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i’m having issues showing the thumnails of the entries, maybe someone can help me to show the thumnail of each entry. This is the code:

{exp:channel:categories channel="shield" paginate="bottom" limit="3" style="linear"}   
              
              
                    <div class="spark-img">
                        {spark_thumbnail}
                    </div>
                 <div class="tmain-caption">
                 {category_name}
                        

                       
                       <a href="/about/shield/{category_url_title}" title="{url_title}">Read More →</a>                                             
                    </div>
                </div>
                
                {paginate}
                <div class="paginate">
                    {pagination_links}
                </div>
                {/paginate}
       
                 {/exp:channel:categories}

I took out a <div> of the original script.
The issue is that it is actually showing me all the post entries for channel shield which is ok. However, each item is showing me the current entry thumnail for all of the entries. Is there a way that I can say to show thumnails of each category entry.

I’m a bit confused by your terminology.

Do you want to show category thumbnails? If so, you need to use the right variable (see http://ellislab.com/expressionengine/user-guide/modules/channel/categories.html/#variables).

Or are you trying to show thumbnails from entries assigned to categories?

i’m trying to show thumnails from entries assignetd to categories. I’m sorry for the confusion.

Then you need to be using a channel:entries loop - as it will return content from an entry.  Your code is using a category loop, designed to pull category content.

You might review this tutorial on working with categories:
http://www.train-ee.com/courseware/free-tutorials/comments/working-with-categories

thank you Boyink!  I will take that tutorial.