Re: [date] inside orderfile

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 32245
interpreted = N
texte = Fair enough. It's good to see that you are thinking of expansions while you are still fighting bugs in the current version...John PeacockGHulbert@smithmicro.com wrote: > > >By the way, did you fix the parser to see that [date format] is > >different from [date] when in an orderfile context? If the parser has > >a way to wait for the tag closure before chosing the path, that would > >be preferrable. > > No changes there yet; I'm a little nervous about making parsing > changes this late in the game for 4.0. It has been suggested that we > add 2 new tags [today] and [now] to be synonyms to the global (non > orderfile) [date] and [time] tags. This would allow us to put > [today] and [date] both inside an orderfile and get different results > for each. I don't like cluttering the namespace without first doing > a lot of thinking and planning, however, because it is difficult to > know how many people already have fieldnames or variables called > [today] or [now]. The other alternative (a better one) is to provide > a mechanism for hopping scope or exposing certain implied contexts > directly. While this is a better idea, it is well beyond the realm > of 4.0. > > For timing reasons (we'd like to go golden Friday), we can't delve > into these issues right now, but I want you to know the thinking > that's going on. > > Grant Hulbert, Director of Engineering ********************************** > Smith Micro, Internet Solutions Div | eCommerce (WebCatalog) > 16855 West Bernardo Drive, #380 | ------------------------- > San Diego, CA 92127 | Software & Site Development > Main Line: (858) 675-1106 | http://www.smithmicro.com > Fax: (858) 675-0372 ********************************** > > ############################################################# > 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 ############################################################# 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: [date] inside orderfile (John Peacock 2000)
  2. [date] inside orderfile (GHulbert@smithmicro.com 2000)
Fair enough. It's good to see that you are thinking of expansions while you are still fighting bugs in the current version...John PeacockGHulbert@smithmicro.com wrote: > > >By the way, did you fix the parser to see that [date format] is > >different from [date] when in an orderfile context? If the parser has > >a way to wait for the tag closure before chosing the path, that would > >be preferrable. > > No changes there yet; I'm a little nervous about making parsing > changes this late in the game for 4.0. It has been suggested that we > add 2 new tags [today] and [now] to be synonyms to the global (non > orderfile) [date] and [time] tags. This would allow us to put > [today] and [date] both inside an orderfile and get different results > for each. I don't like cluttering the namespace without first doing > a lot of thinking and planning, however, because it is difficult to > know how many people already have fieldnames or variables called > [today] or [now]. The other alternative (a better one) is to provide > a mechanism for hopping scope or exposing certain implied contexts > directly. While this is a better idea, it is well beyond the realm > of 4.0. > > For timing reasons (we'd like to go golden Friday), we can't delve > into these issues right now, but I want you to know the thinking > that's going on. > > Grant Hulbert, Director of Engineering ********************************** > Smith Micro, Internet Solutions Div | eCommerce (WebCatalog) > 16855 West Bernardo Drive, #380 | ------------------------- > San Diego, CA 92127 | Software & Site Development > Main Line: (858) 675-1106 | http://www.smithmicro.com > Fax: (858) 675-0372 ********************************** > > ############################################################# > 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 ############################################################# 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 John Peacock

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