[ic] include-like tag that parses before loop tags?

[Doug Alcorn]

"Grant" <listbox at email.com> writes:

> Is there a tag that functions similarly to [include] that is parsed
> before loop tags?  This would enable loop tags in the include file
> to be parsed after the file is "included".

I ran into this recently.  I have a very complicated page with lots of
loops in it.  To make the page easier to read and edit, I broke it
down into multiple pages using [include].  What I ended up doing was
putting the entire loop into the included file.  

The only way to "pass parameters" to the included file to control the
loop is through global scratch variables (at least afaik).  In my
case, the complicated page is a flypage and my loops are really sql
[query] tags.  So, I just [seti item_code][item-code][/seti] on the
flypage and then used [query sql="select .... from .... where
code='[scratch item_code]'...."].

Yes, this method is a little expensive with the extra lookups.  It's
not too bad though.  My tables aren't too big and good where clauses
make it fast.  Of course, IC does quite a few queries own for each
page.  I figure one or two more extras isn't too bad to gain code
clearity.
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