Re: Templates with template loops within templates

Hi,

I just thought this might be worth posting. This is the template that is in 
the DB that is loaded
as a template var in the main page. The line:

<img src="<TMPL_VAR NAME=URL_BASE>images/shipping/<TMPL_VAR NAME=S_ICON>

is where the problem comes up. Every other URL_BASE in here is replaced 
correctly and of course all of the loop vars are fine as well.
Thanks,

Eric


 <!-- H::T BUG: <TMPL_VAR URL_BASE> -->

<!--Start of Shipping type Section 
-->
  <TABLE  WIDTH=700 class="bord" BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=0 
align="center">
          <TR> 

                <TD class="bord" align="center"><span 
class="title">Shipping Method</span></TD>
          </TR> 

          <TR> 

                <TD> 

                        <!--second color 
table-->
                        <TABLE  WIDTH=700 class="main" BORDER=0 
CELLPADDING=10 CELLSPACING=0 align="center">
                                <TR> 

                                  <TD class="main" 
align="center">
                                  <!--pieces 
table-->
                            <TABLE WIDTH=95% BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 
CELLSPACING=0 align="center">
                    <tr> 

                                  <td><IMG SRC="<TMPL_VAR 
NAME=URL_BASE>images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=10 HEIGHT=5></TD>
                              </tr> 

                    <tr>
                      <td>
                        <table align="center">
                          <tr>
                 <!--start loop-->
                <TMPL_LOOP NAME=SHIP_LOOP>

<label for="ship<TMPL_VAR 
NAME=S_METHOD_ID>"> 

<TD width=15 align="right"><input type=radio id="ship<TMPL_VAR 
NAME=S_METHOD_ID>" name="ship_option" value="<TMPL_VAR NAME=S_METHOD_ID>" 
<TMPL_VAR NAME=DEFAULT>></TD>
<TD width=65 class="boxfields" align="center" valign="top">
<img src="<TMPL_VAR NAME=URL_BASE>images/shipping/<TMPL_VAR NAME=S_ICON>" 
alt="<TMPL_VAR NAME=S_COURIER> <TMPL_VAR NAME=S_METHOD>"><br><b>$<TMPL_VAR 
NAME=S_COST></b></TD>
</label>
                      </TMPL_LOOP>
                          <!--end 
loop-->
                    </tr>
                  </table>
                </td>
              </tr> 

                        <tr> 

                                <td><IMG SRC="<TMPL_VAR 
NAME=URL_BASE>images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=10 HEIGHT=5></TD>
                              </tr> 

                      </table> 

                      <!--end of pieces 
table-->
              </td> 

              </tr> 

                </table> 

                <!--end of second color 
table-->
                </TD> 

          </TR> 

        </table> 

  <!--end of Shipping type Section-->




> Hi,
>
> I think I understand what you are saying, but that was part of the 
> confusion. The URL_BASE is used before the loop in the top level 
> template.(Sorry I didn't show the entire thing) At least I think I 
> understood what you said, that there is a bug where if the first time a 
> var is referenced is in a loop it won't be replaced. If that is so, then 
> that bug can't be the reason I am sorry to say :)
> Thanks very much for the reply,
>
> Eric
>
>
>
>
> > It sounds like you have hit the dreaded "top level param, not referenced 
> > before use in
> > template loop, so I"ll just do nothing" bug... try this somewhere before 
> > your first
> > TMPL_LOOP (say at the top of the file), in your first template:
> >
> >      <!-- H::T BUG: <TMPL_VAR URL_BASE> -->
> >
> >  which _should_ do absolutely nothing useful/harmful to the html 
> > output.  However, it will
> > result in H:T actually getting a reference to the URL_BASE variable.

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