• Article Type: General
• Product: Aleph
• Product Version: 20

Description:
If I need a separate set of HMTL files, I simply create a new extension in tab_base.eng, and use that extension as a suffix for the new set of files in www_f_eng. I heard that the same applies to files in the tab directories.

Assuming so, I create an HMTL file in www_f_eng with the extension of -robert, can I also create a file in e.g. ABC01/tab with a filename of edit_doc_999.eng.robert ?

Resolution:
Yes -- except the suffix needs to be a base in tab_base.eng: when there's a $data_tab file which has a ".xxxxxx" suffix (where ".xxxxx" is a tab_base.eng base), the OPAC uses that file instead of the unsuffixed version.

Another approach is the creation of a "psuedo-language". One site has "Archival", with the language code of ".arc". The use of a base as the suffix is simpler and allows you to use a suffixed version of not just the tables with .eng suffixes, but any table.

This approach is limited to the OPAC, whereas a "pseudo-language" would let you have different screens in the GUI as well.

• Article last edited: 10/8/2013