How to access variables in a tpl file from an <iw_include> tpl file in perl?

I have used included a tpl file inside another tpl file using the . I need to access a variable which I have set inside the parent tpl from the child tpl. However, I'm unable to do this. I tried making the variable global using 'our' keyword but it didn't work. any idea y this is and a workaround?

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iwovGraduate

You can pass parameters to the component/child tpl. Its fairly well documented in manuals and you can find som examples at "your_teamsite_server/iw/help/tst/pt/faq.html"

Is that what you are looking for?

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ourcmsteam

Yes I found it thanks.

On the same line is this code correct in order to retrieve an array param passed from a parent tpl:

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ourcmsteam

In the previous reply I put iw_iterate tags and it didn't get printed. I'm having the same problem in code level. If u can tell me how to avoid it would be great
thanks

Adam Stoller

Yes I found it thanks.

On the same line is this code correct in order to retrieve an array param passed from a parent tpl:

<iw_iterate list='{iw_value name='$iw_arg{promotionDCRs}' /}' var='tpldata'>

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</iw_iterate>

In the previous reply I put iw_iterate tags and it didn't get printed. I'm having the same problem in code level. If u can tell me how to avoid it would be great

For posting code to the forums - either wrap all the code within

[html]...[/html]

blocks, or wrap it within

[code]...[/code]

and modify all <'s to be written as <<x> (the former is easier, the latter allows for other types of formatting to be wrapped around the contained text).
It is unclear from the above code if

$iw_arg{promotionDCRs}

represents something that can be evaluated as a list for iw_iterate -- I think you'd have to do some debugging first (look at iwpt_compile.ipl and it's -ocode flag)

Aryan

I know very well that one can pass values from the parent TPL to the child. But is there a way that a child TPL can "return" values to the parent TPL. One way ofcourse if the use of bufferes like temp files. But is there any other way top achieve the same?

Adam Stoller

I know very well that one can pass values from the parent TPL to the child. But is there a way that a child TPL can "return" values to the parent TPL. One way ofcourse if the use of bufferes like temp files. But is there any other way top achieve the same?

My preferred manner of doing things like this is to write the entire PT in Perl using modules - and then I can call modules which return results back to me, and then use iwpt_output() to place it into the generated output file....

I'm not sure about whether or not its possible using the iw_include directive.