New Products - Want SHORT des only

[smudgie]

I'm using the following for my New Products list however, it currently uses the product description. If there is alot of text with the product then it displays all of it which is not what I want, I could remove this altogether but it would be nice if it would display a certain about of characters i.e. Charles Dickens classic tale... Can this be done?

<p class="text_product_small_info_heading"><actinic:variable name="ProductName" /></p>
<div class="product_image_cost">
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22ProductImageFileName%22%20%2f%3e%20%21%3d%20%22%22">
<a href="<actinic:variable name="SearchCGIURL" />?PRODREF=<actinic:variable Name="ProductID" />&amp;NOLOGIN=1<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsHostMode%22%20%2f%3e">&amp;SHOP=<actinic:variable name="ShopID" /></actinic:block>">
<img style="border: 0;" src="<actinic:variable name="Alt Image" />" width="75" alt="<actinic:variable name="ProductName" encoding="strip"/>" />

</a>
</actinic:block>
</div>
<div>
<p class="text_product_small_info_price">
<Actinic:PRICES PROD_REF="<actinic:variable Name="ProductID" />" RETAIL_PRICE_PROMPT="<Actinic:Variable Name="ProductPriceDescription"/>">
<actinic:variable value="Marketing Price List" name="PriceListRetail" />
</Actinic:PRICES>
</p>
<!--<p class="text_product_small_info"><actinic:variable name="ProductDescription" /><br>-->
<a href="<actinic:variable name="SearchCGIURL" />?PRODREF=<actinic:variable Name="ProductID" />&amp;NOLOGIN=1<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsHostMode%22%20%2f%3e">&amp;SHOP=<actinic:variable name="ShopID" /></actinic:block>">find out more</a></p>
</div>

[leehack]

In the AUG or KB i think and a forum search will also yield a number of threads explaining how it is done. For what its worth get rid of any text, its a set number of characters, at least one of them will always look like junk.

[smudgie]

Lee,

I've tried doing Normans solutions to this. http://community.actinic.com/showthr...14284&posted=1

But I'm not getting any briefDescription options in my property tab. I am assuming that this is suppose to appear where the Alt Image variable can be added? Any ideas what I might have done wrong?

[pinbrook]

thats the wrong solution - go to the AUG

[NormanRouxel]

Definitely go for the Advanced Guide article. Look in it for "Only Displaying the First Ten Words of the Full Description". It will work fine on the New Products and Best Sellers layouts.

[NormanRouxel]

I'm not getting any briefDescription options in my property tab

If you prefer that solution - the variable should show up on the Properties tab within the Product Details.

[smudgie]

The reason it wasn't appearing was because Product wasn't selected on Place of Setting. This now works. Will look at advanced solutions also. Thanks