integrating file question

[killerwhale65]

hi,

i have successfully integrated a new php file into search_form.html.
Now i want to use {category_dropdown} in this new php file, but it does not show up. What did i do wrong?

thanks!

[killerwhale65]

anyone please?

[IcEcReaM]

i think the problem is, that the {category_dropdown} tag in the new php file in the template,
is not parsed.
what is in the php file, just html?

[V@no]

You can not use any of the 4images template tags in included through templates files. But, you can use echo $this->val_cache['tag name'];
i.e.
echo $this->val_cache['category_dropdown'];

[killerwhale65]

wonderfull thanks

[V@no]

hmm...just realised, since v1.7.1 you can use:
echo $category_dropdown;

Every tag become a variable, I think...