Re: Mystery File - Solved

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2005


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 62050
interpreted = N
texte = yes, exactly. of course, i had to work methodically backwards to come to the same understanding and conclusion. it is not so much the search of the DB, as in the form control on the front end to eliminate the possibility of creating the problem in the first place. ah, nothing like the realization of the error of our ways ;-) thanks for the support. i will contact you regarding dbQuickview later. --rupert On May 22, 2005, at 10:05 AM, Gary Krockover wrote: > That is what I figured what caused the problem - thus the need in > your search to make sure that you're searching for data type that > is date formatted instead of just any record that isn't "[blank]". > That should prevent those records from appearing in the future > (also, some form control on the front end would help like checking > to make sure that a properly formatted date is entered in that > field before the results are appended to the db. :) ) > > I'd be curious to hear why/how the dbQuickview didn't work for you > offlist if you get the chance. > > GJK > > At 08:40 AM 5/22/2005, you wrote: > >> i was able to recreate the Mystery File by creating >> an entry in the NEWS.db with an empty [NEWSDATE] field and >> using [WRITEFILE] to create [NEWSDATE] pages >> and return the List page of all NEWS directory pages. >> ------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Mystery File - Solved ( rupert ravens 2005)
  2. Re: Mystery File - Solved ( Gary Krockover 2005)
  3. Re: Mystery File - Solved ( rupert ravens 2005)
yes, exactly. of course, i had to work methodically backwards to come to the same understanding and conclusion. it is not so much the search of the DB, as in the form control on the front end to eliminate the possibility of creating the problem in the first place. ah, nothing like the realization of the error of our ways ;-) thanks for the support. i will contact you regarding dbQuickview later. --rupert On May 22, 2005, at 10:05 AM, Gary Krockover wrote: > That is what I figured what caused the problem - thus the need in > your search to make sure that you're searching for data type that > is date formatted instead of just any record that isn't "[blank]". > That should prevent those records from appearing in the future > (also, some form control on the front end would help like checking > to make sure that a properly formatted date is entered in that > field before the results are appended to the db. :) ) > > I'd be curious to hear why/how the dbQuickview didn't work for you > offlist if you get the chance. > > GJK > > At 08:40 AM 5/22/2005, you wrote: > >> i was able to recreate the Mystery File by creating >> an entry in the NEWS.db with an empty [NEWSDATE] field and >> using [writefile] to create [NEWSDATE] pages >> and return the List page of all NEWS directory pages. >> ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ rupert ravens

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