Re: Math Enhancement Request
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Rob Marquardt wrote: > on 2/3/04 10:40 AM, Donovan Brooke at dbrooke@euca.us so noted... > > >>[text]something=[math]35.5-[/math][/text] >> >>[something] does not get parsed to "35.5". >> >>Wouldn't this be an improvement to have 35.5 minus >>nothing equal 35.5? > > > If it's a case where you might be operating on a variable with no value, you > could prefix it with a zero. > > [text]something=[math]35.5-0[somePossiblyEmptyVariable][/math][/text] > > ... but that's just a guess as to where this situation may arise. That is better than my solution! [if "[somevar]" = ""][then]0[/then][else][somevar][/else][/if] Thanks Rob, Donovan -- =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o DONOVAN D. BROOKE Eucalyptus Design <-Web Development (specializing in eCommerce), -> <-Graphic Design, and Pre-Press Consultation -> ADDRESS:> Donovan Brooke DBA Eucalyptus Design N2862 Summerville Park Rd. Lodi, WI 53555 PH:> 1.608.592.3567 Web:> http://www.euca.us =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Rob Marquardt wrote: > on 2/3/04 10:40 AM, Donovan Brooke at dbrooke@euca.us so noted... > > >>[text]something=[math]35.5-[/math][/text] >> >>[something] does not get parsed to "35.5". >> >>Wouldn't this be an improvement to have 35.5 minus >>nothing equal 35.5? > > > If it's a case where you might be operating on a variable with no value, you > could prefix it with a zero. > > [text]something=[math]35.5-0[somePossiblyEmptyVariable][/math][/text] > > ... but that's just a guess as to where this situation may arise. That is better than my solution! [if "[somevar]" = ""][then]0[/then][else][somevar][/else][/if] Thanks Rob, Donovan -- =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o DONOVAN D. BROOKE Eucalyptus Design <-Web Development (specializing in eCommerce), -> <-Graphic Design, and Pre-Press Consultation -> ADDRESS:> Donovan Brooke DBA Eucalyptus Design N2862 Summerville Park Rd. Lodi, WI 53555 PH:> 1.608.592.3567 Web:> http://www.euca.us =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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