Product Listings Question

**ldonelli** · 03-30-2009, 12:16 PM

I need your expertise

I need to be able to add some products that are only for viewing and not for purchase and some products will be for purchase. Is this possible? I am unable to locate or find out how I do this? Not sure if anyone has done this already?

Your help is appreciated.

**michael_s** · 03-30-2009, 10:04 PM

You could use inventory tracking, set the qty for the view-only products to zero. Then set it to not allow checkout of out of stock items.

**ldonelli** · 03-31-2009, 06:51 AM

Hi Michael,

Thanks for your suggestions.

updated the items allow checkout false on the view items and I am able to add the item to the cart?

This message shows up on my view only items. Can I change the message?

"Products marked with PHOTO NOT FOR SALE don't exist in desired quantity in our stock.

Please alter the quantity of products marked with (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE), Thank you"

**jpf** · 04-04-2009, 08:17 AM

Yes you can! Nearly every bit of text is store ether in the DB for dynamic text or like this static text - it is in file in the language directory.

Specifically shopping_cart.php:

PHP Code:

 define('OUT_OF_STOCK_CANT_CHECKOUT', 'Products marked with ' . STOCK_MARK_PRODUCT_OUT_OF_STOCK . ' don't exist in desired quantity in our stock.<br>Please alter the quantity of products marked with (' . STOCK_MARK_PRODUCT_OUT_OF_STOCK . '), Thank you');

define('OUT_OF_STOCK_CAN_CHECKOUT', 'Products marked with ' . STOCK_MARK_PRODUCT_OUT_OF_STOCK . ' don't exist in desired quantity in our stock.<br>You can buy them anyway and check the quantity we have in stock for immediate delivery in the checkout process.');

?>