RSS: Frequently Used Eval Statements – SureShot

This article contains frequently used eval statements that can used to begin looping through articles, pull specific pieces of data from a RSS feed, and filter articles using CDO data.

Common RSS Items

RSS Item	Eval Statement
Blog Title	<eval for='title._value'></eval>
Link to article	<eval for='link._value'></eval>
Blog Description	<eval for='description._value'></eval>
Image	<img eval-src="eval for='image._value'></eval>
Thumbnail	<eval for='thumbnail._value'></eval>

Common Use Cases

Use Case	Eval Statement
Create a dynamic header using blog title	<h1><eval for='tile._value'></eval></h1>
Create a link to blog	<a eval-href="<eval for='link._value'></eval>" >Link Text</a>
Post blog preview text	<eval for='description._value.Substring(0,120) +"..."'></eval>
Link image to blog	<a eval-href="<eval for='link._value'></eval>" > <img eval-src="<eval for='image._value'></eval>"> </a>
Link thumbnail to blog	<a eval-href="<eval for='link._value'></eval>" > <img eval-src="<eval for='thumbnail._value'></eval>"> </a>

Eval Loop Statements

Use Case	Eval Statement
Create a loop of articles or items	<eval for='channel.item.top'>'body content</eval>
Eval CDO Records, only display data for matching condition	<eval for='cdoRecords'><eval> <if condition='EloquaField == "String"'>'body content'</eval> </eval>