nats_encode

Creates a single linkcode.

Article Topics: Smarty, Customization

Parameters

(Required parameters in bold)

Parameter	Description	Possible Values	Default Value	Example
programid	The program number	Any valid program number.	The default program ID number	programid="123"
campaign	The campaign number	Any valid campaign number.	The default campaign ID number	campaign="123"
siteid	The site number	Any valid site number.	The default site ID number	siteid="123"
tourid	The tour number	Any valid site number	No tour number	tourid="123"
adtoolid	The ad tool's number	Any valid adtool number	No adtool number	adtoolid="123"
subid1	First optional tracking number.	Any valid tracking number.	Doesn't use a tracking number	subid1="123"
subid2	Second optional tracking number.	Any valid tracking number	Doesn't use a tracking number	subid2="123"
userid	The affiliate's I.D. number (loginid)	Any valid affiliate I.D. number	No affiliate	userid="123"
url	If set, output contains an fully-qualified URL instead of just the linkcode.	0 or 1 (exclusive).	Not set; doesn't create a banner link.	url="1"
banner	If set, creates a banner link.	0 or 1 (exclusive)	Not set; doesn't create banner link.	banner="1"'
unencoded	If set, overrides the affiliate default encoding	0 (encoded) or 1 (unencoded) - (exclusive)	Not set; outputs affiliate default version of linkcode	unencoded="1"
assign	Store output in this variable	Any valid Smarty variable name	See output section below	assign="my_var"
assign_prefix	Prefix output variables with this word. (Click link for details)	Any valid Smarty variable name	None. (No prefix is used)	assign_prefix="myvar"

Note

To create an array of linkcodes, please see the nats_list_linkcodes page.

Example

URL?nats={nats_encode userid=$toid program=# site=# tourid=# }{$encoded}

Outputs a linkcode. For example: www.examplesite.com?nats=MS4yLjMuNS4wLjAuMC4wLjA. userid =$toid encodes the link specifically for the affiliate that the email is sent to. The linkcode is also placed in the variable, {$encoded}.

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