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echo $block->delta doesn't work
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Where do you have that
Where do you have that statement?
in the block body field of
in the block body field of block configure like /admin/build/block/configure/block/9
Pretty sure $block isn't available in that context
I could be wrong, but the PHP snippit you put into the block body won't have access to the $block variable that your expecting to have.
Then is there any way to get
Then is there any way to get the block ID/title I want in this case?
Custom Block Module
Create a custom block module by creating a custom module and implementing hook_block
http://api.drupal.org/api/function/hook_block/6
You'll want to implement $op = 'list' and $op = 'view' at least. Check out the block_example module and follow that:
http://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/developer--examples--block_example--blo...
Generally I find that if I am feeling the need to create a block with the PHP filter, its generally better to do the block as an implementation of hook_block. Keep code where code should be.
Matt