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virtbizGuy · #1 02-11-2008, 09:07 AM

Hi,

A client for whom I built an OSCMax site is being required by the mfg. of products he sells to have a checkbox that states that the product being sold is only for home use before the order is permitted to go through.

I found a contribution in the OSC contributions that will work for me. It is called "Must Agree to Terms" and can be found at: osCommerce Community Add-Ons

1. Is there a mod available for OSCMax that would do the same thing? (note that I will change the text from "I have read the conditions, etal" to "I certify this purchase is for home use, etal," a simple fix.)

2. If not, here is my problem. It wants me to insert javascript functions into the <head> in the file: catalog/checkout_confirmation.php, after the line: <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet.css">

Well, there is not <head> in that OSCMax file. The file opens with a php include, so I am assuming the head content is provide from elsewhere through another include.

If it is "OK" to use this OSC contribution for this OSCMax site, then where can I add the javascript functions?

The other changes, adding two files and modifying 2 others seems easy and straight forward and the code I am to look for (after which additional code is to be added) is easily found.

Thank you,

Klaus

**ALElder** · #2 02-12-2008, 08:31 AM

I have used this mod with oscmax osCommerce Community Add-Ons

No change needed in the code

virtbizGuy · #3 02-12-2008, 09:36 AM

Thanks for that!

When you say that there is no change needed in the code, I am not sure what you mean. Of course the code that is called for to be added in the contribution needs to be added, right? Or?

I had actually planned to use this one first yesterday, but got a little off track when it called for a change in line 355 of the code of catalog/checkout_payment.php, as that file in OSCMax is much shorter. But then I recalled that a lot of the code from many OSCMax files has been moved to the template folder, and I did find the code that is to be added beneath in templates/fallback/content/checkout_payment.tpl.php. Do you happen to know whether that is the correct file, the one that needs the code added.

I ask because I did try to add the other contribution, the one I linked to in my original post, and while all appeared to go well, when I tested, there was no change. No check box appeared in checkout. As I have not previously had need to mod any of those files in the templates directory, I am not sure I am doing the right thing.

I will likely go ahead and back out those changes and try this one. I'll post my results.

Thanks, Klaus

met00 · #4 02-12-2008, 09:38 AM

1) javascript does NOT have to be in the <head> it can appear anywhere before it is called. I have a number of mods in OSC where I load a specific javascript in certain pages, but not in others (ie: loded in the details page, but not in a listings page).

2) CSS additions can be made to the template stylesheet.css with almost no overhead

met00 · #5 02-12-2008, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by virtbizGuy

Thanks for that!
I had actually planned to use this one first yesterday, but got a little off track when it called for a change in line 355 of the code of catalog/checkout_payment.php, as that file in OSCMax is much shorter. But then I recalled that a lot of the code from many OSCMax files has been moved to the template folder, and I did find the code that is to be added beneath in templates/fallback/content/checkout_payment.tpl.php. Do you happen to know whether that is the correct file, the one that needs the code added.

copy the tpl.php file from templates/fallback/content/ to templates/[your template directory]/content/

Then you can make any modifications that will differentiate the program in that new file

The nicest part about this is that you can easily turn the file on and off when testing new functionality by using a rename on the file you are working on, when it is named correctly it will be run, but when you rename it (ie: from checkout_payment.tpl.php to _checkout_payment.tpl.php ) it is not seen and the fallback will run.

virtbizGuy · #6 02-12-2008, 09:56 AM

Thank you!

Both your posts are GREAT. I have only done 2 sites in OSCMax (about 25-30 in OSC and 15 or so in Cartweaver) and since neither required much in mods, until now, I had not gone into the template structure. I have moved away from OSC in the last year in favor of Cartweaver because of its 100% css layout and the ease with which I can build sites with any design I have in mind in CW versus the "same old look" of OSC. But, now that I am getting into this OSCMax a little deeper, it's interesting. Plus, CW requires a lot of writing .php for options not included in the software, whereas OSC has all those contributions. I might do the next shop in OSCMax again, just to dig a little deeper into it.

Thanks again for the great input. I will use it, with appreciation.

Klaus

**JohnW** · #7 02-28-2008, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by met00

copy the tpl.php file from templates/fallback/content/ to templates/[your template directory]/content/

Then you can make any modifications that will differentiate the program in that new file

The nicest part about this is that you can easily turn the file on and off when testing new functionality by using a rename on the file you are working on, when it is named correctly it will be run, but when you rename it (ie: from checkout_payment.tpl.php to _checkout_payment.tpl.php ) it is not seen and the fallback will run.

I'm embarrassed to admit this but somehow I never caught on to this until now. Of course, now it seems so obvious but still a great idea.

rkah · #8 03-05-2008, 08:52 AM

Would anyone know which file I need to point this line to in the mustagree mod that was mentioned?
File:/catalog/Checkout_Fail.PHP

Around line 29

<?php require(DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'header.php'); ?>


There is a footer.php file missing also. I copied these over from osCommerce, and changed a few paths for the images, but the fail page is still missing some layout info. (borders and such) I just wondered if there was someone who knew this off the top of their head.

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