That worked perfectly, thanks Mark!
On Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 10:41:25 AM UTC-4, Mark S. wrote:
>
> Ok this worked for me:
>
> \define mymacro() [ext[$(ggml)$$(add)$]]
>
> <$vars ggml={{!!googlesmapslink}} add={{!!address}}>
>
> <<mymacro>>
> </$vars>
>
> In general, you need to set your fields into variables using a widget
> (e.g. the vars widget) wrapped outside of the macro you want to invoke.
> Inside the macro you can use the special macro environmental variables
> $(var)$ to "glue"
> your text together. That's just my interpretation -- I've never been able
> to complete synthesize how everything is supposed to work. But I find this
> pattern is pretty reliable.
>
> Good luck,
> Mark
>
> On Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 7:20:10 AM UTC-7, Appeal System wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am attempting to create a contacts database that automatically creates
>> a "google maps search" to an address. (This is so that when on my mobile
>> device, I can look up a name and simply click an address to get directions
>> to that persons house.
>>
>> To do this I use the following example:
>>
>> http://maps.google.com/?q=the white house
>>
>> I have 2 fields within my Tiddlers contact form:
>>
>> Field 1: Google Maps Link:
>>
>> http://maps.google.com/?q=
>>
>> Field 2: address (in my contacts db):
>>
>> the white house
>>
>> I think what I am trying to do has already been solved here
>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/tiddlywiki/s39BsTKvazk>, but I
>> don't understand it fully.
>>
>> In my simple TW5 knowledge I am trying to accomplish this:
>>
>> [ext[{{!!googlemapslink}}+{{!!address}}]]
>>
>> but I know this doesn't work due to how the transclusion works. I have
>> also tried to \define my field as a variable and insert it like this:
>>
>> Where field: {{!!addgmap}} = {{!!googlemapslink}}{{!!address}}
>> \define mymacro()
>> <$set name="result" value={{!!addgmap}}>
>> <<result>>
>> </$set>
>> \end
>>
>> <a href=<<mymacro>>>Test </a>
>>
>> <<mymacro>>
>>
>>
>> And it successfully creates a link, but the link points something like
>> this:
>>
>> MYSERVERIP/<$set%20name="result"%20value=%7B%7B!!addgmap%7D%7D><<result>></$set>
>>
>> I am quite new to this language, and generally just manipulate others
>> code to work for my purposes, but this is the first time I've attempted to
>> build something myself and I am failing lol.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your help,
>>
>> Anthony
>>
>>
>
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