customvar's in version 4

[hawkwind dave]

Hello all,
I'm rather new to actinic, so please forgive me if I'm asking the obvious.
In version 6, I can add CUSTOMVAR's to the page titles and alt tags in order to place extra text/keywords to the page titles and alt tags. This seems to work well, the customvar's 'cascade' down through the sections & products, and can be overwritten at any level.
However, in version 4, this doesn't seem to work at all. The closest I've got is adding customvar's to the section name
( title="customvar:extraalttext netquotevar:sectionname") .

Is it possible to use customvar's in version 4 in the same way that i've achieved in version 6? How does the customvar in v4 differ from v6?

Hope this makes sense, if not, simply reply "what?"

thanks, dave

[Kiran]

Hi David

Please tell me what steps you used to create the customvar's and also if you can please insert the code. So that I can replicate the issue and work out an answer for you.

[Steve Zodiac]

Unfortunately in version 4 the custom properties only work in the product and section templates.

[hawkwind dave]

Hi David

Please tell me what steps you used to create the customvar's and also if you can please insert the code. So that I can replicate the issue and work out an answer for you.

hi Kiren, Sorry this reply has taken so long. Basicaly, all I did was add to the title (in the html);
<title>CUSTOMVAR:FIRSTTITLE NETQUOTEVAR:PAGEHEADER NETQUOTEVAR:PAGETITLE CUSTOMVAR:LASTTITLE</title>

like that, it works in the later versions but doesn't seem to work in the older versions (as steve zodiac pointed out). I suppose the obvious solution is to sell them a newer version of actinic, but if there's a way around it, it would be handy to know.

thanks all the same

[cdicken]

I don't think there is a way around it in v4.

The ability to define a custom property which is available to every template only came in v5.

[Jenny]

ohh sorry missed a reply higher and have repeated:

you can get the section name into the title by putting
<TITLE>
NETQUOTEVAR:PAGETITLE NETQUOTEVAR:PAGEHEADER
</TITLE>
where pageheader is the section name

I have been trying to do the same.. Problem is client wants too many words for section name..

Any advances on this?
Jenny

[cdicken]

Jenny

All you can do is get your customer to upgrade.

[Jenny]

I love that one! Apparently they are redesigning in the new year. They have been manually editing the title on every change. I am a sub contractor on this one, so don't have much control.
Jenny