Problem when using Dataface_Application_Menu.html

Archived from the Xataface Users forum.

geller — Wed Nov 22, 2006 4:49 pm

I am wanting to use a unique ‘Dataface_Application_Menu.html’ file for each user. The problem is that it appears that this file persists in the template_c/default directory. I belive that it is a compile issue within the ‘smarty templates’.

Is there a way to force this file to be re-compiled for each user or deleted or some other solution?

Any help appreciated
Graham

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shannah — Wed Nov 22, 2006 5:33 pm

Hi Graham,

This file is a Smarty template, meaning that it can do dynamic things. If you want something different to be displayed for different users, perhaps adding some if/else clauses to decide what to display inside the Dataface_Application_Menu.html file. E.g.:

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`{if $ENV.username==’John’}
    lt;ligt;Item lt;/ligt;

• Item 2

• … etc …

{elseif $ENV==’Sue’}

• Sue’s Item 1

• Item 2

{/if}

• Common item`

Or if you want to keep john and susan’s menu in separate files you could do:

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{if $ENV.username == 'John'}     {include file="John-menu.html"} {elseif $ENV.username == 'Sue'}     {include file="Sue-menu.html"} {/if}

Then you would add templates named “John-menu.html” and “Sue-menu.html” to your templates directory.

Or, perhaps you want to make something a little more extensible, and have files included with the naming convention “%username%_menu.html” so that John’s menu would be stored in a template named “john_menu.html” and Sue’s menu would be stored in a template named “sue_menu.html”, etc… You could do something like:

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{include file="`$ENV.username`_menu.html"}

Hope this helps a little.

-Steve

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geller — Thu Nov 23, 2006 4:21 pm

Hi Steve

As usual you are ‘on the ball’ I have tried the 3rd option and that will work fine but for one issue. When accessing the login page, before logging in, there is a smarty error ( because there is no username yet! I presume)

{include file=”$ENV.username.inc”}

Smarty error: unable to read resource: “.inc” in /httpdocs/dataface-build/lib/Smarty/Smarty.class.php on line 1088.

Can this error message be supressed or could an alternative login page be used and then load the application_dataface_menu.html after login?

Cheers
Graham

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shannah — Fri Nov 24, 2006 2:58 pm

Hi Graham,

Wrap your menu in an If statement to avoid this:

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{if $ENV.username}     {include file="`$ENV.username`.inc"} {/if}

-Steve

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geller — Sun Nov 26, 2006 3:57 pm

Cheers Steve thats done it.