searching for article in front of a variable

[Fred Ridder]

The definite article doesn't change depending on the first letter of the name/acronym so there's no need to include it in the variable definition. Just define a "naked" variable to use wherever there is no article or a definite article or some other adjective. 

 

But it is true that you probably would need to define *two* variables that include the indefinite article because you'll most lkely need both capped and lower-case variants.  

-Fred Ridder

> Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:29:28 +0000
> From: jingtorralba at comcast.net
> To: peter at knowhowpro.com
> Subject: Re: searching for article in front of a variable
> CC: framers at lists.frameusers.com; llittle at words-tw.com
> 
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> 
> And if you go with Peter's suggestion ... 
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> 
> The writer might have instances for saying "the DHW" and "the MOH," so this could warrant two more variables to address the need for "the ..." 
> 
> Jing 
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> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Peter Gold" <peter at knowhowpro.com> 
> Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com, llittle at words-tw.com 
> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 8:08:51 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific 
> Subject: Re: searching for article in front of a variable 
> 
> > I have a variable (government ministry of health shortform) that affects 
> > the 
> > article in front of it. Each province has a different shortform. When I 
> > change the variable, the article may be affected. 
> > 
> > For example, in the Ontario doc, it's "an MOH bill", while in New 
> > Brunswick, 
> > it should be "a DHW bill". 
> > 
> > Is there any way to search for "a <var name>" or "an <var name>", or do I 
> > have to just search for all instances of that variable to check the article 
> > in front of it? 
> 
> If the form name always appears with appropriate article, would it 
> suffice to define the variable with the article and the form name, as: 
> 
> "a DHW " or "an MOH "? 
> 
> HTH 
> 
> Regards, 
> 
> Peter 
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