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#1 2013-09-20 13:35:47

Manaus

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From: Turin, Italy

Registered: 2010-10-22

Posts: 252

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Count files belonging to filecategory/subcategory

Hello,
I need to show a message like ‘Sorry, no files available for the category 2013/blu-files’.
I can show the files list using <txp:file_download_list category='...' />, but when no file is available, there’s just a big white scary space. .. :)

Thanks for any suggestion

Last edited by Manaus (2013-09-20 13:36:05)

#2 2013-09-20 13:58:48

uli

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From: Cologne

Registered: 2006-08-15

Posts: 4,315

Re: Count files belonging to filecategory/subcategory

For not counting but testing whether there is any file, have you considered a variable/if_variable test, like defining the variable by putting your file dl list tag inside it an then test for the emptiness of that variable?

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#3 2013-09-20 15:52:32

Gocom

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From: Helsinki, Finland

Registered: 2006-07-14

Posts: 4,533

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Re: Count files belonging to filecategory/subcategory

<txp:variable name="files"><txp:file_download_list /></txp:variable>

<txp:if_variable name="files" value="">
    <!-- No files available -->
<txp:else />
    <txp:variable name="files" />
</txp:if_variable>

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