Removing spaces from Netquotevar:productref

[Nick]

Hi all

We're linking a client's product pages to an external site with a stock database so that shoppers can view the stock availibility of an item in a pop-up window.

Linking to the external database is quite straight forward - all we do is add NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTREF to the relevant link code in the product template and Actinic generates a full URL to the external DB with the correct product code in the link.

The problem is that a lot of the client's products have spaces in the product reference and the above NQV interprets this as   and includes this in the link. Unfortunately, the external DB doesn't like   - It wants to see an actual space in the product code.

i.e. A product ref of "ABC 123" should appear as such and not as "ABC 123"

Any suggestions on how we can get NQV:ProductRef to not insert   into the link?

Thanks

Nick

[NormanRouxel]

You could use JavaScript to generate the link and strip out that  

E.g.

<script language=JavaScript>
<!--
document.write('<a href="http://whatever.com?link=' + 'NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTREF'.replace(/&nbsp;/g,' ') + '">Click here</a>');
// -->
</script>

This is untested but should work barring typos.

Norman

PS there's also an additional netquotevar NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTREFERENCE that may generate a cleaner value.

[NormanRouxel]

I just tested this claner option and it works fine. Use NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTREFERENCE and you're fixed. Wish I'd saved typing that lot above.

Norman

[Nick]

Thanks Norman

NQV:PRODUCTREFERENCE worked perfectly.

Regards

Nick