Re: default image if image in code not available
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 46860
interpreted = N
texte = You might to want to reduce the number of disk hits by using something like this:[TEXT]vImage=generic.gif[/TEXT] [showif [fileinfo file=images/[sku].gif][exists][/fileinfo]=T] [TEXT]vImage=[sku].gif[/TEXT] [/showif]
Or, even better, run a loop doing the check above once a day, or when new products are added and use a hasPicture field in your db.>Tim, your example will not work. Steve, needs to look for the image file, >not the sku in the database. >If there is no sku, then there is no product,,,, so why would you need a >photo anyway. > >Try this code: > >[showif [fileinfo file=images/[sku].gif][exists][/fileinfo]=T] >
>[/showif] >[hideif [fileinfo file=images/[sku].gif][exists][/fileinfo]=T] >
>[/hideif] > > >Brian > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Tim Robinson
>To: WebCatalog Talk >Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 8:01 PM >Subject: Re: default image if image in code not available > > > > [showif [sku]=]
[/showif] > > [hideif [sku]=]
[/hideif] > > > > > > > From: steve chun > > > Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk) > > > Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 19:41:46 > > > To: (WebCatalog Talk) > > > Subject: default image if image in code not available > > > > > > Looking for suggestions for the following problem. Here is the code: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What I would like to do is have Webcatalog look in a folder for the > > > image based on the sku and if there is no image by that sku, then > > > replace it with a default no image gif file. > > > > > > I thought of using listfile but there may be 2,000 images in the > > > folder and I'm worried about system performance. > > > > > > Only other alternative is to import pictures into Filemaker and do a > > > lookup to create the code for the exported database but that's a big > > > extra step. > > > > > > > > > > > > sc > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > > > the mailing list . > > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > > > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > > > > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > > the mailing list . > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ -- ************************************************************* Christer Olsson PO Box 9160 Phone +46 40 25 85 85 Ljusa Idéer AB SE-200 39 Malmoe Fax +46 40 25 85 89 Kantyxegatan 5 Sweden http://www.ljusaideer.se------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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You might to want to reduce the number of disk hits by using something like this:[text]vImage=generic.gif[/TEXT] [showif [fileinfo file=images/[sku].gif][exists][/fileinfo]=T] [text]vImage=[sku].gif[/TEXT] [/showif]Or, even better, run a loop doing the check above once a day, or when new products are added and use a hasPicture field in your db.>Tim, your example will not work. Steve, needs to look for the image file, >not the sku in the database. >If there is no sku, then there is no product,,,, so why would you need a >photo anyway. > >Try this code: > >[showif [fileinfo file=images/[sku].gif][exists][/fileinfo]=T] > >[/showif] >[hideif [fileinfo file=images/[sku].gif][exists][/fileinfo]=T] > >[/hideif] > > >Brian > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Tim Robinson >To: WebCatalog Talk >Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 8:01 PM >Subject: Re: default image if image in code not available > > > > [showif [sku]=][/showif] > > [hideif [sku]=][/hideif] > > > > > > > From: steve chun > > > Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk) > > > Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 19:41:46 > > > To: (WebCatalog Talk) > > > Subject: default image if image in code not available > > > > > > Looking for suggestions for the following problem. Here is the code: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What I would like to do is have Webcatalog look in a folder for the > > > image based on the sku and if there is no image by that sku, then > > > replace it with a default no image gif file. > > > > > > I thought of using listfile but there may be 2,000 images in the > > > folder and I'm worried about system performance. > > > > > > Only other alternative is to import pictures into Filemaker and do a > > > lookup to create the code for the exported database but that's a big > > > extra step. > > > > > > > > > > > > sc > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > > > the mailing list . > > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > > > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > > > > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > > the mailing list . > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ -- ************************************************************* Christer Olsson PO Box 9160 Phone +46 40 25 85 85 Ljusa Idéer AB SE-200 39 Malmoe Fax +46 40 25 85 89 Kantyxegatan 5 Sweden http://www.ljusaideer.se------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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