Re: strange [date] behavior
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 40257
interpreted = N
texte = These tags are not nested inside of any other WebDNA. In fact, if I put them between the
tags,before I even invoke any other WebDNA, I get the sameresults:Month Test: 11/21/2001format=%m]year Test: 11/21/2001format=%y]FYI, I am using WebCat 4 on a Mac if that helps any.Thanks!Jeff --- Brian Fries wrote:> Most likely on the page with additional code, the> date functions are > inside of an [orderfile] context (or a database> search for a database > with a field named date)...> > Order files define a field called date and that> overrides the > WebDNA tag called date, and the field does not> accept the > formatting parameters.> > If you are trying to see today's date, you need to> set a variable to > the date prior to entering the [orderfile] context,> then use that > variable to display today's date:> > [text]today=[date][/text]> [orderfile...]> ...> [today]> ...> [/orderfile]> > - brian> > At 4:59 PM -0800 11/21/2001, Jeff Grady wrote:> >Anyone have any idea why when I write a .tpl file> that> >only contains the following code:> >> >> >> >test> >> >Month Test: [date format=%m]
> >year Test: [date format=%y]
> >> >> >> >The resulting page that is served displays:> >Month Test: 11> >year Test: 01> >> >BUT when I use the same code> >> >Month Test: [date format=%m]
> >year Test: [date format=%y]> >> >on a page with a lot more webDNA in it, I get this:> >Month Test: 11/21/2001format=%m]> >year Test: 11/21/2001format=%y]> >??> >> >Maybe I am overlooking something very simple here.> >> >Any ideas are greatly appreciated.> >> >Thanks!> >Jeff> >> >__________________________________________________> >Do You Yahoo!?> >Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting,> just $8.95/month.> >http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1> >>>-------------------------------------------------------------> >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/> > -- > <= Brian C. Fries, BrainScan Software > http://www.brainscansoftware.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/__________________________________________________Do You Yahoo!?Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month.http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1-------------------------------------------------------------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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These tags are not nested inside of any other WebDNA. In fact, if I put them between the tags,before I even invoke any other WebDNA, I get the sameresults:Month Test: 11/21/2001format=%m]year Test: 11/21/2001format=%y]FYI, I am using WebCat 4 on a Mac if that helps any.Thanks!Jeff --- Brian Fries wrote:> Most likely on the page with additional code, the> date functions are > inside of an [orderfile] context (or a database> search for a database > with a field named date)...> > order files define a field called date and that> overrides the > WebDNA tag called date, and the field does not> accept the > formatting parameters.> > If you are trying to see today's date, you need to> set a variable to > the date prior to entering the [orderfile] context,> then use that > variable to display today's date:> > [text]today=[date][/text]> [orderfile...]> ...> [today]> ...> [/orderfile]> > - brian> > At 4:59 PM -0800 11/21/2001, Jeff Grady wrote:> >Anyone have any idea why when I write a .tpl file> that> >only contains the following code:> >> >> >> >test> >> >Month Test: [date format=%m]
> >year Test: [date format=%y]
> >> >> >> >The resulting page that is served displays:> >Month Test: 11> >year Test: 01> >> >BUT when I use the same code> >> >Month Test: [date format=%m]
> >year Test: [date format=%y]> >> >on a page with a lot more webDNA in it, I get this:> >Month Test: 11/21/2001format=%m]> >year Test: 11/21/2001format=%y]> >??> >> >Maybe I am overlooking something very simple here.> >> >Any ideas are greatly appreciated.> >> >Thanks!> >Jeff> >> >__________________________________________________> >Do You Yahoo!?> >Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting,> just $8.95/month.> >http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1> >>>-------------------------------------------------------------> >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/> > -- > <= Brian C. Fries, BrainScan Software > http://www.brainscansoftware.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/__________________________________________________Do You Yahoo!?Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month.http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1-------------------------------------------------------------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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