Re: [showif] with !
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 36029
interpreted = N
texte = > Figure out where the value of [title_req] is coming from. > > Is it a db field? or is it a formvar? > > When displaying the value of [somevar] on a page: > > if [somevar]'s value is coming from a formvar, then it will > display as [somevar] > IF that formvar has NOT been passed in (like with a checkbox that > was not checked), BUT > > if [somevar]'s value is coming from a formvar, then it will > display as (that's > nothing at all in between those quote marks) WHEN that formvar > has been passed in w/ a > value equal to the null string (i.e. it = zero characters), BUT > > if [somevar]'s value is coming from a db field, then it will > display as (that's > nothing at all in between those quote marks) WHEN that db field > has nothing in it. > > > so in your case I have to assume that > [showif [url][title_req][/url]!][text]complete=F[/text][/showif] > does not evaluate to show its contents because 'title_req' has > NOT been assigned the > null string value, which is what you are comparing to. I know it's been a few days, but for those of you following this thread....the [title_req] is coming from a form, but the problem isn't coming from when it is left blank. Everything works fine when the [title_req] is left blank. The problem is coming from when [title_req]=Anything Ending with !, because that puts two !'s in a row...and I don't think WebCatalog knows what to do with it. I've tried the following:[showif [url][title_req][/url]!][text]complete=F[/text][/showif][showif [title_req]![raw][title_req][/raw]][text]complete=F[/text][/showif][showif [url][title_req][/url]![raw][title_req][/raw]][text]complete=F[/text][/showi f]With each of the above, examples, complete=F does show, and I don't want it to. I want [title_req] to be anything but blank...not anything but blank or ending with ! Does this make sense at all?Anyway, for those of you who need to know, John Davies' solution worked excellent in this case.[showif [countchars][title_req][/countchars]=0][text]complete=F[/text][/showif]This is the only code so far that will allow [title_req] to be anything but blank.------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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> Figure out where the value of [title_req] is coming from. > > Is it a db field? or is it a formvar? > > When displaying the value of [somevar] on a page: > > if [somevar]'s value is coming from a formvar, then it will > display as [somevar] > IF that formvar has NOT been passed in (like with a checkbox that > was not checked), BUT > > if [somevar]'s value is coming from a formvar, then it will > display as (that's > nothing at all in between those quote marks) WHEN that formvar > has been passed in w/ a > value equal to the null string (i.e. it = zero characters), BUT > > if [somevar]'s value is coming from a db field, then it will > display as (that's > nothing at all in between those quote marks) WHEN that db field > has nothing in it. > > > so in your case I have to assume that > [showif [url][title_req][/url]!][text]complete=F[/text][/showif] > does not evaluate to show its contents because 'title_req' has > NOT been assigned the > null string value, which is what you are comparing to. I know it's been a few days, but for those of you following this thread....the [title_req] is coming from a form, but the problem isn't coming from when it is left blank. Everything works fine when the [title_req] is left blank. The problem is coming from when [title_req]=Anything Ending with !, because that puts two !'s in a row...and I don't think WebCatalog knows what to do with it. I've tried the following:[showif [url][title_req][/url]!][text]complete=F[/text][/showif][showif [title_req]![raw][title_req][/raw]][text]complete=F[/text][/showif][showif [url][title_req][/url]![raw][title_req][/raw]][text]complete=F[/text][/showi f]With each of the above, examples, complete=F does show, and I don't want it to. I want [title_req] to be anything but blank...not anything but blank or ending with ! Does this make sense at all?Anyway, for those of you who need to know, John Davies' solution worked excellent in this case.[showif [countchars][title_req][/countchars]=0][text]complete=F[/text][/showif]This is the only code so far that will allow [title_req] to be anything but blank.------------------------------------------------------------- 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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