Problem setting a variable default when using a ezurl get

Thursday 09 September 2004 9:11:47 am

Hi there,

I'm trying to use the 'let,default' function documented at http://ez.no/ez_publish/documentation/development/libraries/ez_template/functions/function_list

It has a working example of:

{let var1=42 var2='forty-two'}
{default var1=53}
Variables: {$var1} ({$var2})
{/default}
{/let}

I'm trying to use this with a ezurl get, so I have:

{let carat=ezhttp( 'search_carat', 'get' )}
{default carat=53}
Carat equals: {$carat}
{/default}
{/let}

If the value of carat exists in the url, everything is fine. But if its not there the default statement doesnt work - with no info in the url, i.e. there is nothing to get the value of $carat stays blank?...

Has anyone got an idea why this is happening, or some working code that creates a default value for a variable if there is no 'GET' information in th url?

Thanks, Steve.

http://www.oneworldmarket.co.uk

Thursday 07 October 2004 1:36:05 am

Hi,

No replies - but would have thought this is possible, if not a pretty usual requirement.

Has anyone had nay experience of setting a default for a variable populated by a GET if it exists? Ez, can you give some input here?

Thanks, Steve.

http://www.oneworldmarket.co.uk

Thursday 07 October 2004 3:32:35 am

Tried:

{let cut=(ezhttp('search_cut','get'),53)}

but get error message:

parser error @ design/gia/override/templates/search_stones.tpl:1[8]
Extra characters found, should have been a whitespace or the end of the expression
Characters: '(ezhttp('search_cut','get'),53)'

Any other thoughts?

Regards, Steve.

http://www.oneworldmarket.co.uk

Friday 08 October 2004 9:45:47 am

Paul,

I had missed first_set out.

Its working perfectly now :) - cheers!

Steve.

http://www.oneworldmarket.co.uk