Re: WebDNA Programming question - Help Please

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2001


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = The IF context can be used in place of the SHOWIF context.In fact, the IF/THEN/ELSE contexts can be a more powerful alternative to the SHOWIF/HIDEIF contexts, simply because the conditional statement can combine multiple comparisons involving a large number of text, math or form variables. The ELSE context is also a nice alternative to the SHOWIF/HIDEIF combination.> -----Original Message----- > From: WebCatalog Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On > Behalf Of Daniel Smith > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 7:07 AM > To: WebCatalog Talk > Subject: Re: WebDNA Programming question - Help Please > > > you are using [if] in the wrong context...you want to use > [showif] instead. > > Look in the reference manual under showif and everything > should be good for you. > > ~Dan------------------------------------------------------------ > Daniel H. Smith > WebDeveloper/WebDesigner Extraordinaire > 914.669.1187 > dsmith7@dsmith7.com > For the Skills Go To: www.dsmith7.com > For the Love Go To: www.danandsabrina.com > For the Read Go To: www.yeahbabe.org > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: Ron Parker > Reply-To: > (WebCatalog Talk) > Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 09:09:13 > > >Hi, > >I'm very new to WebDNA and I am writing a yellow pages > search script and am > >stuck on these If/Then Statements. I have quite a few > nested inside the > >first > >ones but can't even get past the first one to see what's > wrong :-\ This is > >the error I get when trying to run my script: > > > >[if([action]=search)] An unknown error occurred: > >IfNotFound > >THEN > > > >I'm not even sure what that means? Here is the code for > my script below... > >Also, I was wondering how you set variables? Would it be > something like: > > > >[somevariable=1] or would it be [somevariable]=1 ? Here > is the full script; > >I > >use both of those variable assignment commands > thoughout it. > > > > > > > > > >Web Catalog Search > > > > > >[if([action]=search)] > >[then] > > > >[character]=[GetChars start=1&end=1][code][/Getchars] > >[if(([character]=1)|([character]=2)|([character]=3)|( > [character > >] > > > >=4)|([character]=5)|([character]=6)|([character]=7 > )|([charact > >er > > > >]=8)|([character]=9)|([character]=0))] > >[then] > >[number]=[countchars][code][/countchars] > > > >[if([number]=5)] > >[then] > >[searchcode=Zipcode] > >[/then] > >[else] > >[searchcode=Telenum] > >[/else] > >[/if] > > > >[/then] > >[else] > >[searchcode=City] > >[/else] > >[/if] > > > >[if([type]=name)] > >[then] > >[search > db=ohiostate.db&bw[searchcode]data=[code]&eqCompany > data=[search]] > >[/then] > >[else] > >[search > >db=ohiostate.db&bw[searchcode]data=[code]&woSection > _headdata=[search]] > >[/else] > >[/if] > >Found [numfound] matches. > >
> >[founditems] > >

> >
> >[company] > >
> >[section_head] > >
> >[if([telenum]!)] > >[then] > >[telenum] > >
> >[/then] > >[/if] > > > >Name: > >[if([first_name]=)] > >[then] > >Not Given > >[/then] > >[else] > >[first_name] > >[last_name] > >
> >[/else] > >[/if] > > > >[address] > >
> >[city], [state] [zipcode] > >
> >Employees: [no_of_employees] > >

> >[/DNA_founditems] > >[/DNA_search] > >[/then] > >[else] > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >Name of > Business > >Type of > Business > >
> > name=code> > > > > > > > >
> >
> >
> >[/else] > >[/if] > > > > > > > >Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your > time. > >-Jeff > > > > > > > >Thanks, I'm really stuck on this problem I'm getting. > > > >Jeff > >coopa2004@aol.com > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- > >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/ > > > > > __________________________________________________ > D O T E A S Y - Join the web hosting revolution! > http://www.doteasy.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/------------------------------------------------------------- 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: WebDNA Programming question - Help Please (Scott Anderson 2001)
  2. Re: WebDNA Programming question - Help Please (Scott Anderson 2001)
  3. Re: WebDNA Programming question - Help Please (Ron Parker 2001)
  4. Re: WebDNA Programming question - Help Please (Daniel Smith 2001)
  5. WebDNA Programming question - Help Please (Ron Parker 2001)
The IF context can be used in place of the SHOWIF context.In fact, the IF/THEN/ELSE contexts can be a more powerful alternative to the SHOWIF/HIDEIF contexts, simply because the conditional statement can combine multiple comparisons involving a large number of text, math or form variables. The ELSE context is also a nice alternative to the SHOWIF/HIDEIF combination.> -----Original Message----- > From: WebCatalog Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On > Behalf Of Daniel Smith > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 7:07 AM > To: WebCatalog Talk > Subject: Re: WebDNA Programming question - Help Please > > > you are using [if] in the wrong context...you want to use > [showif] instead. > > Look in the reference manual under showif and everything > should be good for you. > > ~Dan------------------------------------------------------------ > Daniel H. Smith > WebDeveloper/WebDesigner Extraordinaire > 914.669.1187 > dsmith7@dsmith7.com > For the Skills Go To: www.dsmith7.com > For the Love Go To: www.danandsabrina.com > For the Read Go To: www.yeahbabe.org > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: Ron Parker > Reply-To: > (WebCatalog Talk) > Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 09:09:13 > > >Hi, > >I'm very new to WebDNA and I am writing a yellow pages > search script and am > >stuck on these If/Then Statements. I have quite a few > nested inside the > >first > >ones but can't even get past the first one to see what's > wrong :-\ This is > >the error I get when trying to run my script: > > > >[if([action]=search)] An unknown error occurred: > >IfNotFound > >THEN > > > >I'm not even sure what that means? Here is the code for > my script below... > >Also, I was wondering how you set variables? Would it be > something like: > > > >[somevariable=1] or would it be [somevariable]=1 ? Here > is the full script; > >I > >use both of those variable assignment commands > thoughout it. > > > > > > > > > >Web Catalog Search > > > > > >[if([action]=search)] > >[then] > > > >[character]=[GetChars start=1&end=1][code][/Getchars] > >[if(([character]=1)|([character]=2)|([character]=3)|( > [character > >] > > > >=4)|([character]=5)|([character]=6)|([character]=7 > )|([charact > >er > > > >]=8)|([character]=9)|([character]=0))] > >[then] > >[number]=[countchars][code][/countchars] > > > >[if([number]=5)] > >[then] > >[searchcode=Zipcode] > >[/then] > >[else] > >[searchcode=Telenum] > >[/else] > >[/if] > > > >[/then] > >[else] > >[searchcode=City] > >[/else] > >[/if] > > > >[if([type]=name)] > >[then] > >[search > db=ohiostate.db&bw[searchcode]data=[code]&eqCompany > data=[search]] > >[/then] > >[else] > >[search > >db=ohiostate.db&bw[searchcode]data=[code]&woSection > _headdata=[search]] > >[/else] > >[/if] > >Found [numfound] matches. > >
> >[founditems] > >

> >
> >[company] > >
> >[section_head] > >
> >[if([telenum]!)] > >[then] > >[telenum] > >
> >[/then] > >[/if] > > > >Name: > >[if([first_name]=)] > >[then] > >Not Given > >[/then] > >[else] > >[first_name] > >[last_name] > >
> >[/else] > >[/if] > > > >[address] > >
> >[city], [state] [zipcode] > >
> >Employees: [no_of_employees] > >

> >[/DNA_founditems] > >[/DNA_search] > >[/then] > >[else] > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >Name of > Business > >Type of > Business > >
> > name=code> > > > > > > > >
> >
> >
> >[/else] > >[/if] > > > > > > > >Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your > time. > >-Jeff > > > > > > > >Thanks, I'm really stuck on this problem I'm getting. > > > >Jeff > >coopa2004@aol.com > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- > >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/ > > > > > __________________________________________________ > D O T E A S Y - Join the web hosting revolution! > http://www.doteasy.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Scott Anderson

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