PHP Coding Errors Limiting Description

[Darren B]

OK i hope someone here will have an idea on how to resolve this one

i am using the hack for the mini best seller layout out that reduces the text to 10 words, i have imported a site in v9 to mess with and i get errors when uploading, it is the hack but i dont know how to fix it my knowledge of php is ermmm limited to say the least.

the actual hack works without any problems but when i click on the error it takes me to the block statement <actinic:block php="true" >

Thanks in advance
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[los_design]

Have you hard coded it into the design layout Daz or are you using it inside !!<<ACTINIC>>!! content?

(When will they listen and stop making us use !!<<>>!! with HTML

[Darren B]

Nope hardcoded into the minibest sellers layout

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[los_design]

Course you have....what was I thinking

Give me sometime and I will replicate a similar set up here and report back mate.

How goes it BTW...

[Darren B]

it gos ok

it annoys me that this works fine in V8, but actinic insists there is an error when there is not, the improved error handling is ermm better identification but incorrect results

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[los_design]

it gos ok

it annoys me that this works fine in V8, but actinic insists there is an error when there is not, the improved error handling is ermm better identification but incorrect results

D

Jury still out here mate on v9, seems bloated and sluggish when dealing with high volume stores...seems to have been made to look pretty rather than effective with some serious ommissions from the wishlist/dev requests (erg cost price).

Anyho, BOT, been working a lot with PHP lately and have it running smooth as you say in V8 but will pop this in for you and hopefully spot something, can you PM me the code segment you are using mate please so I can compare (if that is OK).

Regards

[TraceyHand]

not had any problems with mine.
I use the php hack, to limit the text, in my homepage marketing lists and V9 is not reporting any coding errors for me.

errrrrrrrr....you broke it?

*runs and hides*

[Darren B]

dont you bloody start Bill had a pop yesterday

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[TraceyHand]

dont you bloody start Bill had a pop yesterday

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pmsl
you saw that then?
Made me chuckle, that did!

[los_design]

Working OK here Dazza

Can you send me that code so I can see what differs mate please.

Wotcha Trace....how ya doin?

[Darren B]

This is the code im using

<p class="text_product_small_info"><actinic:block php="true" >
$sShort = "";
$nCount = 0;
$sOriginal = "<actinic:variable encoding="perl" name="ProductDescription" selectable="false" />"; 
foreach(explode(" ", $sOriginal) as $sWord)
    {
   if ($nCount > 10)
       {
       $sShort .= "...";
       break;
       }
   $sShort .= $sWord . " ";
   $nCount++;
   }
   
echo $sShort;
</actinic:block><br>

Probably all wrong
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[NormanRouxel]

Try

$sOriginal = '<actinic:variable encoding="perl" name="ProductDescription" selectable="false" />';

If you use encoding="perl" you should be using single quotes around the variable.

[TraceyHand]

and I can confirm that mine IS in single quotes which could account for why I don't have the error

[Darren B]

Norman your a star

Thank you, well thats something for me to remember in the future, bloody double quotes

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[los_design]

Dazza....

remember actinic has always been awkward.

Remember the db image fiasco of 2005 \ or / you decided LOL.

Alls well that ends well.