[ic] database lookup from form variable

[interchange-users@icdevgroup.org (Stefan Hornburg Racke]

Michael Goldfarb <mikeg@contactdesigns.com> writes:

> IC 4.8.5
> 
> I must be a complete moron (or more likely have a syntax error), but I am
> trying to do a simple if/else statement to test to see if a certain item is
> in a catalog when a user enters its SKU number into a form field.
> 
> 
> Here is the code I have tried:
> 
> [if data products::sku::"[value sku_test]"]
> It is available
> [else]
> It is not available
> [/else]
> [/if]
> 
> I can print [value sku_test] correctly on the following page both above and
> below the "if" statement so I know it is correct, but no matter what syntax
> I try I cannot get this to work.

You need to use parameters with op= and term=, it is 
explained in the documentation.

Ciao
        Racke

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