Re: where's Formulas.db?

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2001


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 37030
interpreted = N
texte = >This said, it would be nice of SMSI to finally allow us to use our >own Formulas.db for values other than Price, unitShipCost, Taxable, >etc. > > [quadratic file=^myformulas.db&parm1=[x]&parm2=[y]] > >returns > > x**2 + y**2 > >or whatever. WebCat should be smart enough to recognize that any >keyword that does not match one of its own must be a formula listed >in the file ^myformulas.db (in that case). >You can emulate that functionality with standard WC code.In you file: [include file=^formulas.inc&eq=quadratic¶m1=[x]¶m2=[y]]In formulas.inc: [interpret] [lookup db=^myformulas.db&lookinfield=eq&value=[eq]&returnfield=eqcode¬found=[eq] not found.] [/interpret]In myformulas.db: eq eqcode quadratic [math][param1]**2+[param2]**2[/math]-Sam------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: where's Formulas.db? (Samuel Renkert 2001)
  2. Re: where's Formulas.db? (John Peacock 2001)
  3. Re: where's Formulas.db? (Charles Kline 2001)
  4. where's Formulas.db? (Brian Wachter 2001)
>This said, it would be nice of SMSI to finally allow us to use our >own formulas.db for values other than Price, unitShipCost, Taxable, >etc. > > [quadratic file=^myformulas.db&parm1=[x]&parm2=[y]] > >returns > > x**2 + y**2 > >or whatever. WebCat should be smart enough to recognize that any >keyword that does not match one of its own must be a formula listed >in the file ^myformulas.db (in that case). >You can emulate that functionality with standard WC code.In you file: [include file=^formulas.inc&eq=quadratic¶m1=[x]¶m2=[y]]In formulas.inc: [interpret] [lookup db=^myformulas.db&lookinfield=eq&value=[eq]&returnfield=eqcode¬found=[eq] not found.] [/interpret]In myformulas.db: eq eqcode quadratic [math][param1]**2+[param2]**2[/math]-Sam------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Samuel Renkert

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