Re: can we get string variables?

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = On 4/25/1998 7:40 PM, Peter Ostry so noted...>I know I am not the first one asking for that, but it would really be >fine to have string variables i.e. > [var FirstName=Suzie] > [var LastName=Wong] > Nice to see you, [var FirstName] [var LastName]!If you've passed a cart to the page, you could do this with the generic header fields in the cart, such as[setheader cart=[cart]]header1=Suzie&header2=Wong[/setheader] [orderfile cart=[cart]] Nice to see you, [header1] [header2]! [/orderfile]>With these variables one can loop through databases or carts, set the >variables and use them afterwards throughout the page, regardless of >their final position (improves flexibility and performance): > [lineitems] > [var YourLastItem=[TextA]] > [/lineitems] > ...many many code... > Yup, [var YourLastItem] was the last you added![orderfile cart=[cart]] [lineitems] [setheader cart=[cart]header3=[TextA][/setheader] [/lineitems] many many code... Yup, [header3] was the last you added! [/orderfile]The downside to this is that you do have to use a cart and [orderfile] for each page, plus, any reference to [date] or [time] that you need to use inside the [orderfile] will have to be set to a header*outside* the context (since inside, date and time refer to the cart's built-in headers of the same names). Granted, it's a bit of a kludge (not to mention my cheat sheet of what I have header1-40 referring to ; ) but I know that its come in amazingly handy and seems to be robust enough for extensive use.Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design300 First Avenue North, Suite 150 Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.com Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. [Fwd: can we get string variables?] (webmaster@textileweb.net (Bill Norman) 1998)
  2. RE: can we get string variables? (Olin 1998)
  3. Re: can we get string variables? (Rob Marquardt 1998)
  4. Re: can we get string variables? (Peter Ostry 1998)
  5. Re: can we get string variables? (Rob Marquardt 1998)
  6. can we get string variables? (Peter Ostry 1998)
On 4/25/1998 7:40 PM, Peter Ostry so noted...>I know I am not the first one asking for that, but it would really be >fine to have string variables i.e. > [var FirstName=Suzie] > [var LastName=Wong] > Nice to see you, [var FirstName] [var LastName]!If you've passed a cart to the page, you could do this with the generic header fields in the cart, such as[setheader cart=[cart]]header1=Suzie&header2=Wong[/setheader] [orderfile cart=[cart]] Nice to see you, [header1] [header2]! [/orderfile]>With these variables one can loop through databases or carts, set the >variables and use them afterwards throughout the page, regardless of >their final position (improves flexibility and performance): > [lineitems] > [var YourLastItem=[TextA]] > [/lineitems] > ...many many code... > Yup, [var YourLastItem] was the last you added![orderfile cart=[cart]] [lineitems] [setheader cart=[cart]header3=[TextA][/setheader] [/lineitems] many many code... Yup, [header3] was the last you added! [/orderfile]The downside to this is that you do have to use a cart and [orderfile] for each page, plus, any reference to [date] or [time] that you need to use inside the [orderfile] will have to be set to a header*outside* the context (since inside, date and time refer to the cart's built-in headers of the same names). Granted, it's a bit of a kludge (not to mention my cheat sheet of what I have header1-40 referring to ; ) but I know that its come in amazingly handy and seems to be robust enough for extensive use.Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design300 First Avenue North, Suite 150 Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.com Rob Marquardt

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