Re: Using [showif] within [lineitems] [code fragment]
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2000
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 29384
interpreted = N
texte = Something similar, but more versatile:Now, assuming your include files were simply a list of input fields, like so:Begin Celebrix.incl: -- Do you have sleeping problems? Are you pregnant? --you would end up with a dynamic form that could be parsed simply by using a formvariables loop in the target page. Something like this:[appendfile file=questionnaires/[ordernumber]] [formvariables][name] = [value] [/formvariables] [/appendfile]This would leave you with a simple, but readable list of questions and answers in a file that can be retrieved in a multitude of ways. Of course, you may want to prettify it, but the idea should be obvious.Good luck, Derrick> >The application is an online pharmacy. Before a purchase can be completed, >we will require the customer to answer a few health questions (dependent on >the medication they're attempting to purchase) so our physician can >approve/deny the order. > >Database items include: >SKU NAME DESC STRENGTH PACKSIZE PRICE >1 Celebrex capsules 100mg 60 10.00 >2 Prevacid capsules 30mg 60 10.00 >3 Prilosec capsules 20mg 60 10.00 > >Now, to accomplish what I'm looking to do, I've created a new template that >gets called before the invoice to display the appropriate questions. >First, I use a conventional [lineitems] context to summarize the order and >display a subtotal. >In a second [lineitems], I try this: >[lineItems] >[Showif [textA]=Celebrex] >[include celebrex.inc] >[/Showif] >[/lineItems] > >In this case, textA is set by performing a [lookup] on each lineitem and >sucking in the NAME field. > >Close? No Cigar? or Not A Snowball's Chance? > ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Something similar, but more versatile:Now, assuming your include files were simply a list of input fields, like so:Begin Celebrix.incl: -- Do you have sleeping problems? Are you pregnant? --you would end up with a dynamic form that could be parsed simply by using a formvariables loop in the target page. Something like this:[appendfile file=questionnaires/[ordernumber]] [formvariables][name] = [value] [/formvariables] [/appendfile]This would leave you with a simple, but readable list of questions and answers in a file that can be retrieved in a multitude of ways. Of course, you may want to prettify it, but the idea should be obvious.Good luck, Derrick> >The application is an online pharmacy. Before a purchase can be completed, >we will require the customer to answer a few health questions (dependent on >the medication they're attempting to purchase) so our physician can >approve/deny the order. > >Database items include: >SKU NAME DESC STRENGTH PACKSIZE PRICE >1 Celebrex capsules 100mg 60 10.00 >2 Prevacid capsules 30mg 60 10.00 >3 Prilosec capsules 20mg 60 10.00 > >Now, to accomplish what I'm looking to do, I've created a new template that >gets called before the invoice to display the appropriate questions. >First, I use a conventional [lineitems] context to summarize the order and >display a subtotal. >In a second [lineitems], I try this: >[lineitems] >[Showif [textA]=Celebrex] >[include celebrex.inc] >[/Showif] >[/lineItems] > >In this case, textA is set by performing a [lookup] on each lineitem and >sucking in the NAME field. > >Close? No Cigar? or Not A Snowball's Chance? > ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Derrick Puckett
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