post variable issue

[slee]

I have a function to display the children of the page in the sidebar php file using wp_list_pages:

global $post; ?>
        <div id="subChildren">
        <?php if($post->post_parent)
        $children = wp_list_pages("sort_column=menu_order&title_li=&child_of=".$post->post_parent."&echo=0"); else
        $children = wp_list_pages("sort_column=menu_order&title_li=&child_of=".$post->ID."&echo=0");
        if ($children) { ?>
        
        <ul id="submenu">
        <?php echo $children; ?>
         
        </ul>

I have also created a shortcode that shows a custom post type using query posts:

function casestudy_shortcode()
    {
    extract(shortcode_atts(array(
            'type' => 'case_studies',
            'limit' => '1',
            'case' => '',
            'size' => 'small'
            ),$atts));
     
            //The Query
        query_posts('post_type='.$type.'&showposts='.$limit.'&p='.$case);
 
        //The Loop
       if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();
                   //return sb_post_image('100','100');
                //the_post_thumbnail('portfolio'); 
                return  "<div class='".$size."'><a href=\"".get_permalink()."\">".get_the_title()."</a>" . get_the_excerpt() ."</div>";;
      
        endwhile; else:
    endif;
     
        wp_reset_query();    
        
    }
    add_shortcode('casestudy', 'casestudy_shortcode');

The problem I have is that when teh shortcode is in a page it makes the sub pages not show up. I assume it is overriding the $post variable.


I have tried using wp_query and get_posts for teh shortcode but i get the same result.

Is there a way around this?

[chipbennett]

Don't use query_posts() for secondary loops; it is intended ONLY for modifying the main Loop.

Instead, instantiate a new WP_Query, or use get_posts().

[slee]

I tried many combinations to try and get it to work and in the end it was because I had the reset in the wrong place ha!