home_main.tpl - question

I have a custom tpl consisting of a table with icon links to categories within the site. i want it display on all of the pages except for one category. I think i need to edit the home_main.tpl file, but i dont know how. could someone please help me?

I am using x-cart 3.5.4

use home.tpl and add code such as


wher cat it the category id where you dont want your code to appear

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I tried to place this code in home.tpl

{if} $cat eq 249}
{else}
{include file="customer/key_cat.tpl"}
{/if}

underthis:


{include file="customer/home_main.tpl"}
{if} $cat eq 249}
{else}
{include file="customer/key_cat.tpl"}
{/if}


When I did that, my page became completely blank and I could not see anything at all until i removed the code from the home.tpl.
Did I do something wrong?

I added the code into the home_main.tpl
<** under this**>
{elseif $main eq "catalog"}
{include file="customer/main/subcategories.tpl" cat=$cat}
<** I added this**>
{if $cat eq 249}
{else}
{include file="customer/key_cat.tpl"}
{/if}


<**and it worked**>


I just couldnt give up without trying almost everything to get it to work.

Thanks for the help