Re: [mv] dynamic variable names and ifs enigma

[adam@opusvl.com]

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cfm@maine.com wrote:
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> On Fri, Jul 28, 2000 at 01:01:08PM +0100, adam@opusvl.com wrote:
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> >
> > --\/---snipet----------
> >
> >
> > [value name="dynamic_flag" set="3"]
> > [value name="dynamic_var-[value dynamic_flag]" set="some text"]
> 
> You can try:
>  [value name="dynamic_var-[[value dynamic_flag]]" set="some text"]
> That's maybe a minivend 2ism  ;^)  At any rate, minivend is
> almost certinly not interpolating [value dynamic_flag] **before**
> the other [values].  I'd do it in perl, maybe someone else can
> point out how in tags.
> 
> Minivend tags are not proceedural.
> 
> cfm
> 

the seting of the value works.. proven by the fact that I can call the
value
out again. 


> > <br>
> > value name="dynamic_var-[value dynamic_flag]" : [value
> > name="dynamic_var-[value dynamic_flag]"]
> >
> > [comment]
> >         so far so good, displays good and correct
> > [/comment]

however I can not perform If upon the dynamic variable name :(


> >
> > [if value name="dynamic_var-[value dynamic_flag]"]
> >         value exists
> >  [else]
> >         value does not exist
> >  [/else]
> > [/if]
> >
> > --/\---snipet----------
> >
> >
> > but this is where is fails
> >
> > it displays that the value does not exist :(
> >
> >
> > tried some other variations on the if all fail or not correct
> >
> >
> > [if term="[value name="dynamic_var-[value dynamic_flag]"]" ]
> >         --- fails on three levels in :( -- "]"] ---
> >
> >
> > however
> >
> > [if !value name="dynamic_var-[value dynamic_flag]"]
> >         returns only if there is a value
> > [/if]
> >
> >
> > returns
> >       "] returns only if there is a value
> >
> > works, which is the opposite to what I would expect it to do.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Any help or alternatives, would be greatly appriecated
> > becuase I feel that dynamic variable names gives MV some serious power
> >
> >
> > --
> > <really pointless tag that does nothing>
> > hmmmm
> > </really pointless tag that does nothing>
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