You should be able to do
Total Pages: [(counter 0 id=total start='{(search group=docs* fmt=count
count=false)}')]
And then wherever you need that number use <(counter 0 id=total)>
Cheers,
Dan
On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 11:18 PM TMurNGon <tmurn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Dan,
>
> The reason I did not use 'Total Pages: <(search group=docs* fmt=count
> count=false)>' is that I was trying to run the search only once, get the
> value and store it in a variable to use in a number of places on the page
> (without running the search multiple times).
>
> I will definitely give the template idea a go (haven't played with
> templates yet).
>
> Thanks.
> Jan
>
>
> On Wednesday, 27 January 2016 02:33:58 UTC+2, Dan wrote:
>
>> Could you just do
>>
>> Total Pages: <(search group=docs* fmt=count count=false)>
>>
>> As for your question, though, if you change fmt to template it should
>> work. With fmt, the output is returned unprocessed--so the counter function
>> is not triggered within the search function. And since the output is
>> suppressed, it doesn't get triggered later as in the second case.
>>
>> But when you use template, each match runs through the entire markup
>> table so it gets processed before returned. With the output suppressed, you
>> never see that output, but it is all processed. So then the final counter
>> function should work.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Dan
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 8:13 AM TMurNGon <tmur...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
> Hi Dan,
>>>
>>> I've been trying to apply your example shown on the functions/counter
>>> page of the documentation, but I keep getting stuck...
>>>
>>> If I use the following it does suppress the output, but it also does not
>>> increment the counter (so the Total result remains 0 which is incorrect):
>>>
>>> {(search group=docs* fmt="[(counter id=total)]" count=false
>>> output=false)}
>>> Total Pages: <(counter 0 id=total)>
>>>
>>>
>>> If I use the following it does not suppress the output, but it does
>>> increment the counter correctly:
>>>
>>> {(search group=docs* fmt="[(counter id=total)]" count=false output=true)}
>>> Total Pages: <(counter 0 id=total)>
>>>
>>> Any suggestions on how I can set the correct value of Total without
>>> getting any output from the search?
>>>
>>> Thanks lots.
>>> Jan
>>>
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