SID-00489: Shorten Formfield in Formatted Search does not work

Status:	Answered	TWiki version:	4.3.1	Perl version:
Category:	CategorySearch	Server OS:		Last update:	16 years ago

Hello,

I just recognized that the formated search parameter $formfield(name, 30, ...) to shorten formfield data seems not to work. For example, I tried this search:

%SEARCH{"name ~ '*TestTopic*'"  type="query" nonoise="on" format="| $topic | $formfield(Name, 5, ...) | "}%

But the formfield data is not shortened, it is shown as normal. I tried to change the attribute name and the search showed a strange behaviour:

%SEARCH{"name ~ '*LaLaTopic*'"  type="query" nonoise="on" format="| $topic | $formfield(Textfield, 5, ...) | "}%

--> does not work

%SEARCH{"name ~ '*LaLaTopic*'"  type="query" nonoise="on" format="| $topic | $formfield(textareafield, 5, ...) | "}%

--> does not work

%SEARCH{"name ~ '*LaLaTopic*'"  type="query" nonoise="on" format="| $topic | $formfield(a place to write things, 5, ...) | "}%

--> works

See also an example here: LaLaTopic1

I also tried it with a regex search, but it didn't work as well. Why does it only work when there are spaces in the attribute name!?

-- LuisEnrique - 2009-08-18

Discussion and Answer

Confirmed as TWikibug:Item6305 (introduced by TWikibug:Item6082)

-- PeterThoeny - 2009-08-18

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