If you are going to make a lot of these kind of structures, I strongly recommend installing the database plugin.
The logic and code required become quite a bit simpler. Theres nothing wrong with going pure boltwire, but a few select statements are, in my experience, easier to handle. On Dec 12, 12:29 pm, Bogdan <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Dan, > > I decided to try the option to use one group for storing data: > shelf.chapters.book_name.chapter_number for book chapter and > shelf.books.book_name - for basic data of the book and TOC; and > action.book.missing to display the content with conditional statement > for the various cases. > > I stuck at the following problem: I take the book_name from the {p2} > variable and I need to display its title in the chapter header. > Unfortunately {p2:title} doesn't work. I tried to use info variable: > book: {p1}.{p2}; and then: {::book:title} but it's not working either. > > Thank you for the support, > > Bogdan > > On 11 Дек, 13:08, The Editor <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 2:43 AM, Bogdan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi friends, > > > > I have the following problem: I'd like to add library of books in my > > > site with the following structure: library.book_name1.chapter1, > > > library.book_name1.chapter2, ..., library.book_name2.chapter1, > > > library.book_name2.chapter2,... > > > where the books (library.*, the p2-level) have their own structure > > > (mainly the book title and TOC): style, skin and action.book.create, > > > action.book.edit (i.e. custom set of fields and design); and also the > > > chapters (library.book.*, the p3-level) have specific design: skin, > > > style, create/edit. > > > > The question is: how to make design and structure for pages of > > > different levels? > > > You can't do this directly, but see below... > > > > *************************************************************************** > > > ** > > > One possible solution is rearrange the site structure: > > > library.books.bookname1, library.books.bookname2,... with design and > > > actions for library.books* for the book title and TOC; and > > > library.chapters.bookname1.chapter1, > > > library.chapters.bookname1.chapter2, ... with design and actions for > > > library.chapters*. The problem here is the linking to book and > > > chapter: They don't flow naturally: library.bookname.chapter. > > > This would be my first suggestion... It gives you the functional > > control for any part of your site... > > > > Is there a way to make page niknames for long names, i.e. to make the > > > non-existing page library.bookname1.chapter2 to reference to > > > library.chapters.bookname1.chapter2; and library.bookname1 to link to > > > library.books.bookname1? > > > Yes, this would be my second suggestion. Create a page called > > action.library.chapters.missing and then when you go to > > library.chapters.bookname1.chapter2 you will get the content of that > > page. You can use {p3} and {p4} in that page to access the reference > > you are looking for. > > > > Another possible solution is to make library database at > > > library.books* and library.chapters* to store the content, and to use > > > library.bookname1 to retrieve the information from library.books.book1 > > > and library.bookname1.chapter2 to retrieve the information from > > > library.chapters.bookname1.chapter2 by search-function. But I hope the > > > system has some option for easier solution of this problem. > > > A database plugin was recently developed by DrunkenMonk. > > Seehttp://www.boltwire.com/index.php?p=solutions.system.mysql > > > > I would be really grateful for your help in this issue. > > > Another option is to use conditionals in headers and footers. [if > > equal {p4} chapters]show this content... [if][if equal {p4} > > bookname]show something different[if], etc... > > > Cheers, > > Dan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BoltWire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/boltwire?hl=en.
