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Re: [mv] changing __LEFTHANDSIDE__
****** message to minivend-users from Kareef Huggins <xellos@netzero.net> ******
Ah, I didn't know about that.
never had to change my html pages on the fly.
thanks for enlightining me ^_^
Gideon van Gelder wrote:
> ****** message to minivend-users from "Gideon van Gelder" <gideon@swingmaster.nl> ******
>
> Hi,
>
> Let me get this straight:
>
> the [file] and [include] tags pull the data
> right out of the .html or .-file and no restart is required.
>
> the __VARIABLE__ -solution is probably faster, since it pulls
> the data out of the memory, I guess, but in order to put it
> there, MV has to read the file variable(.html) at start-up,
> so each time your change it you have to restart.
>
> Bottom line, don't want to restart, use [include].
> Want faster performance, with having to restart, use __VARIABLE__,
> i.e. __LEFTSIDE__.
>
> Bye,
>
> -Gideon
>
> (I'm not sure about the performance part, but I think I'm about
> right)
>
> > ****** message to minivend-users from Kareef Huggins
> <xellos@netzero.net> ******
> >
> > from my experience, that is not the case, it reads it on startup.
> whenever i change something
> > in these html files, i have to restart the server.
> > unless i'm doing something wrong.....
> >
> > Ramsey French wrote:
> >
> > > ****** message to minivend-users from Ramsey French
> <rammjet@mindspring.com> ******
> > >
> > > In your page, replace the _LEFTSIDE_ variable with the tag:
> > >
> > > [include file=your_left_file]
> > >
> > > where your_left_file contains the pertinent HTML. Since it is pulled in
> > > each time it needs to be displayed, you can change it all you want and
> it
> > > will pull in the updated version when you next access the page.
> > >
> > > When you've got it the way you want, paste the HTML back into the
> LEFTSIDE
> > > file and restart your server to use it.
> > >
> > > On 1/19/00 8:48 PM, Barry Treahy at treahy@mmaz.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > ****** message to minivend-users from Barry Treahy
> <treahy@mmaz.com>
> > > > ******
> > > >
> > > > I could be mistaken, but my recent experience with altering leftside
> as well
> > > > as many of the
> > > > other layout elements is that they are controlled by the catalogs
> > > > configuration file and read in
> > > > at startup time. I attempted to change LEFTSIDE on the fly without
> success so
> > > > I took what is
> > > > perhaps a kloogy path and just created additional LEFTSIDE_XXX's in
> the
> > > > catalog config file and
> > > > made the appropriate references in the actual page. Worked fine, but
> if there
> > > > is a mroe dynamic
> > > > method, I too would be interested.
> > > >
> > > > Barry
> > > >
> > > > Michael James wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> ****** message to minivend-users from Michael James
> > > >> <mwjames@ak.planet.gen.nz> ******
> > > >>
> > > >> Hi All,
> > > >>
> > > >> I have configured the simple catalog and am using noframes.
> > > >> The store consists of 7 shops so I have altered the page lefthandside
> to
> > > >> represent the shops and clicking on the links displays a new page
> with a
> > > >> new lefthandside e.g healthlefthandside.
> > > >> These new lefthandsides display the categories of products in each
> shop and
> > > >> when you click on a category it does a on click search which displays
> the
> > > >> results in results.html.
> > > >>
> > > >> All this is fine.
> > > >> The results.html page has the original lefthandside in it and would
> like
> > > >> to have the lefthandside associated with the shop.
> > > >> One solution is to create a new healthresults.html page and use that
> which
> > > >> works fine
> > > >>
> > > >> Since all the shops are by one owner and are to look the same I
> thought it
> > > >> would be nice for administrative purposes to only have one
> results.html and
> > > >> vary the __LEFTHANDSIDE__ variable according to the page it was
> coming
> > > >> from.
> > > >>
> > > >> Ive created a variable in my one click search
> > > >> va=new_leftside=HEALTHLEFTHANDSIDE then in my results.html page I
> have
> > > >> replace the __LEFTHANDSIDE__ with __[value new_lefthandside]__
> > > >> When I click on the link I get the results page with
> __HEALTHLEFTHANDSIDE__
> > > >> as text and no healthlefthandside
> > > >>
> > > >> Ive also tried setting va= new_leftside=healthlefthandside and
> putting
> > > >> [include pages/[new_lefthandside]] in the results page. I get no
> > > >> lefthandside displayed and the last bracket ]
> > > >>
> > > >> Any pointers or suggestions on what words to search under in the mail
> > > >> archive would be appreciated.
> > > >>
> > > >> Cheers
> > > >> Michael
> > > >>
> > > >> Planet Communications, mwjames Consulting, Pacific Consultants,
> > > >> mwjames@pl.net , mike@pacificconsult.co.nz
> > > >> Tel (09) 629 0617
> > > >> Fax (09) 629 0616
> > > >> Mob 021 708 460
> > > >>
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