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I am trying to modify the product title in product.tpl

It put the title with title=$product.product

I want it to display like this $product.product - #$product.productcode

So in front end it will look like "Pentium 4 - #3456

Anyone know a way to do this?

I have tried calling to a new variable such as $productTitle and deifining that variable in product.php but it errors out the php and if I just put:
title = $product.product - #$product.productcode it errors and if I put:
title = "$product.product - #$product.productcode" I get:
$product.product - $product.productcode where the title is on the fron end.

Any suggestions would be most helpful.