Re: [mv] Detailed product info strategies

[Hans-Joachim Leidinger <jojo@buchonline.net>]

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Simon B schrieb:
> 
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> cfm@maine.com <cfm@maine.com> kindly wrote:
> 
> >We generally strip everything possible out of our products
> >db and put details in a second aux db.  "very" detailed information,
> >typically specs, would go in another.  You might have a
> >field in products (or aux) that keys to the specs table; it is
> >very common for one spec to apply to many products.
> >
> >A category page might need only products, an intermediary might
> >look at products joined with aux, and nothing but flypages
> >and searches would look at specs.
> >
> 
> I have gone the "aux db" route but am having difficulty with
> "if" statements. (Note: First field in my arbitary database is the item code)
> 
> I can pull arbitary data into a flypage using
> [data auxdb::code::[item-code]] no problem.
> 
> But "if" statements do not seem to find anything.
> I have tried these statements and the "if" always fails:
> 
> [if data auxdb::code::[item-code]]
> There is additional info in the arbitary database
> [/if]
> 
> Bubkiss
> 
> or
> 
> [if data auxdb::code::[item-code]]
> There is additional info in the arbitary database
> [else]
> Bubkiss
> [/else]
> [if]
> 
> nor
> 
> [if data auxdb::code]
> There is additional info in the arbitary database
> [/if]
> 
> nor
> 
> [set code][item-code][/set]
> [if type=data term="auxdb::code::[scratch code]"]
> There is extra information.
> [else]
> No extra information.
> [/else]
> [/if]
> 
> tried also
> 
> [if item_data auxdb::about]
> Got it
> [/if]

Try

[seti dummy][data auxdb::code::[item-code]] [/seti]
[if scratch dummy]
There is extra information.
[/if]

or try the [if-data...] tag.

Joachim



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