Re: can we get string variables?
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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 MarquardtDesigner/Resident WireheadToast Design300 First Avenue North, Suite 150Minneapolis MN 55401612.330.9863 v612.321.9424 fwww.toastdesign.com
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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 MarquardtDesigner/Resident WireheadToast Design300 First Avenue North, Suite 150Minneapolis MN 55401612.330.9863 v612.321.9424 fwww.toastdesign.com
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