When using the angle brackets (< and >) in a filter for variable substitution, the brackets swap places with the original square ([ and ]) brackets. So your second filter should be like:
filter="[regexp:tmap.edges<catID>]"> Good luck! On Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 2:13:49 PM UTC-7, MagoArcade wrote: > > Reading this would imply you can include variables in filters, but > enclosing the variable name in "<>" However, my code is behaviour > differently. > > This: > > ''For this Catagory:'' > > > <$set name=catID value=087aa75e-ec77-4cd2-a774-c41c0ee52382> > > > Var catID: <<catID>> > > > <$list filter="[regexp:tmap.edges[087aa75e-ec77-4cd2-a774-c41c0ee52382]]"> > > > </$list> > > ------------- > > Produces this: > > *For this Catagory:* > > Var catID: 087aa75e-ec77-4cd2-a774-c41c0ee52382 > Idea.um.share screen shots > TestTask3 > TestUserTask > TestUserTask2 > Update ogz db User Action > UserManager.AddUser > UserManager.ImageUpload > ------------------------------ > > > (ie. results). Whilst this: > > Whilst this: > > > ''For this Catagory:'' > > > <$set name=catID value=087aa75e-ec77-4cd2-a774-c41c0ee52382> > > > Var catID: <<catID>> > > > <$list filter="[regexp:tmap.edges[<catID>]]"> > > > </$list> > > ------------- > > Produces this: > > *For this Catagory:* > > Var catID: 087aa75e-ec77-4cd2-a774-c41c0ee52382 > ------------------------------ > > > > (i,e. no results). > > How can this be so? > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/8aa29b65-37d3-44e4-a8f5-5f4a05713d67%40googlegroups.com.

