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Aug 16, 2002, 12:29 PM

Evoir

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Aug 16, 2002, 12:29 PM

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Show in all but 1 or two categories

I am still rtying to keep using only one template set (and one category page) and I use a "random" on the category page. I want to be able to have the system only show the random if it is not in cat x and y

so, it will show it if it is in any other category. (seems like the best approach if most categories I do want it to show, right?)

What would the if statement be for this, and how could I have more than 1 item that is is not?

Thanks. Smile

My site is rocking because of LinksSQL (and all the help you have given me)!

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Aug 16, 2002, 12:46 PM

katabd

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Aug 16, 2002, 12:46 PM

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Re: [Evoir] Show in all but 1 or two categories In reply to

Hi

Try <%if ID eq XX%>

something

<%endif%>
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Aug 16, 2002, 1:01 PM

Evoir

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Aug 16, 2002, 1:01 PM

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Thanks katabd,

I am hoping to not have to add a list of all the categories. Instead, I'd like to list the ones that I want the item to NOT show up in. The idea is like this

<%ifnot category x,z%>

something

<%endif%>

So that if it is NOT one of the listed categories, then it will show the item (in my case, a random link)

So, I don't know how to write the ifnot and I don't know how to name more than one category in the ifnot.

Smile

I really like the picture you ahve of the baby. Made me smile.

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Aug 16, 2002, 1:08 PM

katabd

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Aug 16, 2002, 1:08 PM

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Ok

someone correct me if I ma wrong..

that does require a plug in to do..

the simple way i think will be to add a field to the category table called something..

then default it to NO and set the once you want to display the random link to Yes..

then do

<%if something eq Yes%>

whatever

<%endif%>

>>I really like the picture you ahve of the baby. Made me smile.

Thanks
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Aug 16, 2002, 1:46 PM

yogi

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Aug 16, 2002, 1:46 PM

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Try this global, I call it "get_hide_random":

Code:
sub { 
    my $cat_id = shift; 
    my @hidden_cats = qw/1 2 4 56 124 345/;  
    return { hide_random => scalar grep /^$cat_id$/, @hidden_cats}; 
}

and use as

Code:
<%get_hide_random($ID)%> 
<%unless hide_random%> 
    show your random stuff 
<%endunless%>

Ivan
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Aug 16, 2002, 1:49 PM

katabd

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Aug 16, 2002, 1:49 PM

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That sounds way nicer than my idea.... Blush

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Aug 16, 2002, 3:53 PM

Evoir

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Aug 16, 2002, 3:53 PM

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Yogi, as always. Thank you. That was a beautiful solution. Thanks.

Aug 17, 2002, 8:33 AM

Andy

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Aug 17, 2002, 8:33 AM

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Why not just add a new field? Something like;

<%DoShow%>

Then, in the templatesd use something like;

<%if DoShow%>
stuff here
<%else%>
other stuff here
<%endif%>

Unsure

Andy (mod)
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