vb.org Archive - [How-To] Use Template Conditional in any Script

This tutorial will show you how to return data from a column you've created and parse template conditionals.

PHP Code:


		
			
<?php



// ######################## SET PHP ENVIRONMENT ###########################

error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);



// ##################### DEFINE IMPORTANT CONSTANTS #######################

define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'my_script'); 



// #################### PRE-CACHE TEMPLATES AND DATA ######################

// get special phrase groups

$phrasegroups = array();



// get special data templates from the datastore

$specialtemplates = array();



// pre-cache templates used by all actions

$globaltemplates = array();



// pre-cache templates used by specific actions

$actiontemplates = array();



// ########################## REQUIRE BACK-END ############################

require_once('./global.php');



//You must include this in order to parse HTML based conditionals 

require_once(DIR . '/includes/adminfunctions_template.php');

// ########################################################################

// ######################### START MAIN SCRIPT ############################

// ########################################################################



//First we need to query the table.

$sql = $db->query_first("SELECT * FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "my_table WHERE column = 'X' ");



//Now we need to convert the HTML based conditionals to PHP based 

eval('$done = "' . compile_template($sql['my_field']) . '" ;');



//Print the results to the screen

eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('my template') . '");');



?>

For sake of this article let's say "$sql['my_field']" contains the following

HTML Code:

<if condition="is_member_of($bbuseruserinfo, 12)">

To access the arcade click on "Links" to access the menu.<br />

Within the menu choose "Arcade".

<else />

<if condition="!is_member_of($bbuseruserinfo, 12)">

To access the arcade you need a minimum of 1000 posts. Currently you only have $bbuserinfo[posts]

</if>

</if>

You'll need to take the variable "$done" and place it in "my_template".

HTML Code:

$stylevar[htmldoctype]

<html dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">

<head>

$headinclude

<title>$vboptions[bbtitle]</title>

</head>

<body>



$header

$navbar



<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" 



align="center">

<tr>

<td class="tcat">My Custom Page Title</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td class="alt1">$done</td>

</tr>

</table>



$footer

</body>

</html>

View the attachment to see what the end result.

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X vBulletin 3.8.12 by vBS Debug Information
Page Generation 0.01136 seconds Memory Usage 1,729KB Queries Executed 10 (?)
More Information
Template Usage: (1)ad_footer_end (1)ad_footer_start (1)ad_header_end (1)ad_header_logo (1)ad_navbar_below (2)bbcode_html_printable (1)bbcode_php_printable (1)footer (1)gobutton (1)header (1)headinclude (6)option (1)post_thanks_navbar_search (1)printthread (5)printthreadbit (1)spacer_close (1)spacer_open Phrase Groups Available: global postbit showthread	Included Files: ./printthread.php ./global.php ./includes/init.php ./includes/class_core.php ./includes/config.php ./includes/functions.php ./includes/class_hook.php ./includes/modsystem_functions.php ./includes/class_bbcode_alt.php ./includes/class_bbcode.php ./includes/functions_bigthree.php Hooks Called: init_startup init_startup_session_setup_start init_startup_session_setup_complete cache_permissions fetch_threadinfo_query fetch_threadinfo fetch_foruminfo style_fetch cache_templates global_start parse_templates global_setup_complete printthread_start bbcode_fetch_tags bbcode_create bbcode_parse_start bbcode_parse_complete_precache bbcode_parse_complete printthread_post printthread_complete
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