Re: lazy programming
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 33818
interpreted = N
texte = >> You have to use the parameters in the replace tag to identify and >> retrieve only those records you need to replace, which means the >> category=Clothing&subcategory= belongs in the replace tag along >> with the blah=blah parameters, not inside the replace context. And >> of course this snippet of code has to be changed so it appears in the >> proper syntax, which means it has to look more like this: >> eqcategorydatarq=Clothing&eqsubcategorydatarq=[blank] > >hehe Right! this was lazy webcat list posting on my part :) >the actual replace context is: >[replace db=catalog.db&eqskudatarq=[sku]] >then the category is being generated with a formvariables, and so there will >always be a category=[value] inside the replace context. But I want to add >one at the end that in effect overides the one in the formvariables if it >exists. so the result inside the replace looks like [replace >db=catalog.db&eqskudatarq=[sku]]category=origvalue&category=newvalue[/replac >e] and I don't understand why it's not just replacing it twice cus it seems >like it shouldWebCat will never replace a field value twice because it only sees the *first* occurrence of the category value. If you want to replace the existing value with the non-formvariable value, you have to put that value FIRST, not second. ================================ Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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>> You have to use the parameters in the replace tag to identify and >> retrieve only those records you need to replace, which means the >> category=Clothing&subcategory= belongs in the replace tag along >> with the blah=blah parameters, not inside the replace context. And >> of course this snippet of code has to be changed so it appears in the >> proper syntax, which means it has to look more like this: >> eqcategorydatarq=Clothing&eqsubcategorydatarq=[blank] > >hehe Right! this was lazy webcat list posting on my part :) >the actual replace context is: >[replace db=catalog.db&eqskudatarq=[sku]] >then the category is being generated with a formvariables, and so there will >always be a category=[value] inside the replace context. But I want to add >one at the end that in effect overides the one in the formvariables if it >exists. so the result inside the replace looks like [replace >db=catalog.db&eqskudatarq=[sku]]category=origvalue&category=newvalue[/replac >e] and I don't understand why it's not just replacing it twice cus it seems >like it shouldWebCat will never replace a field value twice because it only sees the *first* occurrence of the category value. If you want to replace the existing value with the non-formvariable value, you have to put that value FIRST, not second. ================================ Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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