SID-00723: Preferences Variable

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I am not able to ask for state of the preference variable. See here:

-- MitaH - 19 Jan 2010

How use a variable

INPUT variable - put in the letters aaa or bbb and click Input:

<FORM>

<input type="text" name="inputvar" />

<INPUT type="submit" value="Input">

</FORM>

Simple print - inputvar is: %URLPARAM{"inputvar"}%

Condition 1 - %IF{" '%URLPARAM{"inputvar"}%' = 'aaa' " then="inputvar is aaa" else="inputvar is not aaa"}%

Condition 2 - %IF{" $'URLPARAM{inputvar}' = 'aaa' " then="inputvar is aaa" else="inputvar is not aaa"}%

PREFERENCES variable:

• Set PREVAR = ccc

Simple print - PREVAR is %PREVAR%

Condition 1 - %IF{" '%PREVAR%' = 'ccc' " then="PREVAR is ccc" else="PREVAR is not ccc"}%

Condition 2 - %IF{" $'PREVAR' = 'ccc' " then="PREVAR is ccc" else="PREVAR is not ccc"}%

Both insert and query about the inputvar work well.

The PREVAR works also, but if the row:

• Set PREVAR = ccc

is transfered into "My Personal Preferences" in my personal topic Main/MitaH,

then the Conditions 1 and 2 does not work.

How can I read the Preferences and use them in decision logic?

-- JaromirHoudek - 2010-01-19

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