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global to read any value from any category ?

Sep 24, 2003, 3:50 AM
fff
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Sep 24, 2003, 3:50 AM
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global to read any value from any category ?
Hi all,

I have searched all around in the forum (load/ read value/field...) but I can't find Unimpressed

How would a global be that would accept two parameters :
  • the ID of any category
  • the name of any field of the category


--> and return the value of that field in this category.

Please help Smile as my perl knowledge *only* tells me that it would probably need twice "shift" & then read the DB ... how ???

As this would be a very general function & commun problem, it could be in the ressource for LSQL (?)

thanks

Fabrice
Sep 24, 2003, 4:24 AM
Andy
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Sep 24, 2003, 4:24 AM
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Re: [fff] global to read any value from any category ? In reply to
Try this;

Code:
sub {

my $ID = $_[0];
my $Field = $_[1];

my $table = $DB->table('Category');
my $sth = $table->select( { ID => $ID } );
my $val;
while (my $hit = $sth->fetchrow_hashref) {
$val = $hit->{$Field};
}

return $val;

}

Call with;

<%global_name($ID,'FieldName')%>

Cheers

Andy (mod)
andy@ultranerds.co.uk
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