Re: External Images
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 20155
interpreted = N
texte = >> I'd use>>>>[ShowIf [FileInfo localimagefolder/[sku].gif][Exists][/FileInfo]=T]>>

>>[/ShowIf]>>>>instead, because it just looks for the one file.>>>>To really speed things up, I'd do a daily 'report' of all the files that>>exist in that folder, and set the HasPhoto field to T for each one that>>exists. Then you don't have to hist the disk every time you want to see if>>a photo exists.>>>I like that. I can use that. And I like the idea to really speed things>up but I can't picture how to do it. How would I go about doing that daily>'report' of all the files that exist in that folder, etc.?Once a day, do this for your daily 'report':[writefile DailyImageFileReport][listfiles localimagefolder/][filename][/listfiles][/writefile]Then use this code in your template:[showif [include DailyImageFileReport]^[sku].gif]

[/showIf]Sincerely,Ken Grome808-737-6499WebDNA Solutionsmailto:ken@webdna.nethttp://www.webdna.net
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>> I'd use>>>>[ShowIf [FileInfo localimagefolder/[sku].gif][Exists][/FileInfo]=T]>>

>>[/ShowIf]>>>>instead, because it just looks for the one file.>>>>To really speed things up, I'd do a daily 'report' of all the files that>>exist in that folder, and set the HasPhoto field to T for each one that>>exists. Then you don't have to hist the disk every time you want to see if>>a photo exists.>>>I like that. I can use that. And I like the idea to really speed things>up but I can't picture how to do it. How would I go about doing that daily>'report' of all the files that exist in that folder, etc.?Once a day, do this for your daily 'report':[writefile DailyImageFileReport][listfiles localimagefolder/][filename][/listfiles][/writefile]Then use this code in your template:[showif [include DailyImageFileReport]^[sku].gif]

[/showIf]Sincerely,Ken Grome808-737-6499WebDNA Solutionsmailto:ken@webdna.nethttp://www.webdna.net
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