Re: loop through Products

[Hans-Joachim Leidinger <hans-joachim.leidinger@home.gelsen-net.de>]

Dmitriy Katsman wrote:
> 
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> 
> Hi...
> 
> I have a products database set-up with the following fields:
> 
> code    title    description    ....     ...    ..    ..    ....
> ud1    ud2    ud3    ud4    ud5    ud6    ud7 .... ud20
> 
> Now... ud1 - ud20 are user defined fields (or specifications in other
> words)... Most of the time... only 6,7 or 8 of them are defined... and
> the rest are just blank.
> 
> How can I display only the fields that are defined in loop on
> flypage.html?
> I tried using [perl interpolate=1]... [/perl] stuff... but [item-field
> ud$i] produces [item-field ud1], [item-field ud2] and so on output and
> they don't get interpolated (displayed as is)...
> 
> HOWEVER... using [item-field ud1] or [item-field ud2] in [perl] produces
> the right output (gets interpolated)...
> WHY???
> 
> if it can substitute $i for a number.... why can't it interpolate it at
> the same time?
> 
> Thanks for the help...
> 
> any ideas on how to do what i need will be appreciated
> 

Hi Dmitriy,

i donīt know, if i have understand you right. But this might be a
suggestion...try this

[if-field ud1]
	the ud1 stuff
[/if-field]
[if-field ud2]
	the ud2 stuff
[/if-field]
[if-field ud2]
	the ud2 stuff
[/if-field]
.
.
etc.

Joachim

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