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Citroën C3 Picasso

Hey Stepho, i'm having trouble with one of the templates you provided for Euro NCAP results. I can't get the reference in the table without it messing up and so i'm left with a reference name and no reference. How do i fix that? Here's the ref im trying to add http://www.euroncap.com/results/citroen/c3_picasso/2009/344.aspx Thanks Jenova20 15:48, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Easiest way is to add |reference_code=344 to the template (same number at the end of the link you gave me). This is true for all 2009+ cars.  Stepho  talk  00:30, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

Will that reference+344 always be different?

Sorry, just looked at your change and this is jibberish to me. I can see you did something, i just don't think i could replicate it even for £1,000,000.

Very grateful though, thanks Stepho Jenova20 08:10, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

The trick is to find the page on the Euro NCAP web site. Look at the numbers at the end of the web address. In this case, the Picaso page had 344.aspx at the end. I think they just increment the number for every test they do. So, 344 is Euro NCAP's code for the 2009 Picasso test. We add |reference_code=344 to the template and it can then figure out the full address to the PDF file (which is also based on the number 344). Other cars will have a different number. E.g. The 2010 Honda Civic is at http://www.euroncap.com/results/honda/civic/2012/475.aspx, so we take the numbers at the end and use |reference_code=475 in the template on Wikipedia's Civic article.  Stepho  talk  08:29, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

I would really appreciate it if you have the time as it would save a lot of wasted space =]

Thanks Stepho Jenova20 23:25, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

I've added a new parameter. Add |align=left to put the table on the left and other text on the right. Add |align=right to put the table on the right and other text on the left. If the parameter is not present then the table uses the entire line and the text appears underneath (ie same as before). I've done the C3 for you.  Stepho  talk