how to get extended attribute in PT?

We have set the extended attributes when we created DCR. Now, I want to get those extended attributes in my presentation template. I use < iw_value name='dcr.generic-content.paragraph'/> to get values stored in DCR in PT. How could I get extended attributes associated to each DCR in PT?

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iwovGraduate

One way is to run iwextattr CLT.
You'll have to write a little Perl within the <iw_perl> tag.

Huan

Let me be more specific. The extended attributes are associated with each DCR. When you preview one DCR, it actually generates a .html file (in my case). In order to get the EA, I first need to get the correct DCR file. If I use iwpt_get_ofile_name() to get the file name in PT, I actually get the .html file not the DCR file name.

iwovGraduate

ok, no worries..
There is a similar (to iwpt_get_ofile_name) function to get the name of the DCR. Search the documentation.
So once you have the name of the DCR, you can use iwextattr to get the EAs for the DCR.

Edited by iwovGraduate on 03/29/05 03:04 PM (server time).

Adam Stoller

Did you try using iw_get_dcr_name() instead of iw_get_ofile_name() ?

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