[solved] How to use contents of a Content Block twice in the one template?

[chrisbt]

I can't work out how to use the contents of a Content Block twice in the one template. I could do with pointing in the right direction. I'm not sure if it is something really obvious or if I need to work out how to use User Defined Tags...

In the Head of the template I have the following editor entered fields to give the name of the folder for the images to be used and then an list of the images to accessed in a specific order. These are declared as javascript global variables.

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	<__script__ type="text/javascript">
		var gallery_images_folder = '{content block="gallery_folder" label="Gallery Folder (no quotes)" oneline="true" }';
		var gallery_images = [{content label="Gallery Photos - file list (quotes and comma separated)"}];
	</__script>
	<__script__ type="text/javascript" src="scripts/kb-slideshow-controls.js"></__script>

I would also like to use gallery_images[0] in the same template in the HTML body as a non-javascript default for the page. The best I have managed so far is to use a another Content Block and get the editor to enter the filename in both the list and again in the Image_0 field.

Any suggestions for a smarter (only small pun intended) solution greatly appreciated.

...also ... is there a neater solution for passing 'Content Block' data to javascript.

Many thanks.

Chris

PS: Forgive the crudity of beginners solutions above, just trying to get a solution anyway I can and learn on the way.

PPS: Using version 1.8.2 and love it.

[NaN]

Dude, did you try the assign param

{content assign="foo"}

This will not print out the content but assign it to a variable called "foo".
Now you can use {$foo} as many times as you want.

[chrisbt]

Hi NaN,

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I had tried using the assign paramater, but couldn't get it to work for me.

I eventually worked out that to use {$foo} inside both the and tags I needed to position the {content assign="foo"} inside the tag even though it is after the first use of the {$foo} in the head. When I positioned the {content assign="foo"} inside the tag, {$foo} only worked in section not in the .

If I knew a bit more about Smarty I might understand this. For now I am happy just getting it to work.

Many thanks for your help.

Chris

[NaN]

Maybe this makes any sense for you:

http://forum.cmsmadesimple.org/index.ph ... #msg227128
http://forum.cmsmadesimple.org/index.ph ... #msg224486

So putting the {content assign...} stuff at the very first place (right after the {processpagedata}) should make it accessible in body as well as in head.

[chrisbt]

Thanks for the links and I will move it to just after the {processpagedata}.