Re: [mv] [perl] my $problem = "Can't figure out conditionals and writes" [/p...

[Handytman@aol.com]

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In a message dated 8/15/00 11:00:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
zack@augustine.com writes:

> [perl]
>  // Let's get to my first problem
>        $CurrentProblem = 1;
>  // I'm not sure this variable gets set the way I think it does
>  // (i.e. for use in later perl islands)
>  [/perl]
>  
>  
>  . . . HTML & minivend (interchange 4.5.5) tags, &tc . . . 
>  
>  
>  [loop search . . .]
>  
>  [perl]
>  // On to the next problem
>       $CurrentProblem++;
>  // I can't seem to get conditionals to evaluate, based on
>  // the initialization from the first perl island, and subsequent
>  // autoincrementations. . .
>       if ($CurrentProblem == "3") {
>             $Document->write("Let's a special message for the third loop 
only.
>  . .");
>       }
>  
>  // The idea is to print 3 columns of thumnails on each row
>  // until the query runs out of records.  Unfortunately, my
>  // code does NOT accomplish this.  I'm sure I'm missing
>  // something silly.
>  // Thanks in advance.

Zack,
Actually, you can skip the perl calls and accomplish your table formatting 
with straight MV tags. Try the [item-alternate][/item-alternate] container 
tags. From the docs:

>> Set up an alternation sequence. If the item-increment is divisible by N,
>> the text will be displayed. If an [else]NOT DIVISIBLE TEXT[/else] is
>> present, then the NOT DIVISIBLE TEXT will be displayed.
>> For example:
>>    [item-alternate 2]EVEN[else]ODD[/else][/item-alternate]
>>    [item-alternate 3]BY 3[else]NOT by 3[/else][/item-alternate]

Regards,
Rob Maurer
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