Category help

[CotswoldAdvisor]

Hi,
im trying to include a weather script from another site into my detail_link.
Now in the script i want to specify the place by using the info from the category but i dont know the code to do this.
EXAMPLE
Top>Bourton On The Water>Accommodation

I need the code to capture the Bourton On The water bit, ie the first Category.
Is it <$category$> ?
i tried the above and it didnt seem to work, is it <$cat_1$> or something similar?
Any help much appreciated.

[Bruceper]

You need to use <%$whateverhere$> so give <%$category%> a try

[seveneth]

Try this one on your detail_link.html template :

<%php%>
$cats = explode(' > ', $this->get_template_vars('category_path'));
$this->assign('main_cat_name', $cats[0]);
<%/php%>

Now, the first category should be available in <%$main_cat_name%> var.
Hope it helps.

[CotswoldAdvisor]

Try this one on your detail_link.html template :


Now, the first category should be available in <%$main_cat_name%> var.
Hope it helps.

I give that a try tonight, Thanks for your help.