Using Variables in templates

[madboyo]

I guess this is a general question for future reference and my education based on a specific template mod I have tried.

Making the LOGOIMAGE into a link to the homepage.

I've searched the forums (not just the V7 forum) and have found various articles on how to achieve this.

http://community.actinic.com/showthr...oimage+as+link

http://community.actinic.com/showthr...oimage+as+link


The way I thought I would go about it was to edit the Act_LogoImage.html.

<!-- LogoImage HTML begin -->
<!-- This file is used to build the logo image markup. -->
<A HREF="index.html">
<IMG SRC="NETQUOTEVAR:IMAGEFILE"
ALT="NETQUOTEVAR:ALTERNATETEXT"
BORDER=0
NETQUOTEVAR:IMAGEHEIGHT
NETQUOTEVAR:IMAGEWIDTH
NETQUOTEVAR:OTHERIMAGEMARKUP>
<!-- This file is used to build the logo image markup. -->
<!-- LogoImage HTML end -->


I've found that when I specify "index.html" or whatever page I wish to use the link works on a live site but won't work in Offline Preview because the homepage name is prefixed with P_.

So trying to be clever I thought I would use a variable so that Actinic could manage the path dynamically so that it works for Preview and Live sites.

I checked www.w3schools.com http://www.w3schools.com/HTML/tryit....ryhtml_imglink

I searched the Adv Usr Guide and found the BASEHREF variable which is described as being the "base url of the actinic store" taken from the Network Settings.

I also looked at the Act_NavigationItem.html that was talked about in one of the above threads and saw how the variable is inserted into code but when I use the example below it doesn't work.

<!-- LogoImage HTML begin -->
<!-- This file is used to build the logo image markup. -->
<A HREF="NETQUOTEVAR:BASEHREF">
<IMG SRC="NETQUOTEVAR:IMAGEFILE"
ALT="NETQUOTEVAR:ALTERNATETEXT"
BORDER=0
NETQUOTEVAR:IMAGEHEIGHT
NETQUOTEVAR:IMAGEWIDTH
NETQUOTEVAR:OTHERIMAGEMARKUP>
<!-- This file is used to build the logo image markup. -->
<!-- LogoImage HTML end -->


When you hover over the logo the status bar of the browser shows the code i.e. netquotevar:basehref not the value assigned to that variable.

Why? What am I missing?

[peblaco]

NETQUOTEVAR:BASEHREF is the used for the base reference tag, try NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBHOMELINK instead.

[madboyo]

<!-- LogoImage HTML begin -->
<!-- This file is used to build the logo image markup. -->
<A HREF="NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBHOMELINK">
<IMG SRC="NETQUOTEVAR:IMAGEFILE"
ALT="NETQUOTEVAR:ALTERNATETEXT"
BORDER=0
NETQUOTEVAR:IMAGEHEIGHT
NETQUOTEVAR:IMAGEWIDTH
NETQUOTEVAR:OTHERIMAGEMARKUP></A>
<!-- This file is used to build the logo image markup. -->
<!-- LogoImage HTML end -->

Thank you Peblaco for the suggestion. I have tried the other variable but the end result is the same in the status bar.

After opening the file I did also spot that I omitted </A> I take it I've put it in the correct position. It is as far as the example on w3schools shows.

[madboyo]

NAVBHOMELINK doesn't exist in V7.0.7 according to the Adv Usr Guide but NAVBHOME does but again that doesn't work.

I'll try one of the other examples and edit the Act_Primary.html instead. If not I'll guess I'll settle for using http://<mysite.com>/index.html

Thanks for your help