Need $category_name in detail_link

[pimpmaster]

Is it possible to get the variable $category_name to show in the detail_link template? I can use it properly in the detail template.

I only want to show the current category value and not the entire path as I get with $category_path. I'm using continents as level 1 and countries as level 2 and only want to show the current country name.

Any ideas?

[Bruceper]

$category_name is available so it should work

<%$category_name%> is how it's called.

[pimpmaster]

Bruceper, that was my initial idea as well, but nothing shows in detail_link when using <%$category_name%>. However, it shows in detail.

I'm confused...

[Bruceper]

It doesn't work on Deluxe either, kinda weird.

What if you added to detail.html just before detail_link.html is called.

And in the meantime I'll see if I can find out why it doesn't work.

[dody]

It will work with detail.html, but not detail_link.html.
Nakos is now working adding $category_name in detail_link.html, and it will also make this $category_name can be used in all kind of ....rows.html files.

[mpdaddy]

The line numbers I am referencing are may or may not be correct in your file.

Line 778 in link.class.php is

$category_path_with_link_1stonly = $category_path_with_link;

Directly below that insert this:

$category_name           = $category_obj->GetCategoryName($category_id);

Now on line 1037 you will see this bach of code:

        $tpl->assign('chk_box', $chk_box);
        $tpl->assign('category_path', $category_path);
        $tpl->assign('category_path_1stonly', $category_path_1stonly);
        $tpl->assign('category_path_with_link', $category_path_with_link);
        $tpl->assign('category_path_with_link_1stonly', $category_path_with_link_1stonly);
        $tpl->assign('disp_url', $disp_url);
        $tpl->assign('link_icon', $link_icon);

Insert this directly below it:

$tpl->assign('category_name', $category_name);

The category name is not passed to the detail_link file. This will pass it to the file. You then call it with <%$category_name%> as you did earlier.

Regards
Wayne

[FSGDAG]

This might be an extremely dumb question, but hey... I have no pride, so I'll ask it anyways!

Is there no way to make it so that any variable can be called from any .html file?!?!?

[Bruceper]

To do that would mean moving all varialbes into one file, which honestly isn't a bad idea, but difficult to do since IndexU is a mature product.

That's something that you would do for say Deluxe v2.0 which could be a total rewrite of the entire script (no i'm not saying we''re doing it, I'm saying that what COULD be done).

[nakos]

for this case, we have been added codes to views category name fields. We define the category name fields as category_name, category_name1 and category_name2.

so you only add this syntaxs (<%$category_name%>, <%$category_name1%> and <%$category_name2%>) on your template.

you can download on svn (949)

[Bruceper]

Of course this is for Deluxe, it could be adapted for 5.x but I haven't looked.

[echo@]

Is there any way we could have a function that printed the current category url.

I know its of the subject

[pimpmaster]

Excellent mpdaddy. Your solution works fine for me. Thanks a lot. Rep given