Linking to extended info pages from new products 7 bestsellers lists

[Design2Please]

I have managed to get this to work from all section pages etc using:

<a href="<actinic:variable name="ExtendedInfoPageEncoded" />"</a>

However the problem with using this is that it does not work from the homepage because the homepage url is www.designtoplease.co.uk/ whereas for the above link to work the page needs to have the url containing www.designtoplease.co.uk/acatalog/.

Have tried searching the forum but didnt seem to find anything on this.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Hope this all makes sense.

[cdicken]

I suggest using the variable 'CatalogURL' to automatically include the 'http://www.yoursite.co.uk/acatalog/' address in front of the filename.

However, you will need to hide this variable with the following condition...

<actinic:variable name="IsBrochureHomePage" /> == TRUE

That way - the CatalogURL variable will only appear on the home page.

[Design2Please]

Hi, i get the idea of what you have suggested but not quite sure i follow how the coding would look.

here is my home page best sellers list coding at the moment:

<p class="text_product_small_info_heading"><font color="000000"><actinic:variable name="ProductName" /></font></p>
<div class="product_image_cost">




<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22ProductImageFileName%22%20%2f%3e%20%21%3d%20%22%22">
<a href="<actinic:variable name="ExtendedInfoPageEncoded" />" class="product_section"><img src="<actinic:variable name="ProductThumbnailImageFileName" />" alt="<actinic:variable name="ProductName" />" border="0"/></a>
</actinic:block>
</div>
<div>
<p class="text_product_small_info_price"><font color="000066" size="2">
<Actinic:PRICES PROD_REF="<actinic:variable name="ProductReference" />" RETAIL_PRICE_PROMPT="<Actinic:Variable Name="ProductPriceDescription"/>">
<actinic:variable value="Marketing Price List" name="PriceListRetail" />
</Actinic:PRICES>
</font> </p>

<a href="<actinic:variable name="ExtendedInfoPageEncoded" />" class="product_section"><font size="2"><strong>MORE INFO</strong></font></a></p>
</div>

would i just need to add the catalogurl variable infront of the ExtendedInfoPageEncoded one?

Would it be possible for you to show me using my code above how the coding should look.

Sorry but cant quite think how to implement it.

[cdicken]

Hi there

Try the following code:

<p class="text_product_small_info_heading"><font color="000000"><actinic:variable name="ProductName" /></font></p>
<div class="product_image_cost">
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22ProductImageFileName%22%20%2f%3e%20%21%3d%20%22%22">
<a href="<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsBrochureHomePage%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20TRUE"><actinic:variable name="CatalogURL" /></actinic:block><actinic:variable name="ExtendedInfoPageEncoded" />" class="product_section"><img src="<actinic:variable name="ProductThumbnailImageFileName" />" alt="<actinic:variable name="ProductName" />" border="0"/></a>
</actinic:block>
</div>
<div>
<p class="text_product_small_info_price"><font color="000066" size="2">
<Actinic:PRICES PROD_REF="<actinic:variable name="ProductReference" />" RETAIL_PRICE_PROMPT="<Actinic:Variable Name="ProductPriceDescription"/>">
<actinic:variable value="Marketing Price List" name="PriceListRetail" />
</Actinic:PRICES>
</font> </p>

<a href="<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsBrochureHomePage%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20TRUE"><actinic:variable name="CatalogURL" /></actinic:block><actinic:variable name="ExtendedInfoPageEncoded" />" class="product_section"><font size="2"><strong>MORE INFO</strong></font></a></p>
</div>

[Design2Please]

Cheers will give this a try tonight, based on preivous responses from yourself im sure this should solve the problem.

Many Thanks

[Design2Please]

Hi Chris,

Just wanted to say thanks for thwe help, got it all working now.

Regards