Re: Can ShowNext do this?
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 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].
>

>[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 DavisGray Loon Marketing Group812.422.9999cdavis@grayloon.com-------------------------------------------------------------Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server.To end your Mail problems go to
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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 DavisGray Loon Marketing Group812.422.9999cdavis@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
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