Re: Math Enhancement Request
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 55901
interpreted = N
texte = The solution that I use is this: [text]something=[math]35.5-[format .2f][somevar][/format][/math][/text] This further covers if [somevar] is not numeric. On Feb 4, 2004, at 5:00 AM, (WebDNA Talk) 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] ---------------------------------------------- Phil Marshall Signal Advertising 535 Stone Cutters Way Montpelier, VT 05602 802-229-4149 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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The solution that I use is this: [text]something=[math]35.5-[format .2f][somevar][/format][/math][/text] This further covers if [somevar] is not numeric. On Feb 4, 2004, at 5:00 AM, (WebDNA Talk) 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] ---------------------------------------------- Phil Marshall Signal Advertising 535 Stone Cutters Way Montpelier, VT 05602 802-229-4149 ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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