Re: Can ShowNext do this?

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 27923
interpreted = N
texte = >on 2/11/2000 9:36 AM, Clint Davis at cdavis@mail.grayloon.com wrote: > > > I'm trying to set up a page that will display a story pulled from my > > database. This story has several photos associated with it. Each of > > the photos is a entry into a field in the database named [photo1] - > > [photo16]. I would like to display the first photo with the story and > > a link to the next photo. The next page would display [photo2] with a > > link to [photo3] and so on. I would like to do this with one initial > > page displaying the story and [photo1]. The remaining photos would be > > displayed on a different template (giving me 2 templates total). > > After reaching the final available photo for the story, the user > > would be given a link to return to the story. > > > > I found an example of this done in Cold Fusion: > > http://www.realtree.com/journal/index.cfm > > > > I have played with [ShowNext], but since the photos are in different > > fields, it was getting pretty tricky. Any ideas or examples would be > > much appreciated. > > >I don't think shownext is what you need here. All photos for a particular >story are in a single record, correct? So you just need to set a variable >on the story page that indicates how many photos are associated with that >story. >Check the [photoX] fields in a loop... >[math show=f]x=0[/math] >[loop start=1&end=16] > [showif [interpret][photo[index]][/interpret]!] > [math show=f]x=x+1[/math] > [/showif] >[/loop] >Now you have [x] as the number of photos for your story. Link to the >photoview.tpl page with the SKU of the article and the [x] value, along with >an index [i]... >View Photos > >Then build a photoviewer.tpl page that searches for the SKU and increments >the index. >[search your.db&eqSKUdata=[SKU]&max=1] >[founditems] >Photo [i] for Story [title].
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>[showif [i]<[x]] >Next Photo >[/showif] >[showif [i]=[x]] >No more photos. Back to the Story >[/showif] >[/founditems] >[/search]Okay, I finally got around to making this happen. BUT, it isn't working. I am able to go from the original story to the photos.tpl page with success. The first photo is displayed and the URL to the next photo shows index=2 and x=number of photos for the story. But when I click the URL, the page reloads with photo 1 still in place and a link to index 2 again. I have checked and rechecked everything with no luck. What's going on?Clint Davis Gray Loon Marketing Group 812.422.9999cdavis@grayloon.com------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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>on 2/11/2000 9:36 AM, Clint Davis at cdavis@mail.grayloon.com wrote: > > > I'm trying to set up a page that will display a story pulled from my > > database. This story has several photos associated with it. Each of > > the photos is a entry into a field in the database named [photo1] - > > [photo16]. I would like to display the first photo with the story and > > a link to the next photo. The next page would display [photo2] with a > > link to [photo3] and so on. I would like to do this with one initial > > page displaying the story and [photo1]. The remaining photos would be > > displayed on a different template (giving me 2 templates total). > > After reaching the final available photo for the story, the user > > would be given a link to return to the story. > > > > I found an example of this done in Cold Fusion: > > http://www.realtree.com/journal/index.cfm > > > > I have played with [shownext], but since the photos are in different > > fields, it was getting pretty tricky. Any ideas or examples would be > > much appreciated. > > >I don't think shownext is what you need here. All photos for a particular >story are in a single record, correct? So you just need to set a variable >on the story page that indicates how many photos are associated with that >story. >Check the [photoX] fields in a loop... >[math show=f]x=0[/math] >[loop start=1&end=16] > [showif [interpret][photo[index]][/interpret]!] > [math show=f]x=x+1[/math] > [/showif] >[/loop] >Now you have [x] as the number of photos for your story. Link to the >photoview.tpl page with the SKU of the article and the [x] value, along with >an index [i]... >View Photos > >Then build a photoviewer.tpl page that searches for the SKU and increments >the index. >[search your.db&eqSKUdata=[SKU]&max=1] >[founditems] >Photo [i] for Story [title].
>[interpret][photo[i]][/interpret]>
>[showif [i]<[x]] >[thisurl]?SKU=[SKU]&x=[x]&i=[math]i+1[/math]>Next Photo >[/showif] >[showif [i]=[x]] >No more photos. Back to the Story >[/showif] >[/founditems] >[/search]Okay, I finally got around to making this happen. BUT, it isn't working. I am able to go from the original story to the photos.tpl page with success. The first photo is displayed and the URL to the next photo shows index=2 and x=number of photos for the story. But when I click the URL, the page reloads with photo 1 still in place and a link to index 2 again. I have checked and rechecked everything with no luck. What's going on?Clint Davis Gray Loon Marketing Group 812.422.9999cdavis@grayloon.com------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Clint Davis

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