Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = I tend to agree here .. the correct way to check if a variable contains/does not contain something[showif [url][variable][/url]=] ..... [showif [url][variable][/url]!]....Alain----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Robinson
To: WebDNA Talk Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 11:26 PM Subject: Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 > Maybe this is a fix rather than a bug... A value can equal blank, but can a > non-blank value contain a blank? I wouldn't think so. That would be my > thinking anyway. > > Tim > > > From: Brian Fries > > Reply-To: (WebDNA Talk) > > Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 00:30:40 -0800 > > To: (WebDNA Talk) > > Subject: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 > > > > Running WebDNA 4.5.1 on OSX, I'm finding an unexpected and undesirable > > change in the behavior of IF and SHOWIF contains comparisons when the > > value being tested for is blank. > > > > I ran this code on three servers - OSX / 4.5.0, OS9 / 4.0.2 and OSX / > > 4.5.1: > > > > [showif bob^]yes[/showif][hideif bob^]no[/hideif]
> > [if bob^][then]yo[/then][else]nah[/else][/if]
> > > > On both the 4.5.0 and 4.0.2 systems, it returns: > > yes > > yo > > > > On the 4.5.1 system, it returns: > > no > > nah > > > > > > Can I get confirmation from SMSI and/or other users that this is a bug > > introduced in 4.5.1? > > > > - brian > > > > -- Brian 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://webdna.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://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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I tend to agree here .. the correct way to check if a variable contains/does not contain something[showif [url][variable][/url]=] ..... [showif [url][variable][/url]!]....Alain----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Robinson To: WebDNA Talk Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 11:26 PM Subject: Re: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 > Maybe this is a fix rather than a bug... A value can equal blank, but can a > non-blank value contain a blank? I wouldn't think so. That would be my > thinking anyway. > > Tim > > > From: Brian Fries > > Reply-To: (WebDNA Talk) > > Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 00:30:40 -0800 > > To: (WebDNA Talk) > > Subject: Unexpected comparison behavior change in 4.5.1 > > > > Running WebDNA 4.5.1 on OSX, I'm finding an unexpected and undesirable > > change in the behavior of IF and SHOWIF contains comparisons when the > > value being tested for is blank. > > > > I ran this code on three servers - OSX / 4.5.0, OS9 / 4.0.2 and OSX / > > 4.5.1: > > > > [showif bob^]yes[/showif][hideif bob^]no[/hideif]
> > [if bob^][then]yo[/then][else]nah[/else][/if]
> > > > On both the 4.5.0 and 4.0.2 systems, it returns: > > yes > > yo > > > > On the 4.5.1 system, it returns: > > no > > nah > > > > > > Can I get confirmation from SMSI and/or other users that this is a bug > > introduced in 4.5.1? > > > > - brian > > > > -- Brian 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://webdna.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://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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