Re: [if] and [showif]

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2002


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 45208
interpreted = N
texte = Interestingly enough, I ran your code block and got the exact opposite results. The [showif] evaluated false and didn't show anything, but the [if] evaluated true and showed Yes.If I remove the spaces surrounding the ^ operator inside the [showif], then it evaluates true and shows Yes.>Very odd. > >Both lines of code were tested on the same page, and both were reading the >same variable, but only [showif] seemed able to find the content. > >Back to the drawing board! :-) > > > >on 13/11/02 2:42 pm, Gary Krockover at gary@garykrockover.com wrote: > >> This equates to yes for me: >> >> [text]variable=SomeText[/text] >> [if [variable] ^ SomeText] >> [then]Yes[/then] >> [else]No[/else] >> [/if] >> >> as does this... >> >> [text]variable=SomeText[/text] >> [if (([variable])^(SomeText))] >> [then]Yes[/then] >> [else]No[/else] >> [/if] >> >> Sure your variable contains the text that you think it does? >> >> GK >> >> >> >>> Why does: >>> >>> [showif [variable] ^ SomeText]Yes[/showif] >>> >>> Return yes, but: >>> >>> [if [variable] ^ SomeText] >>> [then]Yes[/then] >>> [else]No[/else] >>> [/if] >>> >>> Return no? >>> >>> >>> Thanks. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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/ -- Daryl Mitchell E-Business Specialist, PW Group Saskatoon, SK CANADA Tel: (306) 249-9289 Toll-free: (800) 842-5515 Fax: (306) 249-9276 E-Mail: d.mitchell@pwgroup.ca Web: http://www.pwgroup.ca/------------------------------------------------------------- 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:

    
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  16. Re: [if] and [showif] (Dan Strong 2002)
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  22. Re: [if] and [showif] (Mark Derrick 2002)
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  24. Re: [if] and [showif] (Mark Derrick 2002)
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  26. Re: [if] and [showif] (Gary Krockover 2002)
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Interestingly enough, I ran your code block and got the exact opposite results. The [showif] evaluated false and didn't show anything, but the [if] evaluated true and showed Yes.If I remove the spaces surrounding the ^ operator inside the [showif], then it evaluates true and shows Yes.>Very odd. > >Both lines of code were tested on the same page, and both were reading the >same variable, but only [showif] seemed able to find the content. > >Back to the drawing board! :-) > > > >on 13/11/02 2:42 pm, Gary Krockover at gary@garykrockover.com wrote: > >> This equates to yes for me: >> >> [text]variable=SomeText[/text] >> [if [variable] ^ SomeText] >> [then]Yes[/then] >> [else]No[/else] >> [/if] >> >> as does this... >> >> [text]variable=SomeText[/text] >> [if (([variable])^(SomeText))] >> [then]Yes[/then] >> [else]No[/else] >> [/if] >> >> Sure your variable contains the text that you think it does? >> >> GK >> >> >> >>> Why does: >>> >>> [showif [variable] ^ SomeText]Yes[/showif] >>> >>> Return yes, but: >>> >>> [if [variable] ^ SomeText] >>> [then]Yes[/then] >>> [else]No[/else] >>> [/if] >>> >>> Return no? >>> >>> >>> Thanks. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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/ -- Daryl Mitchell E-Business Specialist, PW Group Saskatoon, SK CANADA Tel: (306) 249-9289 Toll-free: (800) 842-5515 Fax: (306) 249-9276 E-Mail: d.mitchell@pwgroup.ca Web: http://www.pwgroup.ca/------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Daryl Mitchell

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