Advanced conditionals question.

[Joe]

I currently have conditionals setup to show my advertisements between the 2nd and 3rd post of each thread. However, I would like to change this, so the advertisement is placed between the last and second to last post of each thread.

i.e.
If a thread has one post, no ads are shown.
If a thread has three posts, ad is placed between 2nd and 3rd post
If a thread has 100 posts, ad is placed between 99th and 100th post.

Anyone have an idea how I can do this?

[merk]

You could try using the $post[postcount] variable.

scratch the idea i just wrote, its a variable thing.

Ill look and see if anything is available in the $post array that might help.

[Livingston]

i think this is more or less what you want need:
<if condition="$post[postcount] == $thread[replycount]">

[merk]

Yeh, i just came across that too.

<if condition="$thread['replycount'] == ($post['postcount'] - 1)">ADVERT CODE</if>

Though, with that method youd add the code to the bottom of the postbit template, not the top.

[Livingston]

Yeh, i just came across that too.

<if condition="$thread['replycount'] == ($post['postcount'] - 1)">ADVERT CODE</if>

Though, with that method youd add the code to the bottom of the postbit template, not the top.

hmm, i'd have to say i disagee. You don't need the postcount-1 It will display the advert above (or below depending on where you use the conditional) the first post even if there are no replies at all (which goes against the request of "If a thread has one post, no ads are shown.")


With <if condition="$post[postcount] == $thread[replycount]">, provided the conditional is at the bottom of the postbit template, and of course the reply count of a thread always being -1 of the total posts in the thread, it will always display between the 2nd last and last post, and not at all if there is no replies.

[Joe]

Thanks guys! I'll give it a try!

[Joe]

It worked: http://www.vbadmins.com/forums/showp...9&postcount=11

[Marula]

Please post your full code that you used....