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Nicolai Sørensen 42 posts 66 karma points

Sep 26, 2012 @ 12:26

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Use of Generic properties in macro

Have tried so many of the solutions I found by searching the forum, but no luck yet.

I have created a document-type that has a generic property called start-date and I want to make a macro for the document using that document-type that accesses start-date and more when it is finished.

My problem is that I can't find the right way to get that generic property value into my macro. Most tries have been with currentPage.

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Chriztian Steinmeier 2800 posts 8791 karma points MVP 8x admin c-trib

Sep 26, 2012 @ 12:37

Hi Nicolai,

Try this simple macro - it will only do something if the currentpage is your specific Document Type and it has a value in the property - and then only if the date in that property is before "today"...

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<xsl:stylesheet
    version="1.0"
    xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
    xmlns:umb="urn:umbraco.library"
    exclude-result-prefixes="umb"
>

    <xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes" omit-xml-declaration="yes" />

    <xsl:param name="currentPage" />
    <xsl:variable name="siteRoot" select="$currentPage/ancestor-or-self::*[@level = 1]" />

    <xsl:template match="/">
        <xsl:apply-templates select="$currentPage[self::DOCUMENT_TYPE_ALIAS][normalize-space(PROPERTY_ALIAS)]" />
    </xsl:template>

    <xsl:template match="DOCUMENT_TYPE_ALIAS">
        <xsl:if test="not(umb:DateGreaterThanToday(PROPERTY_ALIAS))">
            <!-- Do something -->
        </xsl:if>
    </xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

/Chriztian

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Nicolai Sørensen 42 posts 66 karma points

Sep 26, 2012 @ 13:00

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Will try that as soon as I get home again.

Will need to buy you a beer soon Chriztian, you've saved me quite a few times up till now :D

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Chriztian Steinmeier 2800 posts 8791 karma points MVP 8x admin c-trib

Sep 26, 2012 @ 13:02

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Haha :-)

You're welcome,

/Chriztian

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Nicolai Sørensen 42 posts 66 karma points

Sep 26, 2012 @ 16:17

Ok, back at my desk. I have tried the code and I must be doing something wrong.

        <xsl:param name="currentPage" />
        <xsl:variable name="siteRoot" select="$currentPage/ancestor-or-self::*[@level = 1]" />

        <xsl:template match="/">
                <xsl:apply-templates select="$currentPage[self::cbx-date-ctrl-page][normalize-space('start-date')]" />
        </xsl:template>

        <xsl:template match="cbx-date-ctrl-page">
                <xsl:if test="not(umb:DateGreaterThanToday('start-date'))">
                        <!-- Do something -->
                </xsl:if>
        </xsl:template>

I have tested that $currentPage/@nodeTypeAlias gives cbx-date-ctrl-page and i can see that the dates are there when I print a $currentPage[self::*]

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Chriztian Steinmeier 2800 posts 8791 karma points MVP 8x admin c-trib

Sep 26, 2012 @ 21:12
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Hi Nicolai,

First off, if @nodeTypeAlias gives you something, you're using the "legacy XML schema" and then we need to address that.

Second, where you use start-date be sure not to wrap quotes around, 'cause then you're sending a string instead of the actual value.

So if you're actually using the new (since 4.5) XML schema this is the way to go:
```
<xsl:template match="/">
    <xsl:apply-templates select="$currentPage[self::cbx-date-ctrl-page][normalize-space(start-date)]" />
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="cbx-date-ctrl-page">
    <xsl:if test="not(umb:DateGreaterThanToday(start-date))">
        
    </xsl:if>
</xsl:template>
```
- otherwise, if you're stuck on the old one - do this:
```
<xsl:template match="/">
    <xsl:apply-templates select="$currentPage[@nodeTypeAlias = 'scbx-date-ctrl-page'][normalize-space(data[@alias = 'start-date'])]" />
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="node[@nodeTypeAlias = 'cbx-date-ctrl-page']">
    <xsl:if test="not(umb:DateGreaterThanToday(data[@alias = 'start-date']))">
        
    </xsl:if>
</xsl:template>
```
- YES, I know it's confusing, but you should really take your time to understand how these two otherwise identical pieces of code relate, and you'll be *so* much better at reading all the code samples people paste here & there...

/Chriztian
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Nicolai Sørensen 42 posts 66 karma points

Sep 27, 2012 @ 08:40

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Hi Chriztian,

You are right on all counts. Being php, java etc for what feels as a lifetime, this will take som getting use to, and especially the part with understading basics from your example.

I learned from this that alot changed with 4.5, and as I am on 4.01 with the system I am servicing, I need to watch out when I look for solutions. Also I see that things have been so simplyfied which I will miss out on until they update my system ;)

Again I owe you a huge beer, time and place please :D

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