[ic] user-dependent products.txt

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hi list

here´s a problem that has me stumped but someone else could possibly (and
hopefully) solve with a quick glance.

I have a pulldown menu generated from the area.txt which retrieves the data
from the products.txt.. but to complicate things :) we would like to specify
a set list of products dependent on who the user is logged in as... 
eg. we have a products.txt with 100 articles.. all of which are viewable by
USERA but 50 viewable by USERB

here´s the pulldown:

<FORM NAME="myform">
<SELECT NAME="dest" SIZE=1 ONCHANGE="leapto(this.form)">
<option SELECTED value=""><font color=ffffff>Choose a product:</option>
[loop search="
	fi=area.txt
	tf=sort
	ra=yes
	rf=code,name
	un=yes

		sf=which_page
			op=rm
	[if scratch page_class]
		se=all|[scratch page_class][set page_class][/set]
	[else]
		se=all|@@MV_PAGE@@
	[/else]
	[/if]
" prefix=box]
<option value="[area 
		href=scan
		search='
		sf=category
		se=[box-code]
		va=category=[box-code]
		']">[box-param name]</option>
[/loop]
</select>
</form>

the above code is in it´s own frame called menu.html which only gets
accessed after the initial login!

So the bit i´m stumped at it..
Do i specify in the login page which menu.html gets loaded dependent on
who´s logged in?
Or do i put a restriction in the pulldown menu with some kind of fancy if
logged/then loop? 
Or do i filter the return of ALL products in the results.html? 
And lastly is what i´d like to do at all possible with minivend and if so
then how?

any clues or hints much appreciated!

thanks,
alasdair


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