Re: tabs as delimiters
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 59577
interpreted = N
texte = Thanks Brian. Here's the code:
= a real, typed tab[!]knit together address [/!] **Note [rnk_1] is blank in this example[text]makeaddress=[rnk_1][rnk_2][rnk_3][rnk_4][rnk_5][/text][!]stick it in the db [/!][replace db=[db]&eqcatdatarq=settings]rnk=[makeaddress][/replace][!]pull it apart later [/!][search db=[db]&eqcatdatarq=settings][founditems][listwords delimiters=&tabs=T&words=[rnk]][text]rnk_[index]=[word][/text][/listwords][text]eventvenue=[rnk_1][/text][text]eventaddress=[rnk_2][/text][text]eventcity=[rnk_3][/text][text]eventstate=[rnk_4][/text][text]eventzip=[rnk_5][/text][/founditems][/search][eventvenue]
[eventaddress]
[eventcity], [eventstate] [eventzip]....which resolves to123 MainAnycityNJ08055 (boxes where the tabs would be) <<--this should be blank123 MainAnycity, NJ 08055Everything was fine with the pipe character until I tested it with the first field empty, in case the venue was just an address, no restaurant name or anything. That's when I discovered that empty words in a listwords were just tossed away, and everything moved up a notch.. Now, with the tabs, the first slot gets filled with the whole string. I just can't see what's going on here. I'd rather not have to require an entry in every field.TerryBrian wrote:Tabs work fine - just type them in - but you could be running intomismanaged URL contexts or something. Can you show an example of codethat doesn't work?- BrianOn Oct 8, 2004, at 11:40 AM, Terry Wilson wrote:> When you use a tab as a delimiter in a string so you can split it> apart later via listwords, with blank entries intact:>> Is there a trick to putting the tab character into your code? Do you> just use the tab key on the keyboard, or what? I can't seem to get it> to work.>> Thanks,> Terry-------------------------------------------------------------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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Thanks Brian. Here's the code: = a real, typed tab[!]knit together address [/!] **Note [rnk_1] is blank in this example[text]makeaddress=[rnk_1][rnk_2][rnk_3][rnk_4][rnk_5][/text][!]stick it in the db [/!][replace db=[db]&eqcatdatarq=settings]rnk=[makeaddress][/replace][!]pull it apart later [/!][search db=[db]&eqcatdatarq=settings][founditems][listwords delimiters=&tabs=T&words=[rnk]][text]rnk_[index]=[word][/text][/listwords][text]eventvenue=[rnk_1][/text][text]eventaddress=[rnk_2][/text][text]eventcity=[rnk_3][/text][text]eventstate=[rnk_4][/text][text]eventzip=[rnk_5][/text][/founditems][/search][eventvenue]
[eventaddress]
[eventcity], [eventstate] [eventzip]....which resolves to123 MainAnycityNJ08055 (boxes where the tabs would be) <<--this should be blank123 MainAnycity, NJ 08055Everything was fine with the pipe character until I tested it with the first field empty, in case the venue was just an address, no restaurant name or anything. That's when I discovered that empty words in a listwords were just tossed away, and everything moved up a notch.. Now, with the tabs, the first slot gets filled with the whole string. I just can't see what's going on here. I'd rather not have to require an entry in every field.TerryBrian wrote:Tabs work fine - just type them in - but you could be running intomismanaged URL contexts or something. Can you show an example of codethat doesn't work?- BrianOn Oct 8, 2004, at 11:40 AM, Terry Wilson wrote:> When you use a tab as a delimiter in a string so you can split it> apart later via listwords, with blank entries intact:>> Is there a trick to putting the tab character into your code? Do you> just use the tab key on the keyboard, or what? I can't seem to get it> to work.>> Thanks,> Terry-------------------------------------------------------------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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