default entry for comapny name

[cavergary]

I am trying to modify /includes/modules/Order_Info_Check.php at about line 148. I'm trying to make the default value for company equal to a cookie value.

if ($is_read_only) {
      echo $account['entry_company'];
    } elseif ($error) {
      if ($entry_company_error) {
        echo tep_draw_input_field('company') . ' ' . ENTRY_COMPANY_ERROR;
      } else {
        echo $company . tep_draw_hidden_field('company');
      }
    } else {
      echo tep_draw_input_field('company', $account['entry_company']) . ' ' . ENTRY_COMPANY_TEXT;
    }

If I change 'company' to anything else, such as $_COOKIE["CONAME"] the value is not set at all. Any ideas why?

[jpf]

The value is not set - possibly cause the cookie does not have this information or is not set.

osCMax's cookies contain no information other than session ID. Everything is stored in the db.

Personally - I don't see the value of collecting the company name somewhere else and storing it in a cookie. Firefox and IE have an AUTOFILL option that would do this function for the few who need it.

Once the account is setup then you never need this in the cookie any more. It is a one time setup when the customer open his account (which should be the first time it ask for a company name to begin with).