Login Conditional

[Mish]

I want to display "Welcome (customer name" throughout site if customer has an account and is logged in. It is kind of working...it of course works on the account pages and displays Welcome and name, but on categories,products, pages etc... it is just displaying "Welcome". Below is what I have tried conditionals

<mvt:if expr="basket:cust_id">Welcome &mvte:addressbook:address_ship:fname;!<mvt:else ></mvt:if>
<mvt:if expr="g.basket:cust_id GT 0">Welcome &mvte:addressbook:address_ship:fname;!<mvt:else ></mvt:if>

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[Bruce - PhosphorMedia]

Just use:

<mvt:if expr="g.basket:cust_id">Welcome &mvt:global:basket:bill_fname; &mvt:global:basket:bill_lname;</mvt:if>

1) the address variable may or may not be available in all places
2) basket:cust_id is 'un-scoped'. Meaning, typically (not positive about SMT coding) the application has to work harder as it has to check for s.basket:cust_id, g.basket:cust_id and l.settings:basket:cust_id.
3) If you are simply looking for a match no need to use <mvt:else></mvt:if>, just use </mvt:if to close.

[Mish]

Hi Bruce thank you for the response!

<mvt:if expr="g.basket:cust_id"> & &mvte:global:basket:bill_fname; work but only on account pages and the &mvt:global:basket:bill_fname; does not work at all for me.

[Bruce - PhosphorMedia]

try &mvt:global:customer:bill_fname; &mvt:global:customer:bill_lname;

[Mish]

Bruce, Thank you! &mvt:global:customer:bill_fname; works!!!