Re: [mv] [loop arg="[random]"]

[cfm@maine.com]

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On Thu, Jul 20, 2000 at 08:10:33PM -0400, Victor Nolton wrote:
> ******    message to minivend-users from Victor Nolton <ven@pragakhan.com>     ******
> 
> Okay this may be simple.
> 
> Customer wants to have 10 files that are editable (just like the 
> random1.html...random10.html). BUT each one be named something 
> specific like
> books.html,videos.html,cds.html. Each one would contain 4 item numbers.
> 
> BUT the random files can only be used on the appropriate page. they 
> want it to act just like random and it would NOT be cached (aka no 
> need to restart to be updated).
> 
> Like I said this may be simple.
> 
> Minivend 3.14

We do something like that this way:

Give the client a directory in userland (we don't let clients
edit minivend directly).  We call it "static" for, well, historical
reasons.  ;^)

They can place files in static directory that correspond to
pagenames, or maybe to searchspec.

Suppose mv_searchspec was "videos".

stat path_to_static
if exists
  include it
else
  include a default


In your case you need to go another level of abstraction,
stat path_to_static
if exists
  read it; select one at random; generate the include; include it
else
  default

I'd question that "4".  Client might think that's making your life
easier.  You could just as well select any one from category
books, video, etc... OR maybe he wants to feature some more than
others.  Or does he want exactly "4".


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