User ID and First 2 Digits of Post code for User Account No

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bigben83 Reply #1, 9 years, 7 months ago

Can someone help me, I'm trying to parse the first two digits of a Users Postcode and add to beginning of their User ID.

I have a snippet called [[userID]]

$digits = $modx->getOption('zip',$scriptProperties,false);
if (empty($zip)) return '';

$firstdigits = substr($digits, -2); 
print $firstdigits;

then I am calling this in to a user profile with the following

[[!Profile]]
<table>
<tr><th style="width: 150px"><b>Customer Account ID:</b></th><td>[[userID]][[+id]]</td></tr>
</table>

It isn't returning any digits from the zip code, only showing the userID number.
Am I doing something wrong when calling the zip code into the array.

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BobRay Reply #2, 9 years, 7 months ago

First, I think you want this:

$firstdigits = substr($digits, 0, 2);

Second, you're not sending the 'zip' field as a snippet property, so it's not in the $scriptProperties array.

Assuming that Profile is setting the 'zip' placeholder, you should be able to get it this way:

$digits = $modx->getPlaceholder('zip');

or you could try putting the placeholder in the snippet tag:

<tr><th style="width: 150px"><b>Customer Account ID:</b></th><td>[[userID? &zip=`[[+zip]]`]][[+id]]</td></tr>

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bigben83 Reply #3, 9 years, 7 months ago

Thanks Bob,
the following works manually

$digits = '7260';
 
$firstdigits = substr($digits, 0, 2); 
print $firstdigits;

the result is '72' but soon as I change

$digits = '7260';

to

$digits = $modx->getPlaceholder('zip');

all I get is a '0'.
I can put the placeholder in the snippet tag and can call the zip in with print $zip but soon as I put into the $firsdigits I either get '0' or nothing.

Thanks for your help.

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BobRay Reply #4, 9 years, 7 months ago

The Profile snippet should be setting that placeholder. Be sure the Profile tag is at the top of the page so it executes first.

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