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I've written AMPscript to generate a Signature line. When the AMPscript is placed directly into the HTML content area of an email, it works and does not display any extraneous code.

I placed this AMPscript into an HTML content block so that we could reuse it across several emails.
Within the emails, I'm outputting the block by using this line of code:

%%[ set @output = ContentBlockbyID("13210") output(concat(treatascontent(@output))) ]%%

When displayed by calling the block, it shows ctrl:eval/> on preview of the email. Is there something else I need to do in order to get the AmpScript to work in a Content Block.

%%[
/*These are set from the sendable data extension in this case progressive grid*/
Var @Email, @Stage, @title, @address, @sigemail, @zip, @fullname, @ContactOwner, @profileimage, @DynamicFromEmail, @DynamicFromName, @licensingpublicdisplay 
Set @Email = Email
Set @Stage = Stage
Set @ContactOwner = [Contact Owner: Full Name] 
Set @ContactOwnerEmail = [Contact Owner: Email] 
set @DynamicFromEmail = [Contact Owner: Email] 
set @DynamicFromName = [Contact Owner: Full Name] 

/* Lets look up the title and set the value from our signature line data extension */

/*Set the Title*/
Set @title = Lookup("Signature Line 2", "Title", "Email", @ContactOwnerEmail )
/*Set the Address*/
Set @address = Lookup("Signature Line 2", "address", "Email", @ContactOwnerEmail )
/*Set the City*/
Set @city = Lookup("Signature Line 2", "city", "Email", @ContactOwnerEmail )

Set @fullname = Lookup("Signature Line 2", "Full Name", "Email", @ContactOwnerEmail )

set @profileimage = URLEncode(Lookup("Profile Images by Contact", "Photo", "Full Name", @ContactOwner))

if ((@profileimage == "") OR EMPTY(@profileimage)) then
 set @profileimage = URLEncode('http://image.homestarfc-connect.com/lib/fe8913727c62037b74/m/1/cae2521b-3406-4292-80e0-45189fbca0fe.png')
endif

/*Set the ZipPostal Code*/
Set @zip = Lookup("Signature Line 2", "Zip_Postal_Code", "Email", @ContactOwnerEmail)

/*Set the Mobile*/
Set @mobile =  Lookup("Signature Line 2", "mobile", "Email", @ContactOwnerEmail)

/*Set the Phone*/
Set @phone =  Lookup("Signature Line 2", "phone", "Email", @ContactOwnerEmail)

/*Set the Fax*/
Set @fax =  Lookup("Signature Line 2", "fax", "Email", @ContactOwnerEmail)

/*Set the Email*/
Set @sigemail = Lookup("Signature Line 2", "email", "Email", @ContactOwnerEmail)
/*Set the Website*/
Set @website =  URLEncode(Lookup("Signature Line 2", "website", "Email", @ContactOwnerEmail))


/*Set the Licensing Public Display*/
Set @licensingpublicdisplay = Lookup("Signature Line 2","licensing public display","Email", @ContactOwnerEmail)

]%%



<img width="125" alt="Picture" src="%%=v(@profileimage)=%%">
<div>
  
  %%[ if not Empty(@fullname) then ]%%
  <i>%%= v(@fullname) =%%</i><br>
  %%[ endif ]%%
 
   %%[ if not Empty(@title) then ]%%
  <strong>%%= v(@title) =%%</strong><br>
   %%[ endif ]%%
 
    %%[ if not Empty(@phone) then ]%%
  <strong>Phone:</strong>%%= v(@phone) =%%<br>
    %%[ endif ]%%
  
    %%[ if not Empty(@sigemail) then ]%%
  <strong>Email:</strong>%%= v(@sigemail) =%%<br>
      %%[ endif ]%%
  
      %%[ if not Empty(@fax) then ]%%
  <strong>Fax:</strong>%%= v(@fax) =%%<br>
   %%[ endif ]%%
  
  
     %%[ if not Empty(@address) then ]%%
  <strong>Address:</strong>  %%= v(@address) =%%  
    %%= v(@city) =%% %%= v(@state) =%% <br>
   %%[ endif ]%%
  
  %%[ if not Empty(@website) then ]%%
  <strong>Website:</strong>%%= v(@website) =%%
   %%[ endif ]%%
    
    
    
     %%[ if not Empty(@licensingpublicdisplay) then ]%%
    <strong>Licensing Display:</strong>
    %%= v(@licensingpublicdisplay) =%%
  
 %%[ endif ]%%
</div>
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  • Are you using server-side JavaScript in your email? Aug 18, 2017 at 20:19
  • No Im not using any other scripts in the emails.
    – Julie Beck
    Aug 19, 2017 at 0:12
  • What about the template or another content area? I ask because ctr:eval/> is a SSJS fragment. Aug 19, 2017 at 18:51
  • No, all we have in the templates/content areas are a few images from content builder and basic text in an html block.
    – Julie Beck
    Aug 19, 2017 at 19:55

1 Answer 1

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After submitting a ticket to Salesforce, I was able to resolve this. The correct syntax to use is as follows:

%%[ 
Set @Output=ContentBlockByID("13210")
Set @Content=Concat(treatascontent(@Output))
]%%
%%=v(@Output)=%%
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  • To retrieve the stored content area you also could have used %%=ContentareaById("13210")=%% in an otherwise empty HTML content block. That works quite well and with the coming release the MC will give you a new content type to achieve this sort of content retrieval. Be careful, however, if you are running automated campaigns: all those retrieval methods will pull in the referenced content area as it is at the time of send. So make sure to thoroughly test code/content changes in a safe copy and update only after you made sure it works. Never develop in content areas retrieved at send time! Aug 21, 2017 at 22:02
  • Can't seem to edit my comment. I meant %%=ContentBlockById("13210")=%% Aug 22, 2017 at 8:18

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