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Nov 11, 2005, 6:59 PM

socrates

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Nov 11, 2005, 6:59 PM

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converting state abbreviations to full state names in templates

In my links2. in site_html_templates.pl I had this sub to convert state abbreviations to full state names to be returned back to my link, category, detailed and other templates.

sub state_name {
my $state = shift;
my %abr = (
AL => "Alabama",
AK => "Alaska",
AZ => "Arizona",
etc.,
WI => "Wisconsin",
WY => "Wyoming",
);
return $abr{$state};
}

Then use in &load_template routines, use
state_full => state_name ($rec{'State'}),

How can I do this in links sql?
Thank you!

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socrates: Nov 11, 2005, 7:00 PM

Nov 8, 2012, 2:08 AM

sangiro

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Nov 8, 2012, 2:08 AM

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Re: [socrates] converting state abbreviations to full state names in templates In reply to

**Bump**

Andy - is there an elegant way to do this? Smile

Safe swoops
Sangiro

Nov 8, 2012, 5:06 AM

eupos

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Nov 8, 2012, 5:06 AM

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Re: [sangiro] converting state abbreviations to full state names in templates In reply to

Hi Sangiro,

It's easy actually, you don't have to change anything!

Just paste the global code in to template globals:

Code:
sub {  
  my $state = shift;  
  my %abr = (  
    AL => "Alabama",  
    AK => "Alaska", 
    etc... 
    AZ => "Arizona",  
    WI => "Wisconsin",  
    WY => "Wyoming" 
  );  
  return $abr{$state};  
}