Re: loops
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 34353
interpreted = N
texte = >>Not sure why youa re doing a loop. Why not just enter the opening>>and closing time for the vendors in the database?>>I do not want the vendors to actually type in the data that is>appended to the database because I use it for math calculation in>other templates. SO to avoid typos or have them enter 6:00 PM or 6 PM>or 6:00 or 18:00 or even 16:00, I want to present them with a>pulldown menu so that I enter the data in the database in the correct>format. Hence all the format tags in the loop.Why can't you simply convert the data into the proper format after you get it from the form? There's no reason why the form data has to be the exact same data you enter into the db -- but even if there were, having 14 loops with 86400 iterations each is totally outrageous,. There are *far* better and far simpler ways to do this ...================================Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant808-737-6499 http://webdna.net================================-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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>>Not sure why youa re doing a loop. Why not just enter the opening>>and closing time for the vendors in the database?>>I do not want the vendors to actually type in the data that is>appended to the database because I use it for math calculation in>other templates. SO to avoid typos or have them enter 6:00 PM or 6 PM>or 6:00 or 18:00 or even 16:00, I want to present them with a>pulldown menu so that I enter the data in the database in the correct>format. Hence all the format tags in the loop.Why can't you simply convert the data into the proper format after you get it from the form? There's no reason why the form data has to be the exact same data you enter into the db -- but even if there were, having 14 loops with 86400 iterations each is totally outrageous,. There are *far* better and far simpler ways to do this ...================================Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant808-737-6499 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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