Thx beverly and tom.
On 10/2/02 10:33 AM, "Beverly Voth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When doing FORM submission, you can add hidden types with these symbols.
>
> <input type="hidden" name="EMAIL_ADDRESS" value="=" />
> <input type="text" name="EMAIL_ADDRESS" value="" size="50" />
>
> This effectively concatenates your user's input with the "=" sign. The actual
> ARG will be the correct submission to FileMaker Pro. No need to change
> anything else.
>
> For _exact_ matches, use "==". See the other symbol you might use as hidden
> input types for submitting find criteria.
>
> Since this is a field with "@", you might try to index the field as ASCII in
> the database. Otherwise you may need to use the same method to place double
> quotes _around_ the EMAIL_ADDRESS field.
>
> Beverly
>
>
> Hello, Tom Carr! On 10/04/2002 6:26 PM -0500, you wrote in whole or part:
>> Well, maybe that is not the problem...
>> I just assigned the quotes in an action before the search and I get the same
>> error. So, my problem is not with the quotes as I first suspected.
>>
>> The form has several fields on it. The other fields work as expected, it is
>> only the email address field that is not working properly.
>>
>> Here is the error:
>>
>> Error
>> An error occurred while processing your request:
>>
>> File: FBNR_Subscribers_new.taf
>> Position: Search
>> Class: External
>> Main Error Number: -1728
>>
>> Object not found.
>>
>> File: FBNR_Subscribers_new.taf
>> Position: Search
>> Class: Internal
>> Main Error Number: -101
>>
>> General error during data source operation.
>>
>>
>> This error mentions datasource, but as I mentioned, the other fields produce
>> search results as expected.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> On 10/4/02 6:10 PM, "Tom Carr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> I am running into a glitch that I can't remember how to work around.
>>>
>>> Trying to search a fileMaker data source on an email field.
>>>
>>> The "@" character in filemaker is a wild card, so I have to search on the
>>> literal characters by enclosing the search criteria in quotes to force fmp
>>> to not look at the @ in the email address as a wild card.
>>>
>>> When I do a search in fmp, I would write it like this: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
>>> (note the quotes)
>>>
>>> In tango (4.0.136 mac) I do not have the option to quote value in the search
>>> criteria action. I am experimenting with adding quotes around the <@ARG> but
>>> no combination seems to be working.
>>>
>>> Here is the tag I need to quote: <@LOWER STR='<@ARG EMAIL_ADDRESS>'>
>>>
>>> Tried these options with no luck:
>>> <@DQ><@LOWER STR='<@ARG EMAIL_ADDRESS>'><@DQ>
>>> "<@LOWER STR='<@ARG EMAIL_ADDRESS>'>"
>>>
>>> I suppose I could add the quotes to the <@ARG> before the search action, but
>>> I'm hoping there is a simpler solution.
>>>
>>> Can someone point me in the right direction? Thx!
>>>
>>> --> [groundZERX]
>>> --> [t:o:m:c:a:r:r]
>>> --> [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>> --> [847:757:4188]
>>>
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>>
>> --> [groundZERX]
>> --> [t:o:m:c:a:r:r]
>> --> [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> --> [847:757:4188]
>>
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