Re: [mv] Image if "really" exists

[James Johnson <junglejj@swbell.net>]

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Hello Russ,

You can bypass the image field altogether if it is appropriate for
your installation. If all your item images are all in the same
location and are named via sku then you can use code like this in the
pages that display images:

[if file path/to/images/[item-code].JPG] <IMG
SRC="[item-code].JPG">[/if]

This way your customer can do whatever he wants to the image field in
the database and it wont matter.

Or you can do this (as you requested):

[if file path/to/item_images/[item-field image]
<IMG SRC="[item-field image]>[if]

I am pretty sure about the second thing... but I KNOW the first will
work.  I have begun to strongly advise (read force) my clients to name
their images based on sku.  It just makes sense all the way around.
But my latest installation has 0 database entries for image files, and
all the client (or me) has to do is know where to upload the image
files and -poof- they are in the cart.

Best regards,
James
flam@bigfoot.com
http://mp3.com/laterain

Thursday, June 15, 2000, you wrote:
MN> ******    message to minivend-users from "Mediaservices Network"
MN> <support@mediaservices.net>     ******

MN> Hi All,

MN> I have a dreaded client that insists on giving me a DB with an entry in the
MN> 'image' field, but does not exist on the server (he is reluctant to update
MN> the new photos in a timely basis even though I made him a click and upload
MN> via browser interface). :o(

MN> My Question, is there a way in the [if-item-field image] that it can check
MN> if the image is 'really there' or detect the 404 and not execute the IF
MN> statement? (BTW: my images come from another dedicated machine I own and not
MN> the client's domain web server which is serving *Minivend).

MN> Q2 - Sorry I am learning

MN> I need to search the field 'price' for everything less than 4.98, I have
MN> tried every rage search code I can for hours and see only products less than
MN> 4.98 but stopping at 4.00 (not listing items below 3.99).

MN> Thanks in advance for any advice

MN> Thank You
MN> Russ Smith
MN> Mediaservices Network

MN> Site I am designing;
MN> http://hardtofindcds.com/cds


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