled into the product, the WebCatalog name will be ditched for something else and wc will no longer be an appropriate abbreviation.)How would search contexts be written? ? (he said hopefully...)Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design800 Washington Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.com ############################################################# 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 To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to Send administrative queries to Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Using the new syntax/scoping methods (Grant Hulbert 2000)
  2. Re: Using the new syntax/scoping methods (Rob Marquardt 2000)
  3. Re: Using the new syntax/scoping methods (Thomas Wedderburn-Bisshop 2000)
  4. Re: Using the new syntax/scoping methods (Peter Ostry 2000)
  5. Using the new syntax/scoping methods (Rob Marquardt 2000)
Thought I'd try taking an existing line of WebDNA and rewrite it using the proposed syntax and variable scoping additions.before: [text show=t]P_Bcompany=[showif [Header10]!][Header10][text]P_Bphone=[Header12][/text][/showif][showif [Header10]=][Name][text]P_Bphone=[phone][/text][/showif][/text]after: P_Bcompany=!>P_Bphone==>P_Bphone=Hmmm... maybe designing layout in a visual editor and adding code in a text editor isn't so bad *after* all! ; )Could the new tag prefix be shorter and use a more finger-friendly separator than the underscore? Something like(I know, I know -- as soon as these syntax changes are rolled into the product, the WebCatalog name will be ditched for something else and wc will no longer be an appropriate abbreviation.)How would search contexts be written? ? (he said hopefully...)Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design800 Washington Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.com ############################################################# 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 To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to Send administrative queries to Rob Marquardt

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