Mike wrote:-

>Hi, I trying to assign the Buy button prompt to "Order at
>NETQUOTEVAR:COST" but it wont parse the NETQUOTEVAR.

>Any ideas why not or ideas how I can get round it

Many NETQUOTEVARS only work within specific Templates.   Grrrr.  Drives me
mad.   Why can't Actinic make all product specific variables available
throughout the scope of that product.

You could try this general purpose idea as a workaround.  It's a little
trick involving setting a javascript variable in the template where you do
have access to the NETQUOTEVAR you need and picking it up later where it's
required:-

The template where the NETQUOTEVAR:COST is legal  - that's
Act_ProductPrice.html becomes:-


<!-- ProductPrice HTML begin -->
<!-- This template is used for the product price text. -->

<script language=JavaScript>
<!-- (V11) 
 var Cost =  'NETQUOTEVAR:COST';
//-->
</script>

<BR><B><Actinic:RETAIL_PRICE_TEXT>NETQUOTEVAR:PRICEPROMPT</Actinic:RETAIL_PRICE_TEXT>&nbsp;NETQUOTEVAR:DISCOUNT_QUANTITY&nbsp;NETQUOTEVAR:COST</B> <FONT SIZE=-2>NETQUOTEVAR:TAXMESSAGE</FONT>

<!-- This template is used for the product price text. -->
<!-- ProductPrice HTML end -->


Now you have the value of  NETQUOTEVAR:COST as a string in a Javascript
variable "Cost" available to all subsequent HTML.   If you make sure that
the above template precedes your cartbuttton code (luckily it does in most
themes) you can now create the cartbutton call by rewriting
Act_CartButton.html with a document.write to generate the code you require:-


<!-- CartButton HTML begin -->
<!-- This template is used for the add to cart button. -->

<P>
<script language=JavaScript>
<!-- (V11)
var ButtonPrompt = 'NETQUOTEVAR:BUTTONLABEL';
if ( ButtonPrompt != 'Order at' )
  {                                      //  Just do the button as usual.
  document.write('<INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT VALUE="NETQUOTEVAR:BUTTONLABEL" NAME="NETQUOTEVAR:BUTTONNAME">');
  }
 else
 {                                       // Patch in the cost text.
  document.write('<INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT VALUE="Order at ' + Cost + '" NAME="NETQUOTEVAR:BUTTONNAME">');
 }
//-->
</script>
</P>

<!-- This template is used for the add to cart button. -->
<!-- CartButton HTML end -->


Note the test for Order at  above.   Now in your Product dialogue if you set
the Button prompt for a product to "Order at" then you get the value shown
with the price as you desire.  Any other value for the button prompt and the normal button
is created.

Norman

p.s.   This will probably get munged by being e-mailed but has been tested
with V5 catalog.