Category

This section discusses:

  • IScript_GetCategoryLongName

  • IScript_GetCategoryImg

Syntax

IScript_GetCategoryLongName()

Description

IScript_GetCategoryLongName retrieves the category long name for a category in a section of a publication. It accepts inputs from the query string for the publication ID, section ID, and category ID.

The declaration is:

Declare Function IScript_GetCategoryLongName PeopleCode WEBLIB_WEBPUB.EO_PE_
CATEGORY FieldFormula;

Parameters

Function Call Parameters: None.

This table lists the Query String Parameters:

Parameter

Description

PUB

The publication ID is set in the query string by PUB=Publication ID.

The function must have this query string parameter to retrieve the correct values from the database. This value is retrieved in the function and set to the variable &Publication.

SECTION

The section ID is set in the query string by SECTION=Section ID.

The function must have this query string parameter to retrieve the correct values from the database. This value is retrieved in the function and set to the variable &Section.

CATEGORY

The category ID is set in the query string by CATEGORY=Category ID.

The function must have this query string parameter to retrieve the correct values from the database. This value is retrieved in the function and set to the variable &Category.

Returns

Returns the category long name.

Syntax

IScript_GetCategoryImg()

Description

IScript_GetCategoryImg retrieves the category image for a category in a section of a publication. It accepts inputs from the query string for the publication ID, section ID, and category ID. IScript_GetCategoryImg first retrieves the category image ID. Using this ID, it calls the IScript_GetImage function to retrieve the image information.

The declaration is:

Declare Function IScript_GetCategoryImg PeopleCode WEBLIB_WEBPUB.EO_PE_CATEGORY
 FieldFormula;

Parameters

Function Call Parameters: None.

This table lists the Query String Parameters:

Parameter

Description

PUB

The publication ID is set in the query string by PUB=Publication ID.

The function must have this query string parameter to retrieve the correct values from the database. This value is retrieved in the function and set to the variable &Publication.

SECTION

The section ID is set in the query string by SECTION=Section ID.

The function must have this query string parameter to retrieve the correct values from the database. This value is retrieved in the function and set to the variable &Section.

CATEGORY

The category ID is set in the query string by CATEGORY=Category ID.

The function must have this query string parameter to retrieve the correct values from the database. This value is retrieved in the function and set to the variable &Category.

Returns

Returns the HTML image tag for the category image.