Option Types v2.1.3

[sidlon]

Will this work with oscmax as is if i just install as per the oscommerce instructions or will that break my oscmax installation.

regards,

Paul.

[pgmarshall]

This module is more complicated to install than you might think!

Option Types v2.1.3

Mainly due to a conflict with QTPro in osCMax.

(AJAX Attribute Manager is already in osCMax)

What functionality are you trying to add to your store?

Regards,

[sidlon]

Hi,
i'm selling replica sports shirts so want to add an option for the buyer to add their own name and or their own number on the back.
I do this at the moment by adding a link to an eternal form which they fill in all their details. the only problem is i then have to match up these details with their order by hand.

It would be nice to have it all under one roof so to speak.

regards,

Paul.

[ridexbuilder]

Welcome to the club.
There's been an ongoing (at least) one year debate about option types in 'Max. The latest iteration is to write a PAD for QTPro, if you feel up to it.

[pgmarshall]

I was spending a few minutes the other day looking at this ... the pad code is pretty short ... my only problem was understanding how to use multiple pads by product.

I have seen this achieved on other osC variants so I may have a look through their packages to see how they have done it.

Regards,

[ridexbuilder]

Wow! Stepping up to the plate, PGM?
I have had a 20 minute look...
Don't know where you find time/concentration - too many distractions for me.

[sidlon]

I'm sure a function like this would be very useful to lots of people.

[ridexbuilder]

Code snippet, which may/may not help:

catalog/includes/classes/pad_custom_text.php

  require_once(DIR_WS_CLASSES . 'pad_multiple_dropdowns.php');
  class pad_custom_text extends pad_multiple_dropdowns {

    function _draw_custom_text() {
      $out='';
        $out.='<tr><td align="right" class=main><b>'.$nonstocked['oname'].":</b></td><td class=main>".tep_draw_input_field('id['.$nonstocked['oid'].']',$nonstocked['ovals'])."</td></tr>n";
      return $out;
    }
  }

Trying to figure out why it displays as a dropdown and totally ignores the tep_draw_input_field.

[ridexbuilder]

... I have seen this achieved on other osC variants so I may have a look through their packages to see how they have done it.

Prompted by the ever persistent PGM, I've made a concentrated effort (as much as I can ) to look at this... about 70-80% of the way there (I hope). A few more 'bits' to resolve before going 'alpha' - unless I totally crack up with all this coding melarky.

[ridexbuilder]

Finding a stack of issues with the coding of the PADs but getting there ~90% of the way completed, before testing functionality.
[I tried posting up screenshots, to no avail.]