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Hi all,

There is an XML feed which I am extracting variables from using php.

So have set up the variables and then I can just print the stored php variable…

<?php print $package; ?>

This is fine on templates, but I need to output the code in an entry text field.

All my efforts so far have failed so any help will be appreciated. I know there used to be an allow php plugin but I can’t find a version for EE2.

If anyone has an alternative/better idea let me know : )

Many thanks

p.s Regrettably, this post is a duplicate of one I posted 2 weeks ago in the community support forum, I PM’d a moderator to ask if it was in the correct forum and to move it if not but nothing has happened and this is now quite urgent. If any mods read this could you please delete the original post.

Hi TheBlackHole,

Can you post your code or parts of it? Also, what is the exact version of your EE installation?

Mike

Sure…

EE v2.2.2 - Build: date 20110801

Set variables up…

<?php

// fetch the xml 
$dom = new DOMDocument;
$dom->preserveWhiteSpace = false;
$dom->load("http://ageuk-basket.uat.theblackhole.co.uk/compare-plans-xml.aspx"); 

// save to html variable
$raw = $dom->saveXML();

// xpath query to get price nodes
$xp = new DOMXPath($dom);
$nodes = $xp->query('//tr[@class="price"]/td');

// setup variables
$package1 = $nodes->item(1)->nodeValue;
$package2 = $nodes->item(2)->nodeValue;
$package3 = $nodes->item(3)->nodeValue;

?>

Show variables

<?php print $package1; ?>
<?php print $package2; ?>
<?php print $package3; ?>

So basically I need those variables to be available for use in an XHTML text field in the publish page.

Many thanks

Hi TheBlackHole,

If you need these variables to be available in the Publish page of the control panel then I would suggest creating an add-on.

The add-on would be two parts and firstly make that call to the XML and then make those package variables available with some work as {package_1},{package_2} and {package_3} to be used in custom fields in your entry form

We have an overview of EE Add-on development here

Does that help?

Hi John,

That sounds like a great idea but unfortunately I have no php knowledge. This code was passed on from a now unavailable developer.

Do you see any other options?

Cheers

Gotcha,

I vaguely remember there being an add-on that allowed PHP within a custom field on Publish page but couldn’t find it on initial search on devot-ee.com. You might have more luck though. You could also ask the #eecms community on twitter and somebody might be able to help you out

I searched and failed with regards to finding an EE2 version of that plugin. So are you saying there isn’t a native way to achieve this? Remember I don’t necessarily need to use this exact method. I just need to get these variables midst text.

I hope there is some solution : /

To confirm. There is no native way to do this unfortunately

Ah, bummer.

Hopefully someone will chime in and save the day ; )

Cheers John

Hi TheBlackHole,

I can move this thread to community support for you if you would like since there is no native way to do that in EE.

Sean

You can do Sean, if you do that would you please remove the duplicate post (mentioned in my original message)

Cheers

Hi, I’ve moved the thread and will go find your other thread.

Sean