AMPscript Code Snippets

To help you coding with AMPscript for Salesforce Marketing Cloud : as you type get proposed system strings and other functions.

How to ?

Prerequisite : having the AMPscript syntax highlighting extension
When start typing the AMPscript functions and system strings names, press enter to auto-complete your code
Press cmd + shift + p and then >insert snippet to review all the snippets available. Press enter to insert one 4.When previewing the snippets, click on i to see the whole description of the different functions

Tips 💡

When editing and AMPscript (.amp file or with AMPscript Syntax), type:

code to insert an code block
comment to insert
if to have basic if statement options
for loop to have a sample of loop

Release Notes

1.0.4

Initial release

1.0.5

Updated Readme file

1.0.6

Bug fixing (typos)

1.0.7

added better description for functions
added new functions (Microsoft CRM, API and a few others...)
added a snippet called: code block AMPscript
```
%%[

]%%
```

added a snippet called: for loop

%%[
set @lookupDeRows = lookuprows("MyDe","SomeField","SomeValue")
set @nbLookupDeRows = rowcount(@lookupDeRows)
for @i = 1 to @nbLookupDeRows DO
    set @loopDeRow  = row(@lookupDeRows,@i)
    set @someField1 = field(@loopDeRow,"someField1")
    set @someField2 = field(@loopDeRow,"someField2")
]%%   
%%=v(@someField1)=%%<br>
%%=v(@someField1)=%%<br>
%%[next @i]%%

added a snippet called: if elseif inline statement
```
%%[

]%%
```

added a snippet called: if elseif statement for external blocks

%%[if @myvar == "this" then]%%
    /* do this */
%%[elseif @myvar == "that" then]%%    
/* do that */
%%[else]%%
    /* do nothing */
%%[endif]%%

added a snippet called: if contains inline statement

%%[
/* Set the value to check */ 
Set @Value= "Indianapolis" 
/* Set the string to check */ 
Set @String = "Welcome to Indianapolis, we hope you enjoy your stay!" 
/* Does it match; ; if no match, output of IndexOf(1,2) will be "0" */ 
if IndexOf(@String,@Value) > 0 then 
    Set @Output = "How was your stay in Indianapolis" 
else 
    Set @Output = "Where would you like to stay?" 
endif 
]%%

added a snippet called: if empty inline statement

%%[
if @myvar == "this" then
    /* do this */
elseif @myvar == "that" then
    /* do that */
else
    /* do nothing */
endif
]%%

added a snippet called: hidden code block AMPscript

%%[
/* MyAMPscriptBlock <div style="display:none"> */
HereIsTheAMPscriptCode
/*</div>*/ 
]%%

added a snippet called: debug catch error AMPscript block

<script runat="server" type="text/javascript">
Platform.Load("Core", "1.1.1");
try {
</script>
%%[ 
/* AMPscriptHere */ 
]%%
<script type="text/javascript" runat="server">
}
catch (e) {
Write("<br>AMPscript Error Message: " + e);
}
</script>

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