replace content block value by a smarty variable?

[Manuzzi]

I want to replace the value of the content block "myvalue" by a variable. Is that possible?
I tried something like this:

{assign var="i" value="1"}
{assign var="blockname" value="movie_{$i}"}
{content block="$blockname" assign="movie_$i" oneline="true"}

But "$blockname", {$blockname} or "`$blockname`" does not give the desired result.

I want to use this code in a while-loop to get a next content block if the last one is filled with content

[Rolf]

http://docs.cmsmadesimple.org/layout/ex ... e-template

[Jo Morg]

I want to use this code in a while-loop to get a next content block if the last one is filled with content

I'm not sure you can do it that way at all: I think that Content Blocks need to be defined and not a result of template logic... , but besides that the syntax is wrong...
Maybe, if at all possible, this could work...

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{assign var="i" value="1"}
{assign var="blockname" value="movie_{$i}"}
{content block=$blockname assign="movie_`$i`" oneline="true"}
 

[calguy1000]

wont work. Content blocks have to be defined as a NAME in the template. Because the block name is used in the database.

if you want numerous blocks in a template, you will need to write a module that takes advantage of some of the advanced functions of the module API.

[Manuzzi]

Thank you all for the replies.
I will leave the idea and just get back to my original setup defining a fixed amount of content blocks.