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Different Tags with a global ?
I have some additional databases in my links, so i have to write globals to fetch the data from them.
While i need different data from this fields on different places at my site, i ask if its possible to fetch the whole set and return not only the tag for the global but also different tags inside it?

Table Test
Field 1
Field 2


Normally i make

global testfield1
select ...
return

and

global testfield2
select ...
return

but i would like something like

global Test

select field1, field2


return field1 => value, field2 => value

and use it with

Test.field1 or something like this.

Any idea?
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Re: [Robert] Different Tags with a global ? In reply to
>>>...additional databases in my links...<<,

You mean tables, not databases, right?

I'm a little confused as to what you are asking for Unsure

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Re: [Robert] Different Tags with a global ? In reply to
Yes, you can just select both fields and then

return {Field1 => $field1, Field2 => $field2};

and then you will have the tags <%Field1%> and <%Field2%> available in the template.

To use this you need to call the global from somewhere near the top of your template (the tag wont return any values itself) and then below it you will be able to use the tags.

Laura.
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