Jump to content
  • Checkout
  • Login
  • Get in touch

osCommerce

The e-commerce.

FAQDesk v1.01.0 Support


241

Recommended Posts

Okay I think I made some big time mistakes or I just don't care for what I see and need to replace my site from a back up.

 

For some reason the FAQDESK is listed under my footer, is this where it is supposed to be?

 

It looks like this.

 

My Webpage

 

scroll to the bottom of the screen past the footer.

 

Lee

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 193
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Okay I think I made some big time mistakes or I just don't care for what I see and need to replace my site from a back up.

 

For some reason the FAQDESK is listed under my footer, is this where it is supposed to be?

 

It looks like this.

 

My Webpage

 

scroll to the bottom of the screen past the footer.

 

Lee

 

Okay looking back on my installation. Make just one change to the column_right.php shows me that I am not as good as I thought I was with copying and pasting coding.

 

I now have an infobox for the FAQ but most of the FAQ stuff is still below the footer.

 

So here are some questions.

 

In Application_top.PHP where do you put

// faqsdesk

define('DIR_WS_RSS', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'modules/faqdesk/rss/');

 

I have no idea in this big jumbo of a file.

 

How about this.

 

include(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'faqdesk.php');

include(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'faqdesk_latest.php');

 

These go in Column_right.php. It says to put it before or after best sellers.

 

Well I have a problem there as well.

 

There are a lot of else and }'s so I am unsure as to where to put those as well.

I put them after this

 

} else {

include(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'product_notifications.php');

}

} else {

include(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'best_sellers.php');

}

 

and before this

 

if (isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['products_id'])) {

if (basename($PHP_SELF) != FILENAME_TELL_A_FRIEND) include(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'tell_a_friend.php');

} else {

include(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'specials.php');

}

 

But I do get a box for

 

include(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'faqdesk_latest.php');

 

but not for

 

include(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'faqdesk.php');

 

Another one I am lost on is Index.php in Catalog/includes

 

This code

 

<!-- BEGIN faqdesk -->

<tr><td><?php include(FILENAME_FAQDESK_STICKY); ?></td></tr>

<!-- //END faqdesk -->

<!-- BEGIN faqdesk -->

<tr><td><?php include(FILENAME_FAQDESK); ?></td></tr>

<!-- //END faqdesk -->

 

 

Where does it go in the file. I currently have it listed under my New Products box.

 

And it is coded like this.

 

<td><?php include(DIR_WS_MODULES . FILENAME_NEW_PRODUCTS); ?></td>

</tr>

<!-- BEGIN faqdesk -->

 

<tr><td><?php include(FILENAME_FAQDESK_STICKY); ?></td></tr>

 

<!-- //END faqdesk -->

 

<!-- BEGIN faqdesk -->

 

<tr><td><?php include(FILENAME_FAQDESK); ?></td></tr>

 

<!-- //END faqdesk -->

 

Is this where it is supposed to go or is there a better place to put it.

 

As you look at my site maybe you can point out some of the other problems that I am having.

 

I hope someone can help me. IF not well I have a a backup right before I installed this contribution. So all is really not lost if I am asking to much.

 

Thank you for any help.

 

Lee

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Okay I think after the last couple of days looking over the code and cutting and pasting things where they would be most benificial in my opinion I think I finally have this working.

 

Now my question is this.

 

In admin when someone reviews an FAQ it gets submitted on the admin side.

 

But there is no button for me to approve the review to be placed in the FAQ system.

 

Anyone hazard a quess as to what I am doing wrong.

 

Lee

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Opps posted before I could say what I need to ask.

 

I have found the problem.

 

Seems the gif files in the admin review are missing.

 

Anyway I could get them.

 

Seems like I am talking to myself alot over the last couple of days. Anyone out there.

 

Lee

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 5 weeks later...

When I try to delete a question in admin, I get the following error message:

 

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: tep_array_reverse() in /[path]/[admin]/includes/functions/faqdesk_general.php on line 206

 

The code (lines 202 to 209) is as follows:

 

$category_query = tep_db_query("select cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " . TABLE_FAQDESK_CATEGORIES . " c, " . TABLE_FAQDESK_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd where c.categories_id = '" . $categories['categories_id'] . "' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id = '" . $languages_id . "'");

$category = tep_db_fetch_array($category_query);

$categories_array[$index][] = array('id' => $categories['categories_id'], 'text' => $category['categories_name']);

if ( (tep_not_null($category['parent_id'])) && ($category['parent_id'] != '0') ) $categories_array = faqdesk_generate_category_path($category['parent_id'], 'category', $categories_array, $index);

$categories_array[$index] = tep_array_reverse($categories_array[$index]);

}

$index++;

}

 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Any suggestions?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

When I try to delete a question in admin, I get the following error message:

 

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: tep_array_reverse() in /[path]/[admin]/includes/functions/faqdesk_general.php on line 206

 

The code (lines 202 to 209) is as follows:

 

  $category_query = tep_db_query("select cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " . TABLE_FAQDESK_CATEGORIES . " c, " . TABLE_FAQDESK_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd where c.categories_id = '" . $categories['categories_id'] . "' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id = '" . $languages_id . "'");

  $category = tep_db_fetch_array($category_query);

  $categories_array[$index][] = array('id' => $categories['categories_id'], 'text' => $category['categories_name']);

  if ( (tep_not_null($category['parent_id'])) && ($category['parent_id'] != '0') ) $categories_array = faqdesk_generate_category_path($category['parent_id'], 'category', $categories_array, $index);

  $categories_array[$index] = tep_array_reverse($categories_array[$index]);

  }

  $index++;

}

 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Any suggestions?

 

Yes, support thread

Post #78

Edited by 241

No longer giving free advice. Please place deposit in meter slot provided.  Individual: [=] SME: [==] Corporation: [===]
If deposit does not fit one of the slots provided then you are asking too much! :P

Is your Osc dated try Phoenix  raising oscommerce from the ashes.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

Can some1 add an install file/directions for the latest FaQDesk v1.0.1.1 with the image hack fix.. the fix on the contrib page only says it fixed 2 files without naming which 2 files or the code that was changed.

 

making it really hard for a newbie like me who has additional contribs installed to get this thing implemented.. :P

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

When I paste an html table into the Long Answer box, it appears in Preview with about 6 inches of space above it. Does anyone know how to fix this?

 

When I paste normal text into the box, everything appears correctly. Do the HTML tages break FAQdesk?

 

Thanks!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 4 weeks later...

I using FAQDesk on my website. I would like to display the FAQ's without using any catagories. I moved my FAQ's to the top level and they do not appear. :( IS this possible what I am trying to do? If so How to I go about doing it? <_< TIA TOM B)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I using FAQDesk on my website.  I would like to display the FAQ's without using any catagories.  I moved my FAQ's to the top level and they do not appear.  :(  IS this possible what I am trying to do?  If so How to I go about doing it?  <_<  TIA  TOM  B)

I don't know, but have you looked at your site in Firefox?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...
  • 2 weeks later...

At some point the categories box stopped listing the categories; I could swear that at some point this was working, but I can't be 100% sure.

 

In any case, I can not see any reason why this should not work. Some detective work on my part seems to indicate the problem is that in includes/boxes/faqdesk.php this code:

if ($faqPath) {
$new_path = '';

is failing the if check. I could not find any place where "$faqpath" is being set.

 

Any ideas? (Wonder if this is also not billi's same issue?)

 

You can see the failure on my site.

Thanks!

Edited by lane
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I've spent a few more hours on this, with no luck other than confirming that the problem is due to $faqPath not being set.

 

Anyone know what $faqPath is supposed to be set to? Or maybe what we can hard code in to at least get the top categories to display?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Just wondering if someone could help me figure out how to alter the order of the question list.

 

Currently it has the date then the question and I want to switch it around.

 

What are the files and code I have to change? /modules/faqdesk/faqdesk_listing.php?

 

<?php echo tep_draw_separator('pixel_trans.gif', '1', '10'); ?>

<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
<tr>
 <td class="pageHeading"><?php echo TABLE_HEADING_TOPICS; ?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
 <td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>

<?php
$listing_numrows_sql = $listing_sql;
// $listing_split = new splitPageResults($listing_sql, MAX_DISPLAY_FAQDESK_SEARCH_RESULTS, '*', $HTTP_GET_VARS['page']);
$listing_split = new splitPageResults($listing_sql, MAX_DISPLAY_FAQDESK_SEARCH_RESULTS, 'p.faqdesk_id');
// fix counted faqs
$listing_numrows = tep_db_query($listing_numrows_sql);
$listing_numrows = tep_db_num_rows($listing_numrows);

if ($listing_numrows > 0 && (FAQDESK_PREV_NEXT_BAR_LOCATION == '1' || FAQDESK_PREV_NEXT_BAR_LOCATION == '3')) {
?>

<tr>
 <td>

<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
<tr>
    <td class="smallText"> <?php echo $listing_split->display_count(TEXT_DISPLAY_NUMBER_OF_ARTICLES); ?> </td>
 <td align="right" class="smallText"> <?php echo TEXT_RESULT_PAGE . ' ' . $listing_split->display_links(MAX_DISPLAY_FAQDESK_PAGE_LINKS, tep_get_all_get_params(array('page', 'info', 'x', 'y'))); ?> </td>
</tr>
</table>

 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
 <td> </td>
</tr>

<?php
}
?>

<tr>
 <td>

<?php
$list_box_contents = array();
$list_box_contents[] = array('params' => 'class="productListing-heading"');
$cur_row = sizeof($list_box_contents) - 1;

$cl_size = sizeof($column_list);
for ($col=0; $col<$cl_size; $col++) {
switch ($column_list[$col]) {
case 'FAQDESK_QUESTION':
 $lc_text = TABLE_HEADING_ARTICLE_NAME;
 $lc_align = 'left';
 break;
case 'FAQDESK_DATE_AVAILABLE':
 $lc_text = TABLE_HEADING_DATE_AVAILABLE;
 $lc_align = 'left';
 break;
case 'FAQDESK_ANSWER_SHORT':
 $lc_text = TABLE_HEADING_ARTICLE_SHORTTEXT;
 $lc_align = 'left';
 break;
case 'FAQDESK_ANSWER_LONG':
 $lc_text = TABLE_HEADING_ARTICLE_DESCRIPTION;
 $lc_align = 'left';
 break;
case 'FAQDESK_EXTRA_URL':
 $lc_text = TABLE_HEADING_ARTRICLE_URL;
 $lc_align = 'left';
 break;
case 'FAQDESK_EXTRA_URL_NAME':
 $lc_text = TABLE_HEADING_ARTRICLE_URL_NAME;
 $lc_align = 'left';
 break;
}

// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// turn off links -- dummy value is set at "FAQDESK_ARTICLE_URL" since I want to keep all the links active
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
if ($column_list[$col] != 'FAQDESK_ARTICLE_URL' && $column_list[$col] )
$lc_text = tep_create_sort_heading($HTTP_GET_VARS['sort'], $col+1, $lc_text);
$list_box_contents[$cur_row][] = array(
 'align' => $lc_align,
 'params' => 'class="productListing-heading"',
 'text'  => " " . $lc_text . " "
 );
}
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

if ($listing_numrows > 0) {
/*	$number_of_faqs = '0';
$listing = tep_db_query($listing_sql);
while ($listing_values = tep_db_fetch_array($listing)) {
 $number_of_faqs++; */

$number_of_products = '0';
$listing_query = tep_db_query($listing_split->sql_query);
while ($listing_values = tep_db_fetch_array($listing_query)) {
 $number_of_products++;
if ( ($number_of_products/2) == floor($number_of_products/2) ) {
//  if ( ($number_of_faqs/2) == floor($number_of_faqs/2) ) {
	 $list_box_contents[] = array('params' => 'class="productListing-even"');
 } else {
	 $list_box_contents[] = array('params' => 'class="productListing-odd"');
 }

 $cur_row = sizeof($list_box_contents) - 1;
 $cl_size = sizeof($column_list);
 for ($col=0; $col<$cl_size; $col++) {
	 $lc_align = '';
	 switch ($column_list[$col]) {
 case 'FAQDESK_QUESTION':
	 $lc_text = ' <a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_FAQDESK_INFO, ($faqPath ? 'faqPath=' . $faqPath . '&' : '') 
	 . 'faqdesk_id=' . $listing_values['faqdesk_id']) . '">' . $listing_values['faqdesk_question'] . '</a> ';
	 break;
 case 'FAQDESK_DATE_AVAILABLE':
	 $lc_text = ' <a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_FAQDESK_INFO, ($faqPath ? 'faqPath=' . $faqPath . '&' : '') 
	 . 'faqdesk_id=' . $listing_values['faqdesk_id']) . '">' . $listing_values['faqdesk_date_added'] . '</a> ';
	 break;
 case 'FAQDESK_ANSWER_LONG':
	 $lc_text = ' <a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_FAQDESK_INFO, ($faqPath ? 'faqPath=' . $faqPath . '&' : '') 
	 . 'faqdesk_id=' . $listing_values['faqdesk_id']) . '">' . $listing_values['faqdesk_answer_long'] . '</a> ';
	 break;
 case 'FAQDESK_EXTRA_URL':
	 $lc_text = ' <a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_NEWSDESK_INFO, ($newsPath ? 'newsPath=' . $newsPath . '&' : '') 
	 . 'newsdesk_id=' . $listing_values['newsdesk_id']) . '">' . $listing_values['newsdesk_article_url'] . '</a> ';
	 break;
 case 'FAQDESK_EXTRA_URL_NAME':
	 $lc_text = ' <a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_NEWSDESK_INFO, ($newsPath ? 'newsPath=' . $newsPath . '&' : '') 
	 . 'newsdesk_id=' . $listing_values['newsdesk_id']) . '">' . $listing_values['newsdesk_article_url_name'] . '</a> ';
	 break;
 case 'FAQDESK_ANSWER_SHORT':
	 $lc_text = ' <a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_FAQDESK_INFO, ($faqPath ? 'faqPath=' . $faqPath . '&' : '') 
	 . 'faqdesk_id=' . $listing_values['faqdesk_id']) . '">' . $listing_values['faqdesk_answer_short'] . '</a> ';
	 break;

 }

	 $list_box_contents[$cur_row][] = array(
   'align' => $lc_align,
   'params' => 'class="productListing-data"',
   'text'  => $lc_text
   );

 }
}

new tableBox($list_box_contents, true);

echo '</td>' . "\n";
echo '</tr>' . "\n";
} else {
?>

<tr class="productListing-odd">
 <td class="smallText"> <?php echo TEXT_NO_ARTICLES ?> </td>
</tr>

<?php
}
?>

<tr>
 <td> </td>
</tr>

<?php
if ($listing_numrows > 0 && (FAQDESK_PREV_NEXT_BAR_LOCATION == '1' || FAQDESK_PREV_NEXT_BAR_LOCATION == '3')) {
?>

<tr>
 <td>
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
<tr>
    <td class="smallText"> <?php echo $listing_split->display_count(TEXT_DISPLAY_NUMBER_OF_ARTICLES); ?> </td>
 <td align="right" class="smallText"> <?php echo TEXT_RESULT_PAGE . ' ' . $listing_split->display_links(MAX_DISPLAY_FAQDESK_PAGE_LINKS, tep_get_all_get_params(array('page', 'info', 'x', 'y'))); ?> </td>
</tr>
</table>
 </td>
</tr>

<?php
}
?>

</table>

<?php
/*

osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions ---- http://www.oscommerce.com
Copyright (c) 2002 osCommerce
Released under the GNU General Public License

IMPORTANT NOTE:

This script is not part of the official osC distribution but an add-on contributed to the osC community.
Please read the NOTE and INSTALL documents that are provided with this file for further information and installation notes.

script name: 	 FAQDesk
version:          1.01.0
date:          22-06-2004 (dd/mm/yyyy)
original author:  Carsten aka moyashi
web site:       	 www..com
modified code by:  Wolfen aka 241
*/
?>

 

Much thanks in advanced.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The bad news is that I was completely off base on why the categories were not displaying in the categories box.

 

The good news is that I discovered the fix, and it's easy! :D

 

Find this code (line 133 in my file):

new infoBoxHeading($faqdesk_box_contents, false, false);

$categories_faqdesk_string = '';

$categories_faqdesk_query = tep_db_query(
"select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " 
. TABLE_FAQDESK_CATEGORIES . " c, " 
. TABLE_FAQDESK_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd 
where c.catagory_status = '1' and c.parent_id = '0' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" 
. $languages_id ."' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name"
);

while ($categories_faqdesk = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_faqdesk_query))  {
$foo_faqdesk[$categories_faqdesk['categories_id']] = array(
 'name' => $categories_faqdesk['categories_name'],
 'parent' => $categories_faqdesk['parent_id'],
 'level' => 0,
 'path' => $categories_faqdesk['categories_id'],
 'next_id' => false
);

if (isset($prev_id)) {
 $foo_faqdesk[$prev_id]['next_id'] = $categories_faqdesk['categories_id'];
}

$prev_id = $categories_faqdesk['categories_id'];

if (!isset($counter)) {
 $counter = $categories_faqdesk['categories_id'];
}
}

and replace it with this code:

new infoBoxHeading($faqdesk_box_contents, false, false);

$categories_faqdesk_string = '';
$counter = 0;

$categories_faqdesk_query = tep_db_query(
"select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " 
. TABLE_FAQDESK_CATEGORIES . " c, " 
. TABLE_FAQDESK_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd 
where c.catagory_status = '1' and c.parent_id = '0' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" 
. $languages_id ."' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name"
);

while ($categories_faqdesk = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_faqdesk_query))  {
$foo_faqdesk[$categories_faqdesk['categories_id']] = array(
 'name' => $categories_faqdesk['categories_name'],
 'parent' => $categories_faqdesk['parent_id'],
 'level' => 0,
 'path' => $categories_faqdesk['categories_id'],
 'next_id' => false
);

if (isset($prev_id)) {
 $foo_faqdesk[$prev_id]['next_id'] = $categories_faqdesk['categories_id'];
}

$prev_id = $categories_faqdesk['categories_id'];

if (!$counter) {
 $counter = $categories_faqdesk['categories_id'];
}
}

There are only two changes:

 

1. add $counter = 0; at the top of the code in the init portion.

 

2. change the if (!isset($counter)) to if (!$counter)

 

What I figured out finally by studying the code is that $counter is used as an index into arrays; I had assumed that in PHP an uninitialized variable would have a value of zero in that use. However, it appears not and by forcing it to be initialized to zero the code then works.

 

(The "faqpath" not being set is correct at the index page, it will be set if you go to a category, when it would list subcategories in the box).

 

Hopefully this fix works for everyone!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 1 month later...

Hi people,

 

I'm upgrading my previous FAQdesk system (that didn't work with MS2.2) to the latest version 1.01.1.

 

Once up and running, I will publish a new version v1.1 with all bug fixes for images, category box, tep_array_reverse, stylesheet, sprintf error, etc.

 

This contrib has some weird coding but it does the job.

 

Stay tuned here for more info in a couple of days.

 

Didier.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2. change the if (!isset($counter)) to if (!$counter)

 

There is unfortunately a small error in it. It must mean if ($counter) { and not if (!$counter) { .

 

Unfortunately there is however still an error sees to screen SHOT. Someone has a Bugfix for it.

faq.jpg

 

cu

billi

My English is unfortunately bad. Excused ask.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Here is the Code from my faqdesk.php Box

 

<?php

// set application wide parameters
// this query set is for FAQDesk
$configuration_query = tep_db_query("select configuration_key as cfgKey, configuration_value as cfgValue from " . TABLE_FAQDESK_CONFIGURATION . "");
while ($configuration = tep_db_fetch_array($configuration_query)) {
define($configuration['cfgKey'], $configuration['cfgValue']);
}

if ( DISPLAY_FAQS_CATAGORY_BOX ) {

$do_we_have_categories_faq_query = tep_db_query("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " . TABLE_FAQDESK_CATEGORIES . " c, " 
. TABLE_FAQDESK_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd where c.catagory_status = '1' and c.parent_id = '" . $value . "' 
and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" . $languages_id ."' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name");

$faqdesk_check = tep_db_num_rows($do_we_have_categories_faq_query);
if ($faqdesk_check > 0) {

// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Return true if the category has subcategories
// TABLES: categories

function FAQDesk_box_has_category_subcategories($category_id) {
$child_faqdesk_category_query = tep_db_query("select count(*) as count from " . TABLE_FAQDESK_CATEGORIES . " where parent_id = '" . $category_id . "'");
$child_category = tep_db_fetch_array($child_faqdesk_category_query);

if ($child_category['count'] > 0) {
 return true;
} else {
 return false;
}
}
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Return the number of products in a category
// TABLES: products, products_to_categories, categories
function FAQDesk_box_count_products_in_category($category_id, $include_inactive = false) {
$products_faqdesk_count = 0;
if ($include_inactive) {
 $products_faqdesk_faqdesk_query = tep_db_query("select count(*) as total from " . TABLE_FAQDESK . " p, " . TABLE_FAQDESK_TO_CATEGORIES . "
 p2c where p.faqdesk_id = p2c.faqdesk_id and p2c.categories_id = '" . $category_id . "'");
} else {
 $products_faqdesk_faqdesk_query = tep_db_query("select count(*) as total from " . TABLE_FAQDESK . " p, " . TABLE_FAQDESK_TO_CATEGORIES . 
 " p2c where p.faqdesk_id = p2c.faqdesk_id and p.faqdesk_status = '1' and p2c.categories_id = '" . $category_id . "'");
}
$products_faqdesk = tep_db_fetch_array($products_faqdesk_faqdesk_query);
$products_faqdesk_count += $products_faqdesk['total'];

if (USE_RECURSIVE_COUNT == 'true') {
 $child_categories_query = tep_db_query("select categories_id from " . TABLE_FAQDESK_CATEGORIES . " where parent_id = '" . $category_id . "'");
 if (tep_db_num_rows($child_categories_query)) {
	 while ($child_categories = tep_db_fetch_array($child_categories_query)) {
   $products_faqdesk_count += FAQDesk_box_count_products_in_category($child_categories['categories_id'], $include_inactive);
	 }
 }
}

return $products_faqdesk_count;
}
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
function FAQDesk_show_category($counter) {
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
global $foo_faqdesk, $categories_faqdesk_string, $id;

for ($a=0; $a<$foo_faqdesk[$counter]['level']; $a++) {
$categories_faqdesk_string .= "  ";
}

$categories_faqdesk_string .= '<a href="';

if ($foo_faqdesk[$counter]['parent'] == 0) {
$faqPath_new = 'faqPath=' . $counter;
} else {
$faqPath_new = 'faqPath=' . $foo_faqdesk[$counter]['path'];
}

$categories_faqdesk_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_FAQDESK_INDEX, $faqPath_new);
$categories_faqdesk_string .= '">';

if ( ($id) && (in_array($counter, $id)) ) {
$categories_faqdesk_string .= '<b>';
}

// display category name
$categories_faqdesk_string .= $foo_faqdesk[$counter]['name'];

if ( ($id) && (in_array($counter, $id)) ) {
$categories_faqdesk_string .= '</b>';
}

if (FAQDesk_box_has_category_subcategories($counter)) {
$categories_faqdesk_string .= '->';
}

$categories_faqdesk_string .= '</a>';

if (SHOW_COUNTS == 'true') {
$products_faqdesk_in_category = FAQDesk_box_count_products_in_category($counter);
if ($products_faqdesk_in_category > 0) {
 $categories_faqdesk_string .= ' (' . $products_faqdesk_in_category . ')';
}
}

$categories_faqdesk_string .= '<br>';

if ($foo_faqdesk[$counter]['next_id']) {
FAQDesk_show_category($foo_faqdesk[$counter]['next_id']);
}

}
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


?>

<!-- categories //-->
<tr>
 <td>

<?php
$faqdesk_box_contents = array();
$faqdesk_box_contents[] = array(
 'align' => 'left',
 'text'  => BOX_HEADING_FAQDESK_CATEGORIES
);

new infoBoxHeading($faqdesk_box_contents, false, false);

$categories_faqdesk_string = '';
$counter = 0;

$categories_faqdesk_query = tep_db_query(
"select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " 
. TABLE_FAQDESK_CATEGORIES . " c, " 
. TABLE_FAQDESK_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd 
where c.catagory_status = '1' and c.parent_id = '0' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" 
. $languages_id ."' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name"
);

while ($categories_faqdesk = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_faqdesk_query))  {
$foo_faqdesk[$categories_faqdesk['categories_id']] = array(
 'name' => $categories_faqdesk['categories_name'],
 'parent' => $categories_faqdesk['parent_id'],
 'level' => 0,
 'path' => $categories_faqdesk['categories_id'],
 'next_id' => false
);

if (isset($prev_id)) {
 $foo_faqdesk[$prev_id]['next_id'] = $categories_faqdesk['categories_id'];
}

$prev_id = $categories_faqdesk['categories_id'];

if ($counter) {
 $counter = $categories_faqdesk['categories_id'];
}
}

//------------------------
if ($faqPath) {
$new_path = '';
$id = split('_', $faqPath);
reset($id);
while (list($key, $value) = each($id)) {
 unset($prev_id);
 unset($first_id);

 $categories_faqdesk_query = tep_db_query("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " . TABLE_FAQDESK_CATEGORIES . " c, " 
 . TABLE_FAQDESK_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd where c.catagory_status = '1' and c.parent_id = '" . $value . "' 
 and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" . $languages_id ."' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name");

 $category_faqdesk_check = tep_db_num_rows($categories_faqdesk_query);
 if ($category_faqdesk_check > 0) {
	 $new_path .= $value;
	 while ($row = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_faqdesk_query)) {
   $foo_faqdesk[$row['categories_id']] = array(
  	 'name' => $row['categories_name'],
  	 'parent' => $row['parent_id'],
  	 'level' => $key+1,
  	 'path' => $new_path . '_' . $row['categories_id'],
  	 'next_id' => false
   );

   if (isset($prev_id)) {
  	 $foo_faqdesk[$prev_id]['next_id'] = $row['categories_id'];
   }

   $prev_id = $row['categories_id'];

   if (!isset($first_id)) {
  	 $first_id = $row['categories_id'];
   }

   $last_id = $row['categories_id'];
	 }
	 $foo_faqdesk[$last_id]['next_id'] = $foo_faqdesk[$value]['next_id'];
	 $foo_faqdesk[$value]['next_id'] = $first_id;
	 $new_path .= '_';
 } else {
	 break;
 }
}
}

FAQDesk_show_category($counter); 

$faqdesk_box_contents = array();
$faqdesk_box_contents[] = array(
 'align' => 'left',
 'text'  => $categories_faqdesk_string
);

new infoBox($faqdesk_box_contents);
?>

 </td>
</tr>
<!-- categories_eof //-->

<?php
}
} else {
}
?>


<?php
/*

osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions ---- http://www.oscommerce.com
Copyright (c) 2002 osCommerce
Released under the GNU General Public License

IMPORTANT NOTE:

This script is not part of the official osC distribution but an add-on contributed to the osC community.
Please read the NOTE and INSTALL documents that are provided with this file for further information and installation notes.

script name:	FAQDesk
version:  1.0
date: 	 2003-03-27
author: 	 Carsten aka moyashi
web site:  www..com

*/
?>

 

thx

billi

My English is unfortunately bad. Excused ask.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

There is unfortunately a small error in it. It must mean if ($counter) { and not if (!$counter) { .

 

Unfortunately there is however still an error sees to screen SHOT. Someone has a Bugfix for it.

faq.jpg

 

cu

billi

 

No, that needs to be !$counter , or if you want to make it more readable, $counter==0

 

See next post

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Here is the Code from my faqdesk.php Box

 

$counter = 0;

$categories_faqdesk_query = tep_db_query(...);

while ($categories_faqdesk = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_faqdesk_query))  {
$foo_faqdesk[$categories_faqdesk['categories_id']] = array(...);
if ($counter)
 $counter = $categories_faqdesk['categories_id'];
}

This code is incorrect, let's follow the logic:

 

1. What is the purpose of $counter ?

 

This variable should really have been called $category_id (and is in some of the functions, just not the main code or function). That's because $counter is holding the topmost category id for the box display.

 

2. What is the code doing at the point of your change?

 

The code checks to see if $counter has been set yet, and if not sets it to the first found category. Your change has the code check to see if $counter has been set and if so sets it! Thus, your code will never set $counter to any value, because the check will always fail!

 

To summarize, your change caused $counter to never be set! This change should cause the box display to contain no items. And, if $counter had been set at any point your change would have caused it to always be set to the last item found because it would be set every time through the while loop.

 

However, this has been a good exercise, because it caused me to realize that my small mod could have been written to work on more installations because if the check doesn't find a match, it will use category ID zero, which should never exist. So we should add an extra check after the while loop like so:

  // If we didn't find a match, set our category ID to the most likely topmost value
 if($counter==0)
	 $counter=1;

Why have this and not set $counter to 1 to start with? Because then we'd have to modify the check to say ==1 and in most installations you would end up skipping the first category because it's also ==1. On my store this removed the top 2 categories from my box! Note the comment (I wish more PHP programmers would comment their code!) - we are guessing that 1 is the most likely topmost category ID for the store if no other candidate is found in the while loop. I can't think of any scenario where the while loop should fail, but it's good to be sure.

 

So, here is the entire new code where $counter is setup (I don't post my entire file because it's heavily modified in other areas, like for BTS):

  $counter = 0;
 
 $categories_faqdesk_query = tep_db_query(
 "select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " 
 . TABLE_FAQDESK_CATEGORIES . " c, " 
 . TABLE_FAQDESK_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd 
 where c.catagory_status = '1' and c.parent_id = '0' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" 
 . $languages_id ."' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name"
 );
 
 while ($categories_faqdesk = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_faqdesk_query))  {
	 $foo_faqdesk[$categories_faqdesk['categories_id']] = array(
   'name' => $categories_faqdesk['categories_name'],
   'parent' => $categories_faqdesk['parent_id'],
   'level' => 0,
   'path' => $categories_faqdesk['categories_id'],
   'next_id' => false
	 );
 
	 if (isset($prev_id)) {
   $foo_faqdesk[$prev_id]['next_id'] = $categories_faqdesk['categories_id'];
	 }
 
	 $prev_id = $categories_faqdesk['categories_id'];
 
	 if ($counter==0) {
   $counter = $categories_faqdesk['categories_id'];
	 }
 }
 // If we didn't find a match, set our category ID to the most likely topmost value
 if($counter==0)
	 $counter=1;

Link to comment
Share on other sites

There is unfortunately a small error in it. It must mean if ($counter) { and not if (!$counter) { .

 

Unfortunately there is however still an error sees to screen SHOT. Someone has a Bugfix for it.

faq.jpg

 

I wanted to make sure I pointed out that your problem with only getting the '->' in the categories box is the direct result of your modification! Since your mod guarantees that $counter is never set, $counter will always be zero which matches no categories so the display function has nothing to display.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

When I try to click on a subcategory or try and search for a faq, I keep getting the following error (this happens on the catalog side):

 

1064 - You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'limit 0, 20' at line 1

select pd.faqdesk_answer_long, pd.faqdesk_answer_short, p.products_id, pd.products_info, p.manufacturers_id, p.products_price, p.products_tax_class_id, IF(s.status, s.specials_new_products_price, NULL) as specials_new_products_price, IF(s.status, s.specials_new_products_price, p.products_price) as final_price from products_description pd, products p left join manufacturers m on p.manufacturers_id = m.manufacturers_id, products_to_categories p2c left join specials s on p.products_id = s.products_id where p.products_status = '1' and p.products_id = p2c.products_id and pd.products_id = p2c.products_id and pd.language_id = '1' and p2c.categories_id = '60' order by limit 0, 20

 

What could be wrong?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 months later...

does anyone kno why there are places that still TEXT_FAQDESK_READMORE??

Edited by Kristofor

Don't die with the music in you!!!

 

Failure is just another boundary to sucess!!! But that doesn't mean your getting somewhere...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...