download controller

[afguns]

Is the download controller part of the latest MS-MAX version? If not, what does it do?

How does oscomm know when a product is a downloadable product?
If a downloadable product is free, how can I have the user register and log in to download the product without having to go through the payment details part?

Thanks a lot guys!
Jan

[In-Overtime]

Is the download controller part of the latest MS-MAX version?

Yes, it is.

How does oscomm know when a product is a downloadable product?

By adding it thru the Control Panel, in Product Attributes.

1) First, FTP upload your Virtual Product to the catalog/downloads folder. 2) After adding your Virtual Product using the administrration control panel, click on product attributes and create an option, then at the bottom where it says "Filename" you insert the url to point to the file in the downloads folder.


A solution to allow free access to your customers would be to create a new page (SEE - Exercise 4 Boxes: Adding New Boxes, Links and Pages), list your links to the FREE Downloads, then add the following code to this new page (code taken from catalog/account.php):

require('includes/application_top.php');

if (!tep_session_is_registered('customer_id')) {
$navigation->set_snapshot();
tep_redirect(tep_href_link(FILENAME_LOGIN, '', 'SSL'));
}

Now when someone tries to access this page, they are automatically redirected to the login page. The, upon successful login, they will be redirected to the requested page.

[afguns]

Hello,

I have followed your advice and excercise 4 to add an extra box with links to test page 1, 2, 3 and 4. This works well untill I add the piece of code that you suggested to force a user to log in before accessing test page 1.

The code I added to test page 1 was:

require('includes/application_top.php');

if (!tep_session_is_registered('customer_id')) {
$navigation->set_snapshot();
tep_redirect(tep_href_link(FILENAME_LOGIN, '', 'SSL'));
}

This does force the user to log in, or register but when test page 1 is accessed, it only shows a blank screen. Without the login check the test page 1 works well with a "continue" button and everything!

What am I doing wrong?

Would really appreciate help with this!

Thanks
Jan

[afguns]

Ok, I just had the
require('includes/application_top.php');
statement before and after my logon check and that should not be repeated twice.

It is now fixed and works like a charm!

Thanks for your advice!
Jan

[In-Overtime]

Actually, msasek deserves the "atta boy" because he was the one that showed me the light concerning forced logins.

So, therefore, I just paid it forward. Glad this worked for you as it did for me . . . .

Robert