RE: @district macro (was RE: Gems)

["Ken Clark" <ken@dieboldes.com>]

Thanks for the follow up Jeff.  I think a case could be made to make the
macro expansion case insensitive, but lets chalk this up as "the way it
works" for the time being.

Ken




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Hintz [mailto:jhglobal@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 12:14 PM
> To: Ken Clark
> Subject: FW: @district macro (was RE: Gems)
>
>
> You are right as usual, it does work.  However, the @precinct
> needs to be in
> lower case.  I was using @Precinct.  That is why it did not work.  Once I
> used @precinct, it worked.
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Hintz [mailto:jhglobal@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 10:19 PM
> To: bugtrack@dieboldes.com
> Subject: RE: @district macro (was RE: Gems)
>
> I am out of town this week, doing demonstrations in Maryland, and I have
> that database on my old laptop at the Omaha office.  I will send it to you
> when I get back next Monday.
>
> Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-bugtrack@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-bugtrack@dieboldes.com]On Behalf Of
> Ken Clark
> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 5:57 PM
> To: bugtrack@dieboldes.com
> Subject: RE: @district macro (was RE: Gems)
>
> Jeff, I couldn't reproduce this.  Please send me your database.
>
> Ken
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-support@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-support@dieboldes.com]On Behalf Of
> > Jeff Hintz
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 8:13 AM
> > To: support@dieboldes.com
> > Subject: RE: @district macro (was RE: Gems)
> >
> >
> > Not a problem on my end.  I was just testing it out for Bill Bowers.  I
> > think that Bill can wait until January.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-support@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-support@dieboldes.com]On
> > Behalf Of Ken
> > Clark
> > Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 5:00 PM
> > To: support@dieboldes.com
> > Subject: RE: @district macro (was RE: Gems)
> >
> > Its possible (probable) that I broke it in 1.18 when I did the @district
> > stuff.  Can you live without it until Jan?  You can fake it
> with @district
> > by creating a district for every precinct and using @district (like with
> > precinct committee officer races), but I agree that sucks.
> >
> > Ken
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-support@dieboldes.com
> [mailto:owner-support@dieboldes.com]On Behalf Of
> > > Greg Forsythe
> > > Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 8:58 AM
> > > To: support@dieboldes.com
> > > Subject: Re: @district macro (was RE: Gems)
> > >
> > >
> > > Hey Jeff
> > >
> > > Would you mind sending the database or an example so un lesser
> > lights can
> > > see how it works?
> > >
> > > Greg
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jeff Hintz" <jhglobal@earthlink.net>
> > > To: <support@dieboldes.com>
> > > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 4:00 PM
> > > Subject: RE: @district macro (was RE: Gems)
> > >
> > >
> > > > OK, I got it to work with by using the documentation that
> Nel sent me.
> > > > However, I do still have one question, does this new @district macro
> > > replace
> > > > the @precinct macro.  Because I have tried the @precinct
> > macro, in GEMS
> > > > 1.18.1 and all it prints is @precinct, not the name of the
> > > precinct, as it
> > > > did in 1.17.17.
> > > >
> > > > Jeff
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-support@dieboldes.com
> > [mailto:owner-support@dieboldes.com]On Behalf Of
> > > Ken
> > > > Clark
> > > > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 12:00 PM
> > > > To: support@dieboldes.com
> > > > Subject: @district macro (was RE: Gems)
> > > >
> > > > It was in GEMS 1.18.1.  Post a toy database with @district and a few
> > > > districts/precincts/ballots, and I will take a look.
> > > >
> > > > Here was the feature description:
> > > >
> > > > https://staff.dieboldes.com/lists/support.w3archive/200107/msg00097.html
> > > >
> > > > Ken
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: owner-support@dieboldes.com
> > > [mailto:owner-support@dieboldes.com]On Behalf Of
> > > > > Jeff Hintz
> > > > > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 7:48 AM
> > > > > To: support@dieboldes.com
> > > > > Subject: RE: Gems
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I have tried the @district macro in GEMS 1.18.8, in several
> > > > > different ways,
> > > > > but I cannot get it to work.  What version of GEMS was
> the @district
> > > macro
> > > > > first working???  I will try that version then work my way up
> > > to see if
> > > it
> > > > > is a bug.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Jeff
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: owner-support@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-support@dieboldes.com]On
> > > > > Behalf Of Ken
> > > > > Clark
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 11:33 AM
> > > > > To: support@dieboldes.com
> > > > > Subject: RE: Gems
> > > > >
> > > > > https://staff.dieboldes.com/lists/rcr.w3archive/200102/msg00010.html
> > > > >
> > > > > Ken
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: owner-support@dieboldes.com
> > > [mailto:owner-support@dieboldes.com]On Behalf
> > > Of
> > > > > > Jeff Hintz
> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 9:23 AM
> > > > > > To: Support Team
> > > > > > Subject: FW: Gems
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I received this e-mail from Bill Bowers this morning.  I do not
> > > > > see in the
> > > > > > latest readme file any reference that this has been
> added into the
> > > 1.18
> > > > > > versions yet.  When I asked for this back in October, Ken
> > > > > > specified that it
> > > > > > would be added to the 1.18 version.  What is the status
> on this???
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Jeff
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Bill Bowers [mailto:bbowers@gbsvote.net]
> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 8:32 AM
> > > > > > To: Jeff Hintz
> > > > > > Subject: Gems
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Jeff - You had told me that 1.18 would have the
> > ability to print
> > > the
> > > > > > Precinct name on two lines...  Has this been done?
> DuPage county
> > > > > > wants this
> > > > > > and I was hoping it was in the works....
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks a bunch
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Bill
> > > > > >
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