Utilising catalogue numbers

[george]

It'd be handy to be able to include suppliers (naff) catalogue numbers either in the product name or product description without them actually appearing on a live site as they mean zilch to the customer...

...although it would be useful to have them on the offline site preview for re-ordering reasons.

Can this be done at all?

Ideal scenario could be to tick or activate something so a site preview (with the details that have been added), work on re-ordering used stock, then untick (or whatever), giving you back your regular page view (without grotty details).

[fergusw]

George,
How about a variable(s) which hold the data and then a block if to control if they are displayed: e.g.

Block If Variable is true
Display variable(s)
/Block

that way you could set the variable at site level and control if this block is active or not.
Then all you have to do is make sure it is "false" when uploading and "true" when previewing.

[george]

To be honest the block thingy tutorials sparked my brain onto this last week and gave me the idea (of a possible tweak) in the first place.

[fergusw]

sparked my brain

Keep it away from any tinder

Just re-read your original post and I pretty much repeated what you had just said, only in a different way

[george]

Just re-read your original post and I pretty much repeated what you had just said, only in a different way

Aye, in edukated form.

[fergusw]

Aye, in edukated form.

Yes. In an erudite and succinct manner.

....

Damn - I'm doing it again ....

[TraceyHand]

Damn - I'm doing it again ....

doing what? being a........no, I won't say it

G...sterling idea...go for it.
and when you've sussed it out, do be a dear and post your method here so we can all do it

[wjcampbe]

Create a variable to hold the info you want, settable at product level.

Add code to your product layout

			<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsNotPreviewMode%22%20%2f%3e">
	         <!--
         </actinic:block>
         <br />Re-order from: <actinic:variable name="Your variable name here" />
         <actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsNotPreviewMode%22%20%2f%3e">
	         -->
         </actinic:block>

In preview mode, the comment markers are ignored, and you see your input on screen in the preview window. On uploading the site, the comment markers are actioned, changing your input into a non-visible comment.

[jont]

Bill - wouldn't simply wrapping the lot in IsPreviewMode (or whatever the exact variable is called) only show when in Actinic and remove entirely from the code when published doing away with the <!-- html comments --> ... or have I missed something

[wjcampbe]

the variable is IsNotPreview unfortunately, so you have to back into it.

[fergusw]

There is a

<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsPreviewMode%22%20%2f%3e">
	------content-------------
</actinic:block>

IsPreviewMode variable. Would that not suffice?

[wjcampbe]

Damn - I looked - I swear I did.

Course it will

[Darren B]

How about we add it to the wish list that the product details holds more information

Cost price, Manufacturer e.t.c

I know it might take a couple of years but that is probably quicker than me doing it with blockif's

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