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EE 1.X used to have

{assign_variable:variable_name="{entry_id}"

That seems to have been removed in EE2, and all I can find is

{preload_replace:variable_name="replacement"}

However, that does not do what i need it for.

Inside my {exp:channel:entries} tag, i need to capture the {entry_id} for use outside of the {exp:channel:entries} tag. How can I accomplish this?

Doing this

{preload_replace:SavedEntryID="{entry_id}"}

literally assigns the text {entry_id} to the variables value. Instead of {entry_id}‘s value.

Not sure but one of these plugins may help to capture the current ID

http://devot-ee.com/add-ons/entry-data
http://devot-ee.com/add-ons/url-title-to-entry-id

Thanks, however I want to avoid using any plugins. I’ll sooner switch to using php instead of EE syntax if there’s no other way.

In that case an embedded template may work:

Add a channel entry tag to get the ID (or you could use the existing tag)

{exp:channel:entries channel="my_channel" limit="1"}
{embed="inc/my-embed-template" the _id="{entry_id}"}
{/exp:channel:entries}

Then in your embed template you can pull in the ID

The id is {embed:the_id}

Good solution, but it just makes me wonder more and more why {assign_variable} was removed. Just look at all the hoops we need to jump through just do pass a simple value outside of the {exp:channel} tag.

The solution I ended up going with, at least until i see a way to do it via ee-syntax is..

placing a bit of php within the {exp:channel} tag.

<?php $entryID = "{entry_id}"; ?>

and now i can use $entryID outside of the {exp:channel} tag.