i would like to change my welcome page and tap into the variables as shown in the default html:

"<p>%salutation%</p> = "Dear Mr./Mrs. Lastname"

%salutation% seems to be the only one that works. if i, for example, try to use

"%fcFirstName%"

nothing happens although the following works perfectly in template.php:

"<? $user_name = $_SESSION['User']['fcFirstName']; echo $user_name; ?>"

1)is there a way to change %salutation% si that it will only display a first name
2)can you tell me how to create my own variables for PSMW, allowing me to use %firstname% for example.

thx for your help pn this

ah.. okay this is a little tricky but i guess others may need to customize the welcome page at some point so here goes.

what you need to do is define the variable as above in php but then use javascript to replace a string on the page like so:

<script language="javascript">
$("document").ready( function() {
Var texttoreplace = $(“#welcomeFormContent”).val();
$("#text").val(texttoreplace.replace('%firstname%', '<?echo($user_name);?>'));
} );
</script>

done.

i'd also recommend taking a copy of template.php and renaming to template-welcome.php just in case you mess up :-)