CDML - Question about using [FMP-If]

[WalterC]

I'm assume (which might be my first problem) this is a really simple [FMP-If] statement I'm trying to do.

I have several database fields that I only want to show on a web page if there's data in the field. These are standard text fields, not things like a checkbox or yes/no field.

I would like to do something like:

[FMP-If: FieldName .neq. null/blank] [/FMP-If]

Or something like this. I don't want the field to show if there's no text in it, and to show if there is text in the filed. I know the syntax about wouldn't work, as it would look for "null/blank".

Maybe I need to use an If, Else statement -- but I still don't know how to block a blank field or the syntax for it using FMP-If.

Any assistance would be great - thanks!

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Walter

[jonesy17]

[FMP-If: FieldName.eq.]

<!-- field is blank so nothing happens -->

[FMP-Else]

<!-- field contains seomthing -->

There are [FMP-Field: FieldName] colours to choose from.

[/FMP-If]

By rights [FMP-If: FieldName.neq.] should work (and thus not require the [FMP-Else] but my experience is sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't :-)

[WalterC]

That did the job -- thank you!

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Walter

[taishi01]

Would like to know how to make an [FMP-If] statement check for a Token, and if the token isn't present have the person redirected to another page.

Not sure how to do it the IF statment part, but I know how to get a token passed.

Any help would be appreciated.

[Garry Claridge]

Try this:

[FMP-If: CurrentToken .eq.]

		[include: filename.htm]

[FMP-Else]  

		[include: anotherFile.htm]

[/FMP-If]

Good Luck.

Garry

[taishi01]

Gary,

Thanks for the fast reply.

One quick question in the above example if I wanted to check for a specific token value (Say the number 1) would I format it as so:

[FMP-If: CurrentToken .eq.1]

[include: filename.htm]

[FMP-Else]

[include: anotherFile.htm]

[/FMP-If]

[Garry Claridge]

Yes, you can place the value to test for on the the right-hand-side of the .eq.

If you want to test a specific token you can do this:

[FMP-If:CurrentToken:3 .eq. 1]

All the best.

Garry

p.s. See if you can get hold of the "CDML Reference" database.

[taishi01]

Gary,

Thanks much

That solved all my problems. I have a copy of the old Claris Homepage and it has reference files in building CDML, but I guess I'd better read the CDML Reference database.