Item1385: i'm confused by IF and QUERY again?

%SEARCH{
   "defined 'SITEMAPWHAT'"
   topic="WebPreferences"
   web="all"
   type="query"
   nonoise="on"
   format="   * $web"
}%
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%IF{"defined 'SITEMAPWHAT'" then="SITEMAPWHAT is defined" else="SITEMAPWHAT is not defined"}%
---
%SEARCH{
   "preferences[name='SITEMAPWHAT']"
   topic="WebPreferences"
   web="all"
   type="query"
   nonoise="on"
   format="   * $web"
}%

Could not perform search. Error was: Missing operator in 'defined 'SITEMAPWHAT''

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SITEMAPWHAT is not defined

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-- SvenDowideit - 29 Mar 2009

defined is not defined for a query. It's a conditional operating on a static value (a macro or URL parameter). It's something I regret ever adding.

If defined were defined for a search query, it would be a function operating on a value identified by a TOM path, returning a boolean. But it isn't.

-- CrawfordCurrie - 02 Apr 2009