Re: Help getting [shownext] to increment
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 47305
interpreted = N
texte = On 1/31/03 6:26 AM, John Peacock
wrote:Regarding Ken's solution:> > You'll also spend a lot of time writing non-portable code. [searchstring]> does > everything for you. With Ken's techniques, you cannot have a page be the> target > for multiple search variations and have the [searchstring] automatically do> the > right thing.> >> >> Using the searchstring tag tends to hide important information from you,>> which only confuses the issue. And as John said in his previous>> message, the searchstring tag has problems -- which is yet another good>> reason to avoid using it.>> > > No, the documentation has problems; the [searchstring] works just fine. Ken> and > I differ, here. He got burned by the error in the docs and never recovered> his > confidence in the [shownext]/[searchstring] pair. I figured out why the docs> were wrong and use [searchstring] every day without fear.[snip]Thanks John. Once again, it looks like there are several ways to skin a cat.How many other errors are there in the documentation? I don't supposethere's an addendum out?Cheers,LurchWebmaster and Virtual Barkeep Emeritus......Lover of fine whisky, fast women, and faster airplanes......not necessarily in that order :P-------------------------------------------------------------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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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On 1/31/03 6:26 AM, John Peacock wrote:Regarding Ken's solution:> > You'll also spend a lot of time writing non-portable code. [searchstring]> does > everything for you. With Ken's techniques, you cannot have a page be the> target > for multiple search variations and have the [searchstring] automatically do> the > right thing.> >> >> Using the searchstring tag tends to hide important information from you,>> which only confuses the issue. And as John said in his previous>> message, the searchstring tag has problems -- which is yet another good>> reason to avoid using it.>> > > No, the documentation has problems; the [searchstring] works just fine. Ken> and > I differ, here. He got burned by the error in the docs and never recovered> his > confidence in the [shownext]/[searchstring] pair. I figured out why the docs> were wrong and use [searchstring] every day without fear.[snip]Thanks John. Once again, it looks like there are several ways to skin a cat.How many other errors are there in the documentation? I don't supposethere's an addendum out?Cheers,LurchWebmaster and Virtual Barkeep Emeritus......Lover of fine whisky, fast women, and faster airplanes......not necessarily in that order :P-------------------------------------------------------------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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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