Basket Not Empty Conditional

I am trying to create a mini mini basket - just an indicator that the shopper has something in their basket. There is no room in the design to use a product like Weiland's mini basket. This is the display:

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Your current shopping basket total: &mvt:basket:formatted_total;
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but I only want it to display in the space provided, when something is in the basket otherwise I just want a blank space.

I need to use something like:

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<mvt:if expr="NOT l.settings:basket:empty">
Your current shopping basket total:&mvt:basket:formatted_total;
<mvt:else> 
</mvt:if>
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but the "NOT" part doesn't work. Any suggestions?

Also, is there a variable which shows the total number of items in a basket? I couldn't find one.

Thanks



Pete



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Pete McNamara
Internet Marketing Engine
http://internetmarketingengine.com

Basket Not Empty Conditional



On 5/7/05, Peter McNamara <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am trying to create a mini mini basket - just an indicator that the sho=
pper has something in their basket. There is no room in the design to use =
a product like Weiland's mini basket. This is the display:
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> -------------------------
> Your current shopping basket total: &mvt:basket:formatted_total;
> ------------------------
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> but I only want it to display in the space provided, when something is in=
the basket otherwise I just want a blank space.
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> I need to use something like:
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> <mvt:if expr=3D"NOT l.settings:basket:empty">
> Your current shopping basket total:&mvt:basket:formatted_total;
> <mvt:else> 
> </mvt:if>
> --------------------------------------
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> but the "NOT" part doesn't work. Any suggestions?

Then reverse the question.
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<mvt:if expr=3D"l.settings:basket:empty">
 
<mvt:else>
Your current shopping basket total:&mvt:basket:formatted_total;
</mvt:if>
> --------------------------------------

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> Also, is there a variable which shows the total number of items in a bask=
et? I couldn't find one.
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> Thanks
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> Pete
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> ______________________________________________
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> Pete McNamara
> Internet Marketing Engine
> http://internetmarketingengine.com
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Basket Not Empty Conditional



I tried that first - and it didn't work. However, I just tried it again and found out why - I had forgotten to check the basket item on the storefront page so every time I went to that page I saw the text "Your current shopping basket total:" and assumed it didn't work. Asleep at the switch, I guess.

Thanks for your assistance.

Also, can I assume there is no variable which shows the total number of items in a basket?



Pete


At 09:49 AM 8/05/2005, you wrote:
>On 5/7/05, Peter McNamara <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I am trying to create a mini mini basket - just an indicator that the shopper has something in their basket. There is no room in the design to use a product like Weiland's mini basket. This is the display:
>>
>> -------------------------
>> Your current shopping basket total: &mvt:basket:formatted_total;
>> ------------------------
>>
>> but I only want it to display in the space provided, when something is in the basket otherwise I just want a blank space.
>>
>> I need to use something like:
>>
>> ---------------------------------------
>> <mvt:if expr="NOT l.settings:basket:empty">
>> Your current shopping basket total:&mvt:basket:formatted_total;
>> <mvt:else> 
>> </mvt:if>
>> --------------------------------------
>>
>> but the "NOT" part doesn't work. Any suggestions?
>
>Then reverse the question.
>---------------------------------------
><mvt:if expr="l.settings:basket:empty">
> 
><mvt:else>
>Your current shopping basket total:&mvt:basket:formatted_total;
></mvt:if>
>> --------------------------------------
>
>
>> Also, is there a variable which shows the total number of items in a basket? I couldn't find one.



______________________________________________

Pete McNamara
Internet Marketing Engine
http://internetmarketingengine.com

Basket Not Empty Conditional



On 5/7/05, Pete McNamara <[email protected]> wrote:
> I tried that first - and it didn't work. However, I just tried it again=
and found out why - I had forgotten to check the basket item on the storef=
ront page so every time I went to that page I saw the text "Your current sh=
opping basket total:" and assumed it didn't work. Asleep at the switch, I =
guess.
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> Thanks for your assistance.

Happy to help. Sounds like you can use the NOT form now tho' :)
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> Also, can I assume there is no variable which shows the total number of i=
tems in a basket?

I leave that one to others. My only access (so far) is via the admin demo =
;)
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> Pete
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> At 09:49 AM 8/05/2005, you wrote:
> >On 5/7/05, Peter McNamara <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> I am trying to create a mini mini basket - just an indicator that the =
shopper has something in their basket. There is no room in the design to u=
se a product like Weiland's mini basket. This is the display:
> >>
> >> -------------------------
> >> Your current shopping basket total: &mvt:basket:formatted_total;
> >> ------------------------
> >>
> >> but I only want it to display in the space provided, when something is=
in the basket otherwise I just want a blank space.
> >>
> >> I need to use something like:
> >>
> >> ---------------------------------------
> >> <mvt:if expr=3D"NOT l.settings:basket:empty">
> >> Your current shopping basket total:&mvt:basket:formatted_total;
> >> <mvt:else> 
> >> </mvt:if>
> >> --------------------------------------
> >>
> >> but the "NOT" part doesn't work. Any suggestions?
> >
> >Then reverse the question.
> >---------------------------------------
> ><mvt:if expr=3D"l.settings:basket:empty">
> > 
> ><mvt:else>
> >Your current shopping basket total:&mvt:basket:formatted_total;
> ></mvt:if>
> >> --------------------------------------
> >
> >
> >> Also, is there a variable which shows the total number of items in a b=
asket? I couldn't find one.
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> ______________________________________________
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> Pete McNamara
> Internet Marketing Engine
> http://internetmarketingengine.com
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