AMPscriptBasics-onesheet.html

<!-- AMPscript Elements -->

%%[ /* AMPscript block delimiters */
var @email, @pet

SET @email = AttributeValue('EmailAddress')
SET @pet = AttributeValue('pet')

IF Empty(@email) THEN 
  SET @email = emailaddr
ENDIF

IF NOT Empty(@pet) THEN 
  SET @favPet = @pet
ELSEIF NOT Empty(@favPet) THEN
  SET @favPet = Propercase(@favPet) 
ELSE 
  SET @favPet = "Tell us you at least like animals, please?"
ENDIF

]%%


<td><!-- AMPscript inline delimiters --> 
  %%=v(@email)=%%
</td>


<td><!-- Personalization Strings - Stand alone --> 
  <ul> 
    <li>%%firstname%%</li>
    <li>%%emailaddr%%</li>
  </ul>
</td>


%%[/* Personalization Strings - In AMPscript */

  SET @firstName = firstname
  SET @emailAddress = emailaddr

]%%


%%[ /* Commonly used personalization strings */
 
 SET @emailAddress = emailaddr
 SET @emailName = emailname_ /* commonly used for send logs */
 SET @currentYear = xtyear /* regularly used for copy right year */
 SET @messageContext = _messagecontext /* used for displaying content specific to the location of display - preview screen; landing page; inbox; etc */
 SET @jobID = jobid /* commonly used for send logs */
 SET @viewEmailInBrowser = view_email_url
 SET @defaultProfileCenter = profile_center_url
 SET @defaultUnsubscribe = unsub_center_url
 SET @addtionalAttribute = __AdditionalEmailAttribute1 /* used to bring in data defined in the properties pane of an email */

 ]%%




%%[ /* Comparison operator examples: */ 
  
  var @date1, @date2

  SET @date1 = Format(Now(), MM/dd/yyyy) /* today's date */
  SET @date2 = Format(01/01/2020, MM/dd/yyyy) 

/* Equal (==) or Not Equal (!=) */

  IF @date1 == @date2 Then  
    SET @comparisonOutput1 = 'equal'
  ElseIf @date1 != @date2 Then
    SET @comparisonOutput1 = 'not equal'
  EndIf

  Output(Concat('<br>Result: ', @comparisonOutput1))
  
/* Greater Than (>) or Less Than (<) */

  IF @date1 > @date2 Then  
    SET @comparisonOutput2 = 'greater than'
  ElseIf @date1 < @date2 Then
    SET @comparisonOutput2 = 'less than'
  EndIf

  Output(Concat('<br>Result: ', @comparisonOutput2))
  
/* Greater Than or Equal To (>=) or Less Than or Equal To (<=) */

  IF @date1 >= @date2 Then  
    SET @comparisonOutput3 = 'greater than or equal to'
  ElseIf @date1 <= @date2 Then
    SET @comparisonOutput3 = 'less than or equal to'
  EndIf

  Output(Concat('<br>Result: ', @comparisonOutput3))

]%% 




%[ /* Logic operator examples: */ 

  var @text1, @text2 

  SET @text1 = 'This'
  SET @text2 = 'That'

/* AND operator */

  If @text1 == 'This' AND @text2 == 'That' Then 

    SET @logicOutput1 = Concat(@text1, ' and ', @text2)

  EndIf

  Output(Concat('<br>Result: ', @logicOutput1))



/* OR operator */

  If @text1 == 'This' OR @text1 == 'That' Then

    SET @logicOutput2 = Concat(@text1, ' or ', @text2)

  EndIf

  Output(Concat('<br>Result: ', @logicOutput2))


/* NOT operator */

  If NOT Empty(@text1) Then

    SET @logicOutput3 = Concat(@text1, ' or ', @text2)

  EndIf

  Output(Concat('<br>Result: ', @logicOutput3))

]%%




%%[ /* Data types and their delimiters */ 

var @string, @date, @number1, @number2, @boolean1, @boolean2

SET @string = 'String values are wrapped in quotes' 

SET @date = Format(Now(), MM/dd/yyyy) 

SET @number1 = 1
SET @number2 = 1.6  

SET @boolean1 = 'True'
SET @boolean2 = 0 

]%%




%%[ /* Conditional Operators - Logic IF Statements */

  IF /* open of conditional statement */
    Length(@argument1) > 0 /* expression to be evaluated */
  THEN /* do not forget to add your then clause */
    @result /* out put if expression is found to be true */
  ELSE 

]%%




%%[ /* Frequently used string function examples */ 

/* Concatenate - this is the exact same format as VB or Excel */

SET @concatString = Concat(@text1, @text2) /* output: "ThisThat" */


/* Format - best to use to format currency or dates */

SET @formatDate = Format(Now(), yyyyMMdd) /* output: 20200623 */
SET @formatCurrency = Format(8.99, 'C', 'en-US') /* output: */

]%%




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