[ic] Accessing variables defined in the catalog.cfg

[Ed LaFrance (New Media E.M.S.)]

At 09:35 AM 10/25/2004, you wrote:

>I know this should be simple but I sure can't figure it out.  I am
>setting a variable in my catalog.cfg as such:
>
>Variable WINHOST  True
>
>I am not having success reading this variable in the receipt.html page.
>I can print out the value of the variable, but I want to make a decision
>on the value of the variable.  I have tried the following but without
>success.  I have not found examples of this in the docs, but I could
>have easily missed them.
>
>[if __WINHOST__ ]
>
>[if __WINHOST__ eq True]
>
>[if @_WINHOST_@ eq True]
>
>[if [var WINHOST] eq True]
>
>What am I doing wrong with this simple test?

You are making up syntax. For a simple boolean, This should work:

[if type=explicit compare="__WINHOST__"]
         ...
[/if]

Or if you need to qualify the string, maybe this:

[tmp var]__WINHOST__[/tmp]

[if scratch var eq True]
         ....
[elsif scratch var eq something_else]
         ---
[/elsif]
[/if]

- Ed


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