Re: tabs as delimiters
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 59578
interpreted = N
texte = You cannot store tabs in a db field because the fields themselves are delimited by tabs. Of course this means you cannot use the tab character as a delimiter in your listwords context either. Try using the delimiter character that webdna changes the tab into when it writes your makeaddress value to the db, then maybe your listwords context will work properly. But first, check the db to see what's actually being stored in the rnk field. My guess is that only the first value (rnk_1) is being stored in the db anyways, because putting tabs in the replace context is bad syntax to begin with so webdna will probably only replace the part before the first tab. Or just use another delimiter instead of trying to use tabs. Sincerely, Kenneth Grome www.kengrome.com >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 to >123 MainAnycityNJ08055 (boxes where the tabs would be) <<--this >should be blank >123 Main >Anycity, NJ 08055 > > >Everything 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. >Terry > >Brian wrote: >Tabs work fine - just type them in - but you could be running into >mismanaged URL contexts or something. Can you show an example of code >that doesn't work? >- Brian >On 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/ -- ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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You cannot store tabs in a db field because the fields themselves are delimited by tabs. Of course this means you cannot use the tab character as a delimiter in your listwords context either. Try using the delimiter character that webdna changes the tab into when it writes your makeaddress value to the db, then maybe your listwords context will work properly. But first, check the db to see what's actually being stored in the rnk field. My guess is that only the first value (rnk_1) is being stored in the db anyways, because putting tabs in the replace context is bad syntax to begin with so webdna will probably only replace the part before the first tab. Or just use another delimiter instead of trying to use tabs. Sincerely, Kenneth Grome www.kengrome.com >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 to >123 MainAnycityNJ08055 (boxes where the tabs would be) <<--this >should be blank >123 Main >Anycity, NJ 08055 > > >Everything 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. >Terry > >Brian wrote: >Tabs work fine - just type them in - but you could be running into >mismanaged URL contexts or something. Can you show an example of code >that doesn't work? >- Brian >On 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/ -- ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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