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Alec Colebrook-Clark 134 posts 258 karma points

Aug 14, 2009 @ 12:54
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Media Picker Macro
Howdy

Ive got a macro for rendering the media selected by the user. Its passing through the file location (the number) but i can't seem to create the correct pointer. my attempt Is as follows
```
     <xsl:if test="$content != '' ">
      <xsl:value-of select="umbraco.library:GetMedia($currentPage/data[@alias= $content], 'false')/data [@alias = 'umbracoFile']"/>
     </xsl:if>
```
I've done it before but i didnt use variables (i have several media items on one page and i want to reuse this macro)

any help is aprreciated.

Thanks

Alec
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Warren Buckley 2106 posts 4836 karma points MVP 7x admin c-trib

Aug 14, 2009 @ 12:59

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Test it with hardcoded values first rather than variables first to make sure your xPath is correct etc...

Then if that works - ouput your variables to make sure the correct info/data is being passed in.

Hope this helps you out.
Come back if your still stuck.
Warren :)

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Søren Linaa 255 posts 208 karma points

Aug 14, 2009 @ 13:02
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Can you show us the entire xslt.

I see a problem in your $content - what's that?

in your value-of - you use another $content or is this the same.
```
 <xsl:value-of select="umbraco.library:GetMedia($currentPage/data[@alias= $content]
```
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Alec Colebrook-Clark 134 posts 258 karma points

Aug 17, 2009 @ 10:34

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@warren - I've tested the variables and they are outputting the correct value... I think (its showing a number which I understand is the value of the media item?) I shall hardcode it now and let you know.

@Soren - Yes its the same $content, thats the variable containing the media file name (again I understand it to be the media file name) its used to check if there is something in it and then it runs the value-of.

Thanks for the replies!

Alec

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Alec Colebrook-Clark 134 posts 258 karma points

Aug 17, 2009 @ 10:42
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Ok apologies for the double post. Just changed the code to
```
<xsl:value-of select="umbraco.library:GetMedia($currentPage/data[@alias= 'ecocover'], 'false')/data [@alias = 'umbracoFile']"/>
```
which works, ecocover is currently the value I am passing into the variable $content.

So I must be doing something right!
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Alec Colebrook-Clark 134 posts 258 karma points

Aug 17, 2009 @ 10:50
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and just to top it off, the usual happens.

Sorted it out within 10 minutes of playing with it. Thanks for the help guys! the solution was
```
    <xsl:if test="$content != '' ">
       <xsl:value-of select="umbraco.library:GetMedia($content, 'false')/data [@alias = 'umbracoFile']"/>
     </xsl:if>
```
I must have tried every combination bar that one!

again, thanks!

Alec
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