php help

[davie_ne1]

Thanks to norman a month or so ago I managed to get actinic to do some php calculation for me when the site is generated.

<actinic:block php="true">
$units = '<actinic:variable name="CUST_UNITS_PER_OUTER" encoding="perl" selectable="false" />'; // load as string in case variable empty
if ( $units != '' )
{
$cost = '<actinic:variable name="ProductPriceRaw" encoding="perl" selectable="false" />'; // load as string in case variable empty
$cost = preg_replace('/£|,/', '', $cost); // remove any £ and ,
$unitcost = $cost / $units; // do the arithmetic
printf(' £%.2f', $unitcost);
}
</actinic:block>

The above php solution gives me a cost per unit ex vat

I now need to take this one step further.

1. work out the unit cost + vat if applicable = UNIT COST INC
2. Minus the UNIT COST INC from my variable <actinic:variable name="CUST_SELL_AT" /> = PROFIT
3. then divide the PROFIT by the variable <actinic:variable name="CUST_SELL_AT" /> to give me the PROFIT ON RETURN

I know that this is a complex one but any help would be appreciated.

[NormanRouxel]

I've no free time this month so I hope someone else is willing to go to all the effort that requires.

You might consider doing it yourself - it's a matter of extending what's above but a lot of work to test as it's particular to your site.

I recommend the book PHP ın 24 Hours - that's what I use.

[davie_ne1]

I appreciate what you are saying norman

I will give it a bash tonight

Thanks for your help anyway