Re: SKU lookup
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 13100
interpreted = N
texte = At 12:38 AM 8/21/97, you wrote: >Hello > >Hey how would one write an expression to lookup the last SKU entry made >in a given db, and then add 1 to it, and enter that automatically in the >SKU field? >-- As Ken mentions, the [cart] is great for generating unique skus. However, sometimes you might require a unique sku which is not a random number such as 8721054256023 which is the sort of number you get by using [cart]. For example, what if you are making an employee database and you want to track it using a logical progression (1, 2, 3 etc.) with each new employee's number being one higher than the last.Here is a snippet of code to take the highest sku value from a database and then increment it by one: [search db=yourdatabase.db&grskudata=0&skusort=1] [founditems] [name][math]newsku=[sku][/math] [/founditems] [/search] [math]newsku=(newsku+1)[/math]
Final value=[math]newsku[/math]
To hide the output from a [math][/math] context just enclose it like so This lets the code get parsed without displaying the results. To call the newsku value elsewhere in the template just use [math]newsku[/math] ..................................................................... W O R L D P O I N T I N T E R A C T I V E DANIEL CAMERON web engineer Honolulu San Francisco 2800 woodlawn drive 222 sutter street dcameron@worldpoint.com suite 170 sixth floor www.worldpoint.com honolulu, hi 96822 san francisco, ca 94108 voice.808.539.3932 fax.808.539.3943 cell.808.291.1610 .....................................................................
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At 12:38 AM 8/21/97, you wrote: >Hello > >Hey how would one write an expression to lookup the last SKU entry made >in a given db, and then add 1 to it, and enter that automatically in the >SKU field? >-- As Ken mentions, the
[cart] is great for generating unique skus. However, sometimes you might require a unique sku which is not a random number such as 8721054256023 which is the sort of number you get by using
[cart]. For example, what if you are making an employee database and you want to track it using a logical progression (1, 2, 3 etc.) with each new employee's number being one higher than the last.Here is a snippet of code to take the highest sku value from a database and then increment it by one: [search db=yourdatabase.db&grskudata=0&skusort=1]
[founditems] [name]
[math]newsku=[sku][/math] [/founditems] [/search]
[math]newsku=(newsku+1)[/math]
Final value=[math]newsku[/math]
To hide the output from a
[math][/math] context just enclose it like so [math]newsku=[sku][/math]> This lets the code get parsed without displaying the results. To call the newsku value elsewhere in the template just use
[math]newsku[/math] ..................................................................... W O R L D P O I N T I N T E R A C T I V E DANIEL CAMERON web engineer Honolulu San Francisco 2800 woodlawn drive 222 sutter street dcameron@worldpoint.com suite 170 sixth floor www.worldpoint.com honolulu, hi 96822 san francisco, ca 94108 voice.808.539.3932 fax.808.539.3943 cell.808.291.1610 .....................................................................
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