Re: [mv] If file exists... show it

[mikeh@minivend.com]

Quoting Handytman@aol.com (Handytman@aol.com):
>  other things in the FAQ section. Anyone have a method for getting the
>  word out? A new title for the FAQ question? Requiring people to sign a
>  statement before downloading? 8-)
> 
> Mike,
> I am sorry. I did not even think to check the FAQ. Shame on me. Thanks for 
> the reproof, much-needed as it was. Dare I ask, please indulge me once more. 
> I can see that for using the tag I'm using [value mv_searchspec] inside the 
> [if-file] tag, there needs to be some "quoting". What I tried originally is:
> [if file /opt2/home3/titanicmemorabilia/public_html/titanic/images/sys/[value 
> mv_searchspec].gif]
> 
> Doesn't work. Neither does quoting the [value mv_searchspec] tag:
> [if file 
> /opt2/home3/titanicmemorabilia/public_html/titanic/images/sys/"[value 
> mv_searchspec]".gif]

	=item file

	Tests for existence of a file. Useful for placing image
	tags only if the image is present.

		[if file /home/user/www/images/[item-code].gif]
		<IMG SRC="[item-code].gif">
		[/if]

		or 

		[if type=file term="/home/user/www/images/[item-code].gif"]
		<IMG SRC="[item-code].gif">
		[/if]

	The C<file> test requires that the I<SafeUntrap> directive contains
	C<ftfile> (which is the default).

This is what I mean. The *concept* is not getting across.

This is positional:

	[if file somefile]

This is named and quoted attributes (just like HTML):

	[if type=file term=somefile]

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