I am having problems. i need to have a output command that if my check box is check which the value is Yes how would be able to have the output show a Sold picture if this certain item has been sold (checked)

i have it as a checkbox command in the input, and the reason i am also doing this is, because if the value is no it would should the button to be able to buy the item.

Thanks

Jose Simonelli

You could simply use this whereever you want it displayed as an example:

|;
if ($rec{'Sold'} eq "Yes") {
print qq| $sold_gif |;
}
print qq|

I do this and then define the variable for the graphic within my .cfg file

$sold_gif = '<IMG SRC="../../img/itemsold.gif" ALT="[ Item Sold ]" WIDTH=16 HEIGHT=16 BORDER=0 ALIGN=absmiddle>';

Hope this helps

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i tried the way you showed me but nothing happened, no errors, and defenetly no Sold picture.

so i even tried

|;
if ($rec{'Sold'} eq "Yes") {
print qq| $sold_gif |;
}
print qq|
else ($rec{'Sold'} eq "No"){
print qq|
<form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart">
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="jsimonelli\@artyko.com">
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="$rec{'Title'}">
<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="$rec{'Price'}">
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://simonelli.artyko.com">
<input type="hidden" name="cancel_return" value="http://simonelli.artyko.com">
<input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/images/sc-but-03.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!">
<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">
</form>
|;
}
print qq|



and this one game me an error.

What should i do. i just need that if a painting is sold it dispalyas a Sold graphic instead of the paypal payment button



thanks

Jose

The reason for the error in your second example is the stray print qq| just before the } else

This:

else ($rec{'Sold'} eq "No"){

Needs to be:

elsif ($rec{'Sold'} eq "No"){

too.

Or

} else {

well i tried that

|;
if ($rec{'Sold'} eq "Yes") {
print qq| $sold_gif |;
}
elsif ($rec{'Sold'} eq "No"){
print qq|
<form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart">
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="jsimonelli\@artyko.com">
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="$rec{'Title'}">
<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="$rec{'Price'}">
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://simonelli.artyko.com">
<input type="hidden" name="cancel_return" value="http://simonelli.artyko.com">
<input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/images/sc-but-03.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!">
<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">
</form>
|;
}
print qq|



and now it doesnt even show wether its Sold or show the Add to cart picture. I dont know whats going on. and when i pull up the source from the page, it doesnt show any code for either of them.



Please help

Thanks

Jose Simonelli

That probably means $rec{Sold} is undefined. Try printing it.

Using if/else instead of if/elsif will solve that.