ReadyTheme Item with variable

[Strat1979]

Hi,

I am trying to get this <mvt item> to work with a variable:

<mvt:item name="readytheme" param="productlisting( 'js-carousel-1' )" />

EXAMPLE:

<mvt:item name="toolkit" param="random|nrandom|4" />
<mvt:if expr="g.nrandom GT 0">
<mvt:item name="readytheme" param="productlisting( 'js-carousel-&mvte:global:nrandom;' )" />
<br>
</mvt:if>

However, no luck. It seems the &mvte:global:nrandom; part of the equation isn't being 'picked up" by Miva although there is a value for it and my script file is set to allow js-carousel-1 through 4.
I also tried &mvta:global:nrandom; however, same result.

Thanks

[ids]

Is Toolkit enabled on the page you're running this?

[Strat1979]

Yes.
In fact, I have &mvte:global:nrandom; on the page to make sure a value is there & it is.

[ids]

&mvte:global:nrandom;

If nrandom is a number, you shouldn't need to encode it. Try this maybe?

&mvt:global:nrandom;

Scott

[Strat1979]

Thanks.
Tried it as well as just g.nrandom, however, no go on all of them.

[Matt Zimmermann]

Strat1979 - To confirm, under ReadyTheme -> Product Listings, you have product listings with the codes of js-carousel-1, js-carousel-2, js-carousel-3, and js-carousel-4?

[Strat1979]

Yes. Everything is all set.
Works when hard-coded but not when using a variable.

[Matt Zimmermann]

This is untested, by try this code:

<mvt:item name="toolkit" param="random|nrandom|4" />
<mvt:if expr="g.nrandom GT 0">
    <mvt:assign name="l.settings:random_list" value="'js-carousel-' $ g.nrandom" />
    <mvt:item name="readytheme" param="productlisting(l.settings:random_list)" />
    <br>
</mvt:if>

[Strat1979]

Thanks for the input Matt. Most appreciated.
Couldn't get that code to work, however, it opened my eyes to get to this code which does work:

<mvt:item name="toolkit" param="random|nrandom|4" />
<mvt:if expr="g.nrandom GT 0">
<mvt:assign name="l.settings:random_list" value=" 'js-carousel-' " />
<mvt:assign name="l.settings:number" value="nrandom" />
<mvt:item name="toolkit" param="concat|newstring|l.all_settings:random_list |l.all_settings:number" />
<mvt:item name="readytheme" param="productlisting(newstring)" />
<br>
</mvt:if>

[Bruce - PhosphorMedia]

FYI: Toolkit is not needed for any of this:

<mvt:assign name="g.someRandomNumber" value="random(4)"/>
<mvt:assign name="g.someCatentatedString" value="l.settings:some:variable$ 'Some Literial' $l.settings:anotherString"/>

[Strat1979]

Thanks Bruce. Works like a charm.

BTW I presume that mivascipt is more efficient than toolkit. Is that correct?

[Bruce - PhosphorMedia]

Probably to some degree, but more important, that code will never have to change, and its cleaner and supported.

[ids]

Thanks for the input Matt. Most appreciated.
Couldn't get that code to work, however, it opened my eyes to get to this code which does work:

<mvt:item name="toolkit" param="random|nrandom|4" />
<mvt:if expr="g.nrandom GT 0">
<mvt:assign name="l.settings:random_list" value=" 'js-carousel-' " />
<mvt:assign name="l.settings:number" value="nrandom" />
<mvt:item name="toolkit" param="concat|newstring|l.all_settings:random_list |l.all_settings:number" />
<mvt:item name="readytheme" param="productlisting(newstring)" />
<br>
</mvt:if>

Appears to me that the reason your varable "newstring" and Bruce's method worked while Matt's did not was because the variable used in place of a literal name needs to be a global variable.

Scott