apply macro to outer tiddler of transcluded pair?

[Dave]

Sorry if this is complicated (seems that way to me), but I have a question about using macros in remote tiddlers that are transcluded to change field content locally. 

There are three layers: the macro tiddler, the test tiddler which calls upon the macro, and the date tiddler that want's to record the test, but uniquely in today's tiddler.

Lets say I have a tiddler just named as today's date: [[2017-03-20]]

In it I have this transclusion: {{Lumbar Kemps}} which has this content:

<<s.test "Lumbar Kemps" left>>




which refers to this macro pair in another macro tiddler tagged with $:/tags/Macro


\define s.test.result(mytestname,myresult)
<$transclude tiddler="$mytestname$ Dxs" index="$myresult$"/>
\end

\define s.test(testname,testfield)
<$select tiddler="""$(currentTiddler)$""" field="""$testname$-$testfield$""">
<$list filter="[list[testDictionary##$testname$]]"><!-- gets the list of options for this test-->
<option value=<<currentTiddler>>><$text text=<<currentTiddler>>/></option>
</$list>
</$select>
<$set name="result" value={{$(currentTiddler)$!!$testname$-$testfield$}}>
<$macrocall $name=s.test.result myresult=<<result>> mytestname="$testname$" />
</$set>
\end




What I want to happen is for the $(currentTiddler)$ in the select widget to be "2017-3-20", not "Lumbar Kemps", but that's not what's happening (the results are being recorded in [[Lumbar Kemps]]).

Is there a way to make this work the way I want it to?

Thanks,

- Dave

[Eric Shulman]

On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 8:47:46 PM UTC-7, Dave wrote:

Sorry if this is complicated (seems that way to me), but I have a question about using macros in remote tiddlers that are transcluded to change field content locally. 

... 

In it I have this transclusion: {{Lumbar Kemps}} which has this content:

<<s.test "Lumbar Kemps" left>>

What I want to happen is for the $(currentTiddler)$ in the select widget to be "2017-3-20", not "Lumbar Kemps", but that's not what's happening (the results are being recorded in [[Lumbar Kemps]]).  Is there a way to make this work the way I want it to?

Instead of {{TiddlerName}}, use {{||TiddlerName}}.  This will apply the indicated tiddler as a *template* for the values from the current tiddler and leaves the value of $(currentTiddler)$ unchanged when the template is transcluded (i.e., it will remain [[2017-03-20]], rather being set to [[Lumbar Kemps]])

see http://tiddlywiki.com/#Transclusion%20with%20Templates

enjoy,

-e

[Dave]

Thank you sir!