Re: Newbie problems with > in a string

2003-12-27 Thread Wiggins d'Anconia
Rob Dixon wrote: Albert Browne wrote: Thirdly, the test if ($Author ne "") is tidier written as if ($Author) Unless of course $Author is 0 in which case you have changed the logic. I often use 0 as the default user account id on websites that have user registration, in which case empty

Re: Newbie problems with > in a string

2003-12-26 Thread Rob Dixon
Albert Browne wrote: > > I am using the code below in part of a subroutine. It displays ok later in > the routine within a block. > But when I try to use $Meta elsewhere the string appears to be empty. > Further investigation shows the string is ok until it gets to the > > in the string. The stri

RE: Newbie problems with > in a string

2003-12-26 Thread Steven Kreuzer
ED] Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 11:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Newbie problems with > in a string I am using the code below in part of a subroutine. It displays ok later in the routine within a block. But when I try to use $Meta elsewhere the string appears to be empty. Further investi

Newbie problems with > in a string

2003-12-26 Thread Albert Browne
I am using the code below in part of a subroutine. It displays ok later in the routine within a block. But when I try to use $Meta elsewhere the string appears to be empty. Further investigation shows the string is ok until it gets to the > in the string. The string looks like this and does in t