choice of what i want replicated

In my DCT, I have two types of blocks -- one is Content Block and one is Link Block. Each block is defined in a container. I put the two containers in a replicant. This way, whenever I click on the (+) to replicate the block, I get to choose whether I want the new replicated block to be a Content Block or a Link Block. I got all this working fine.

However, I want to limit the user to have one Link Block and the rest to be Content Blocks. I don't know how to achieve that. Can anyone help me?

I could design it differently but i like how the replicants have the up and down arrows so that we change the positions of the blocks up and down.

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Migrateduser

Unless the sequence is significant, I'd say the links should be on their own in a seperate container, and then a replicant for the content blocks.

Bob Walden [bob.walden@interwoven.com]
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duartecordeiro

Hi,

you can also make two replicants:
one for content blocks with min=0 max=yourMax
another for link block with min=0 max=1

Neoris

james1

Actually, you'd need three replicants, wouldn't you?

Content Blocks 1, min=0, max=yourMax
Link Block, min=0, max=1
Content Blocks 2, min=0, max=yourMax

Of course, a scheme like this means that you wouldn't be able to move the containers up and down between replicants. For example, you could not move the last container of "Content Block 1" down so that it is the first container of "Content Block 2".

I don't know what kind of support that FormAPI has for replicants, but you might be able to enforce your rule with FormAPI...?

-- James

Edited by james on 10/04/02 08:03 AM (server time).

yenly

Thank you, everyone for your suggestions! The sequence of the blocks does matter. The DCT i'm creating these blocks for are used as right navigation. These blocks will link to articles. Some sections will only have content blocks and some sections will have content blocks and 1 link block.