inserting field data into html code

[Rainy Pass]

How do I add field data to html code?

I have a database of products that exports an excel file used to upload information into an e-commerce site. I would like to include a field, in each record, that combines html code and the data from a couple of the other fields.

I am trying to combine some static code with data that changes with every record. i.e., html text "Colors:" with the data from a field containing the available colors.

How do I do this?

[CobaltSky]

Hi Rainy Pass,

The most common way to build a dynamic block of data (text or html etc) is to put the boilerplate/template for your text (html) into a global field and insert unique place-holder values into the html wherever you want a field value to be inserted. For example:

[color:gray]Your html has a [[datafield]] in it here and a [[namefield]] there...

Then, to have the contents of the relevant field appear instead of the placeholder, in each record, define a calculation field with a formula along the lines of:

Substitute( YourGlobalField; ["[[datafield]]"; YourTable::DataField]; ["[[namefield]]"; YourTable::NameField])

With this calculation in place (and ready to be exported) the tagged placeholders in your global field text will be replaced with actual field text on each record. }:(

[Rainy Pass]

Many thanks!