Re: '0' vs. blank

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2005


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 61758
interpreted = N
texte = FWIW, doesn't happen on 6.0 IIS 5 I don't think it will impact your results, but you might try the following for your search: [search db=scores.db&neSCOREdatarq=[blank]&asSCOREsort=1&SCOREtype=num] (making the blank field a requirement to the search and also you weren't giving a sorting order (ascending or descending). By the way, you will get 3 players with that search: ID: 2 Competitor: Comp2 Score: 5 ID: 3 Competitor: Comp3 Score: 7 ID: 4 Competitor: Comp4 Score: 9 GJK At 03:05 PM 4/13/2005, you wrote: >I did this on WebDNA5.1c on a Redhat box. I was trying to do a search for >blank fields in a results database that looks like this: > >ID COMPETITOR SCORE >1 Comp1 0 >2 Comp2 5 >3 Comp3 7 >4 Comp4 9 >5 Comp5 > >Comp5 was not in the round, so he didn't score anything. I was using the code > >[search db=scores.db&neSCOREdata=[blank]&SCOREsort=1&SCOREtype=num] >[founditems]....[/founditems] >[/search] > >What returned was a formatted list of 3 players. WebDNA treated the 0 as >a blank value and passed it over. Searching the archives showed just a >few references to 0 = blank, but no patches. Anyone know about a patch or >a simple way around this? >---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: '0' vs. blank ( Terry Wilson 2005)
  2. Re: '0' vs. blank ( Gary Krockover 2005)
  3. '0' vs. blank ( Steve Dannaway 2005)
FWIW, doesn't happen on 6.0 IIS 5 I don't think it will impact your results, but you might try the following for your search: [search db=scores.db&neSCOREdatarq=[blank]&asSCOREsort=1&SCOREtype=num] (making the blank field a requirement to the search and also you weren't giving a sorting order (ascending or descending). By the way, you will get 3 players with that search: ID: 2 Competitor: Comp2 Score: 5 ID: 3 Competitor: Comp3 Score: 7 ID: 4 Competitor: Comp4 Score: 9 GJK At 03:05 PM 4/13/2005, you wrote: >I did this on WebDNA5.1c on a Redhat box. I was trying to do a search for >blank fields in a results database that looks like this: > >ID COMPETITOR SCORE >1 Comp1 0 >2 Comp2 5 >3 Comp3 7 >4 Comp4 9 >5 Comp5 > >Comp5 was not in the round, so he didn't score anything. I was using the code > >[search db=scores.db&neSCOREdata=[blank]&SCOREsort=1&SCOREtype=num] >[founditems]....[/founditems] >[/search] > >What returned was a formatted list of 3 players. WebDNA treated the 0 as >a blank value and passed it over. Searching the archives showed just a >few references to 0 = blank, but no patches. Anyone know about a patch or >a simple way around this? >---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Gary Krockover

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