Re: [ic] Want to use new module/library in embedded Perl code

[cfm@maine.com]

> The best I was able to do was create a GlobalSub in the interchange.cfg
> file:
> 
> GlobalSub <<EOF
> sub count_orders {
> return "this is returned from count_orders subroutine.\n";
> }
> EOF

You don't have these modules, but the syntax is the same.
I'm pretty sure you can "use" (vs "require").


#############
## merchants_shipping

UserTag merchants_shipping Order base
UserTag merchants_shipping Routine <<EOF
sub {
        require MV::Merchants;
        require MV::Shipping;
        my($M,$adj,%opt);

        $opt{config}=$Vend::Cfg->{CatalogName};
        $adj=0;
        $M=&MV::Merchants::load_merchant(\%opt,$Vend::Session->{values}); # stubbed everywhere
        $opt{shipping_rules}=$M->{$opt{config}}{shipping_rules} if defined($M);
        $adj+=&MV::Shipping::base_item_shipping(\%opt,$opt{shipping_rules}) if ($opt{shipping_rules});
        $adj+=&MV::Shipping::extra_item_shipping(\%opt,$opt{shipping_rules}) if ($opt{shipping_rules});
        $adj+=&MV::Shipping::gift_certificate_shipping(\%opt,$opt{shipping_rules}) if ($opt{shipping_rules});
        return $adj;
}
EOF

Frankly, I think
the issue is you are taking too big a first bite.  Write a
little perl module that just opens, writes and closes a file.
Call that perl module.  Get it to work.  They are all the same 
after that.

> So then I tried creating a regular subroutine in the interchange.cfg file:
> Sub <<EOF
> sub sort_cart_by_quantity {
> my $out = 'This is a test!!!';
> return $out;
> }
> EOF
> 
> But again I couldn't call it from my embedded perl code in my html pages:
> [perl]
> return sort_cart_by_quantity();
> [/perl]

Is that right?  I bet you created a nameless sub that has
a compiled sub in it, sort_cart_by_quantity.  I'm not sure about
that Sub syntax in cfg - never used it.  Check Config.pm and see
how it gets parsed.


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Christopher F. Miller, Publisher                             cfm@maine.com
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