orderfile headers (was: 2nd Request for help/advice on
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2000
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = John,I have some questions about something you said earlier, regarding orderfileheaders:>>> seems easier to me stick all the field values in orderfile headers so you>>> can simply use imputs with predefined values equal to those headers.>> >> I'm not exactly sure what you mean by using inputs with predefined values.>> Do you mean the input name equals a particular header?> > which will evaluate to-> > when Header14 has no value yet, but-> > when Header14 has a value of yes alreadyWhat's the advantage of using orderfile headers over a separate database? Iguess I just don't see how using the headers would work for my applicationhere, especially after re-reading the Tea Room tutorial again. I'm sure thatthe headers can be used to do all sorts of cool stuff, I just don'tunderstand how or why here? Can you elaborate some (I mean, without writingfor me or anything)?Thanks!Steve------------------------------------------------Steven JarvisWeb Developersjarvis@nwaonline.netMorning News of Northwest Arkansashttp://www.nwaonline.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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orderfile headers (was: 2nd Request for help/advice on (Steven Jarvis 2000)
John,I have some questions about something you said earlier, regarding orderfileheaders:>>> seems easier to me stick all the field values in orderfile headers so you>>> can simply use imputs with predefined values equal to those headers.>> >> I'm not exactly sure what you mean by using inputs with predefined values.>> Do you mean the input name equals a particular header?> > which will evaluate to-> > when Header14 has no value yet, but-> > when Header14 has a value of yes alreadyWhat's the advantage of using orderfile headers over a separate database? Iguess I just don't see how using the headers would work for my applicationhere, especially after re-reading the Tea Room tutorial again. I'm sure thatthe headers can be used to do all sorts of cool stuff, I just don'tunderstand how or why here? Can you elaborate some (I mean, without writingfor me or anything)?Thanks!Steve------------------------------------------------Steven JarvisWeb Developersjarvis@nwaonline.netMorning News of Northwest Arkansashttp://www.nwaonline.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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