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Variable passing to PDF, email and Excel 22.12.2011 18:38
I am trying to include some text with some ROI calculators to explain to the user how the calculationis done. As I cannot include text in the Calc Builder itself, I've added some PHP to the pdf creation module but I'd like to have different calculators use different explanatory text. Can I pass a variable from the calculation entry area to the pdf, Excel and email creation modules?
Thanx.
Thanx.
Re: Variable passing to PDF, email and Excel 22.12.2011 19:57
Hello,
One quick solution maybe including in 'code' of each calculator a variable stored at user session. Then in PDF, email and csv you can get it from session again.
Hope this helps,
Moonsoft Team
Moonsoft Team
www.moonsoft.es
One quick solution maybe including in 'code' of each calculator a variable stored at user session. Then in PDF, email and csv you can get it from session again.
Hope this helps,
Moonsoft Team
Moonsoft Team
www.moonsoft.es
Re: Variable passing to PDF, email and Excel 23.12.2011 13:39
Okay - so if I include (for example)
$CommentCode = 'MAIN';
in the same place as my calculation code, and then in the pdf.php file include
if ($commentCode=='MAIN){ etc.
I should be able to make the switch? This is what I have tried, and the variable value does appear to be available in the pdf.php file. Is there a variable scope issue I need to deal with? Or is the variable in the calculation area included in another entity that I need to access (for example, $bob.calc.CommentCode)?
Thanx.
$CommentCode = 'MAIN';
in the same place as my calculation code, and then in the pdf.php file include
if ($commentCode=='MAIN){ etc.
I should be able to make the switch? This is what I have tried, and the variable value does appear to be available in the pdf.php file. Is there a variable scope issue I need to deal with? Or is the variable in the calculation area included in another entity that I need to access (for example, $bob.calc.CommentCode)?
Thanx.
Re: Variable passing to PDF, email and Excel 23.12.2011 17:14
Hello,
yes, when handling variables through different server requests, you need to store the values in a persistent way, using 'session' variables. In Jjoomla session is supposed to work this way:
Store value:
$session =& JFactory::getSession();
$session->set('name', "value");
Now you can retrieve this session variable using:
$session =& JFactory::getSession();
$myvar= $session->get('name');
Hope this helps, best regards
Moonsoft Team
Moonsoft Team
www.moonsoft.es
yes, when handling variables through different server requests, you need to store the values in a persistent way, using 'session' variables. In Jjoomla session is supposed to work this way:
Store value:
$session =& JFactory::getSession();
$session->set('name', "value");
Now you can retrieve this session variable using:
$session =& JFactory::getSession();
$myvar= $session->get('name');
Hope this helps, best regards
Moonsoft Team
Moonsoft Team
www.moonsoft.es