Calling a template on command line

What UI am trying to do is call a specific template from the command line, something like...

http://mysite.com/forum/index.php?template=forumhome
http://mysite.com/forum/index.php?template=articlehome
http://mysite.com/forum/index.php?te...=marketinghome
http://mysite.com/forum/index.php?template=whateva

I imagine I need some sort of moderator in index.php to do this. Can anyone help me out?

Thanx

[g-force2k2]

This code should achieve the effect that you're looking for.

PHP Code:

if ( $template )
{
    eval ( "dooutput ( \"" . gettemplate ( $template ) . "\" ) ;" ) ;
} 

Regards,
g-force2k2

[WeBBy]

SWEET !!!!

Thank you m8 - works perfect! Just the ticket I needed. If I leave in the
eval("dooutput(\"".gettemplate('forumhome')."\");" );
then it defaults to forumhome if I dont specify the template=

Thanx again

[g-force2k2]

Hey no problem glad that you appreciate the help.

Regards,
g-force2k2

[WeBBy]

Just noticed a minor problem (I was wrong above - spoke a little too soon)

If a Template is NOT specified, I get "<!-- // End of vbPortal calendar script " .. hmmmm

If I leave the eval("dooutput(\"".gettemplate('forumhome')."\");" ); statement in, then I actually get both my called template and the forumhome template all on the same page.

This should be easy (but I am stupid), but I could use a statement to use forumhome if no template specified. That would really just be a fallback cause I am gonna specify a template with almost anything - more worried about the script making the call itself.

Tyhanx much again

[WeBBy]

Any help on this one. What I need is a statement to go along with

if ( $template )
{
eval ( "dooutput ( \"" . gettemplate ( $template ) . "\" ) ;" ) ;
}

so that if template=null (i.e., no template called), the forumhome or other default template is used. As it stands now, if I just use index.php, I get a blank page because no template is used.

Thanx again if you can help

[g-force2k2]

Its alright Webby, anyhow i recoded to fix the changes that you talked about and also added something to restrict calling a specific template on command so that they don't end up with a white page.

PHP Code:

$main_temps = "forumhome,articlehome" ; // Add new valid template names here seperate by commas

$temp_arr = explode ( ",", $main_temps ) ;
if ( $template ) :
    if ( !in_array ( $template, $temp_arr ) ) :
        $template = "forumhome" ;
    endif ;
else :
    $template = "forumhome" ;
endif ;
    eval ( "dooutput ( \"" . gettemplate ( $template ) . "\" ) ;" ) ; 

Regards,
g-force2k2