Re: best way to test for the existence of a parameter in a url
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texte = Brian,Thank you. This works!-lucasOn Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at 11:05 AM, Brian Fries wrote:> Try this:>> [formvariables name=[url]--eqskudatarq[/url]][if > [url][value][/url]!][then]> ... --eqskudatarq exists and has a non-blank value ...> [/then][/if][/formvariables]>>> Note that just saying [formvariables]...[/formvariables] performs a > loop through all of the form variables passed in. Within the > [formvariables] loop, [name] is the name of the formvariable for the > current iteration of the loop, and [value] is its value, while [index] > tells you which iteration you are on.>> I prefer the formvariables method over the other methods people have > suggested, because it distinguishes between formvariables passed in to > the page and other variables (text, math, db fields) that may have > been created with the same name.>> - brian>>> On Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at 10:59 AM, Lucas Rockwell wrote:>>> Howard,>>>> Thanks. This does not seem to work for me. Maybe it is the problem >> with trying to test for --eqskudatarq... Also, I want to test for the >> existence of (not --eqskudatarq) and (--woSECTIONSdatarq), but that >> is not working either.>>>> WebDNA does know about --eqskudatarq because when I list out the >> formvariables, it is in the list...>>>> -lucas>>>> On Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at 10:54 AM, Howard Wolosky wrote:>>>>> I'm very partial to this method:>>>>>> [if [URL][_user][/URL]=%5B_user%5D]]>>> [Then]>>> ...>>>>>> At 10:38 AM 4/29/2003, you wrote:>>>> Hi all,>>>>>>>> I am trying to test for the existence of a parameter in the URL. >>>> What is the best way to do this?>>>>>>>> I find it odd that on the same page this works:>>>>>>>> [If [formvariables][id1][/formvariables]]>>>> [Then]>>>> ...>>>>>>>> But this does not:>>>>>>>> [If [formvariables][--eqskudatarq][/formvariables]]>>>> [Then]>>>> ...>>>>>>>> Basically, I don't care what the value of the parameter is, I just >>>> want to know if it is there. Oh, and an added benefit would be to >>>> check if it has some value other than blank ([--eqskudatarq]=).>>>>>>>> Thanks.>>>>>>>> -lucas>>> -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list
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Brian,Thank you. This works!-lucasOn Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at 11:05 AM, Brian Fries wrote:> Try this:>> [formvariables name=[url]--eqskudatarq[/url]][if > [url][value][/url]!][then]> ... --eqskudatarq exists and has a non-blank value ...> [/then][/if][/formvariables]>>> Note that just saying [formvariables]...[/formvariables] performs a > loop through all of the form variables passed in. Within the > [formvariables] loop, [name] is the name of the formvariable for the > current iteration of the loop, and [value] is its value, while [index] > tells you which iteration you are on.>> I prefer the formvariables method over the other methods people have > suggested, because it distinguishes between formvariables passed in to > the page and other variables (text, math, db fields) that may have > been created with the same name.>> - brian>>> On Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at 10:59 AM, Lucas Rockwell wrote:>>> Howard,>>>> Thanks. This does not seem to work for me. Maybe it is the problem >> with trying to test for --eqskudatarq... Also, I want to test for the >> existence of (not --eqskudatarq) and (--woSECTIONSdatarq), but that >> is not working either.>>>> WebDNA does know about --eqskudatarq because when I list out the >> formvariables, it is in the list...>>>> -lucas>>>> On Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at 10:54 AM, Howard Wolosky wrote:>>>>> I'm very partial to this method:>>>>>> [if [url][_user][/URL]=%5B_user%5D]]>>> [Then]>>> ...>>>>>> At 10:38 AM 4/29/2003, you wrote:>>>> Hi all,>>>>>>>> I am trying to test for the existence of a parameter in the URL. >>>> What is the best way to do this?>>>>>>>> I find it odd that on the same page this works:>>>>>>>> [If [formvariables][id1][/formvariables]]>>>> [Then]>>>> ...>>>>>>>> But this does not:>>>>>>>> [If [formvariables][--eqskudatarq][/formvariables]]>>>> [Then]>>>> ...>>>>>>>> Basically, I don't care what the value of the parameter is, I just >>>> want to know if it is there. Oh, and an added benefit would be to >>>> check if it has some value other than blank ([--eqskudatarq]=).>>>>>>>> Thanks.>>>>>>>> -lucas>>> -------------------------------------------------------------> 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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