Re: Formvariables name matching

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2005


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Try this [FormVariables] [ShowIf [GetChars start=1&end=4][name][/GetChars]=first 4 characters of name] [VALUE] [/ShowIf] [/FormVariables] Stuart Tremain idfk web developments, sydney, australia On 09 Dec 2005, at 6:04 PM, William DeVaul wrote: > Thanks for that fast reply. I wish there were a way to do begins > with, but at least I can work with this. > > Regards, > Bill > > On Dec 9, 2005, at 1:47 AM, Stuart Tremain wrote: > >> William, you need to treat it as a 'contains' >> From the docs: "to exactly match the name of the parameter or >> match any name that contains the "name" value." >> >> Stuart Tremain >> idfk web developments, sydney, australia >> >> >> On 09 Dec 2005, at 5:42 PM, William DeVaul wrote: >> >>> How does formvariables match by name? >>> >>> In one case I have formvariables name=1_vendorname and in another >>> I have name=_1_vendorname. >>> >>> I can't understand why the first one fails but the second works. >>> Does the formvariables with an inexact match match in the middle >>> of the name rather than at the start? >>> >>> --------------Sample code------------ >>> This works as expected: >>> >>> [showif submit=[submit]] >>> [formvariables name=sku_&exact=F] >>> SKU=[text show=T]keyfieldsku=[value][/text]
>>> [formvariables name=_[value]_&exact=F] >>> [grep search=^_[keyfieldsku]_&replace=][NAME]:[/grep]=[value] >>>
>>> [/formvariables] >>> 
>>> [/formvariables] >>> [/showif] >>> >>> Example output for above code: >>> SKU=1 >>> VENDORNAME:=This is the name of vendor1 >>> VENDORADDRESS:=This is the address of vendor1 >>> >>> SKU=2 >>> VENDORNAME:=This is the name of vendor2 >>> VENDORADDRESS:=This is the address of vendor2 >>> >>> >>> >>> This does not work as expected (I have changed the form to remove >>> the _ at the front of the var name.): >>> >>> [showif submit=[submit]] >>> [formvariables name=sku_&exact=F] >>> SKU=[text show=T]keyfieldsku=[value][/text]
>>> [formvariables name=[value]_&exact=F] >>> [grep search=^[keyfieldsku]_&replace=][NAME]:[/grep]=[value]
>>> [/formvariables] >>> 
>>> [/formvariables] >>> [/showif] >>> >>> Example output: >>> SKU=1 >>> VENDORNAME:=This is the name of vendor1 >>> VENDORADDRESS:=This is the address of vendor1 >>> >>> 21_VENDORNAME:=This is the name of vendor21 >>> 21_VENDORADDRESS:=This is the address of vendor21 >>> >>> 31_VENDORNAME:=This is the name of vendor31 >>> 31_VENDORADDRESS:=This is the address of vendor31 >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>> 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 >> digest@talk.smithmicro.com> >>> 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 > digest@talk.smithmicro.com> >> 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 digest@talk.smithmicro.com> > 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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Formvariables name matching ( Marko Bernyk 2005)
  2. Re: Formvariables name matching ( Donovan Brooke 2005)
  3. Re: Formvariables name matching ( Stuart Tremain 2005)
  4. Re: Formvariables name matching ( William DeVaul 2005)
  5. Re: Formvariables name matching ( Stuart Tremain 2005)
  6. Formvariables name matching ( William DeVaul 2005)
Try this [formvariables] [ShowIf [GetChars start=1&end=4][name][/GetChars]=first 4 characters of name] [VALUE] [/ShowIf] [/FormVariables] Stuart Tremain idfk web developments, sydney, australia On 09 Dec 2005, at 6:04 PM, William DeVaul wrote: > Thanks for that fast reply. I wish there were a way to do begins > with, but at least I can work with this. > > Regards, > Bill > > On Dec 9, 2005, at 1:47 AM, Stuart Tremain wrote: > >> William, you need to treat it as a 'contains' >> From the docs: "to exactly match the name of the parameter or >> match any name that contains the "name" value." >> >> Stuart Tremain >> idfk web developments, sydney, australia >> >> >> On 09 Dec 2005, at 5:42 PM, William DeVaul wrote: >> >>> How does formvariables match by name? >>> >>> In one case I have formvariables name=1_vendorname and in another >>> I have name=_1_vendorname. >>> >>> I can't understand why the first one fails but the second works. >>> Does the formvariables with an inexact match match in the middle >>> of the name rather than at the start? >>> >>> --------------Sample code------------ >>> This works as expected: >>> >>> [showif submit=[submit]] >>> [formvariables name=sku_&exact=F] >>> SKU=[text show=T]keyfieldsku=[value][/text]
>>> [formvariables name=_[value]_&exact=F] >>> [grep search=^_[keyfieldsku]_&replace=][NAME]:[/grep]=[value] >>>
>>> [/formvariables] >>> 
>>> [/formvariables] >>> [/showif] >>> >>> Example output for above code: >>> SKU=1 >>> VENDORNAME:=This is the name of vendor1 >>> VENDORADDRESS:=This is the address of vendor1 >>> >>> SKU=2 >>> VENDORNAME:=This is the name of vendor2 >>> VENDORADDRESS:=This is the address of vendor2 >>> >>> >>> >>> This does not work as expected (I have changed the form to remove >>> the _ at the front of the var name.): >>> >>> [showif submit=[submit]] >>> [formvariables name=sku_&exact=F] >>> SKU=[text show=T]keyfieldsku=[value][/text]
>>> [formvariables name=[value]_&exact=F] >>> [grep search=^[keyfieldsku]_&replace=][NAME]:[/grep]=[value]
>>> [/formvariables] >>> 
>>> [/formvariables] >>> [/showif] >>> >>> Example output: >>> SKU=1 >>> VENDORNAME:=This is the name of vendor1 >>> VENDORADDRESS:=This is the address of vendor1 >>> >>> 21_VENDORNAME:=This is the name of vendor21 >>> 21_VENDORADDRESS:=This is the address of vendor21 >>> >>> 31_VENDORNAME:=This is the name of vendor31 >>> 31_VENDORADDRESS:=This is the address of vendor31 >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>> 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 >> digest@talk.smithmicro.com> >>> 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 > digest@talk.smithmicro.com> >> 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 digest@talk.smithmicro.com> > 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/ Stuart Tremain

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