show only subcategories

[zxedxz]

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this question, but i thought this forum is the one that suit is the most.

 

I'm using the dynamic dhtml menu with STS contrib. Since i already have the menu horizontally, i don't need the category box anymore. But i want to display only the subcategory of a selected category. That mean, When i click on one category, it opens that category, but display the subcategories that it this category has in the left side. Also, even thought i choose one subcategory, i want the subcategory box to stay.

 

Is there such contribution? Please help.

 

Thanks.

[zxedxz]

Help, Still can't figure out how to do it.

[king_of_comedy]

Try this:

 

function show_subcategories($counter) 
{
global $fooa, $subcategories_string, $id, $HTTP_GET_VARS;
$cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $fooa[$counter]['path'];

   $subcategories_string .= '<table border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%"><tr><td nowrap class="boxTextc' . $fooa[$counter]['level'] . '"> ';
$subcategories_string .= '<a class="boxTextd' . $fooa[$counter]['level'] . '" href="';
$subcategories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new) . '">';

// display category name
$subcategories_string .= $fooa[$counter]['name'];

$subcategories_string .= '</a> ';

if ($fooa[$counter]['next_id']) {
 $subcategories_string .= '</td></tr></table>';
 show_subcategories($fooa[$counter]['next_id']);
}else{
 $subcategories_string .= '</td></tr></table>';
}
}
?>
<!-- categories //-->
         <tr>
           <td>
<?php


if ($cPath) {
 $subcategories_string = '';
 $new_path = '';
 $id = split('_', $cPath);
 reset($id);
 while (list($key, $value) = each($id)) {
	 unset($prev_id);
	 unset($first_id);
	 $subcategories_query = tep_db_query("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd where c.parent_id = '" . $value . "' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" . $languages_id ."' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name");
	 $subcategory_check = tep_db_num_rows($subcategories_query);
	 if ($subcategory_check > 0) {
   $new_path .= $value;
   while ($row = tep_db_fetch_array($subcategories_query)) {
  	 $fooa[$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)) {
     $fooa[$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'];
   }
   $fooa[$last_id]['next_id'] = $fooa[$value]['next_id'];
   $fooa[$value]['next_id'] = $first_id;
   $new_path .= '_';
	 } else {
   break;
	 }
 }
}

if ($id[0] != ''){
 show_subcategories($id[0]); 
 echo $subcategories_string;
}else{
 echo " ";
}

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

[zxedxz]

Isn't this the subcategroy part of the tab menu contribution? it display the subcategories in horizontal. What I want is keep it on a box as it were the standart categories (one top of other). Also, please be more details on which files to modify since i'm not very familiar with oscommerce.

 

Thanks

[zxedxz]

Still need help. Someone knows how to do it?

 

I don't know if i'm very unlucky or what i'm trying to do is too complex? I ever seem to get an answer from all the many post that i have made, in this board and in other boards.

[rcr121]

Try this:

 

Chris,

 

Your code works perfectly---except for ONE tiny thing. For some reason, an extranious 'ahref' is created at the top of the subcat. list. When I try to add an image next to the URL, I end up with an extra "row" with just the image.

 

When I looked at the source, I noticed the URL (which doesn't have a cpath variable)...it is there whether I have the image on or not, but it only causes a problem with the image...

 

Would you have any idea why this is happening?!

 

THANKS

 

 

RCR

[rcr121]

Try this:

 

Chris,

 

Your code works perfectly---except for ONE tiny thing. For some reason, an extranious 'ahref' is created at the top of the subcat. list. When I try to add an image next to the URL, I end up with an extra "row" with just the image.

 

When I looked at the source, I noticed the URL (which doesn't have a cpath variable)...it is there whether I have the image on or not, but it only causes a problem with the image...

 

Would you have any idea why this is happening?!

 

THANKS

RCR

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

 

I figured it out! Or, at least, I got it to do what I wanted...!

 

Changed:

 

 if ($id[0] != ''){
show_subcategories($id[0]);
echo $subcategories_string;
}else{
echo " ";
}

 

 

to:

 

 if ($id[1] != ''){
show_subcategories($id[1]);
echo $subcategories_string;
}else{
echo " ";
}

 

And it works brilliantly!

 

 

Thanks for a great mini-mod/hack Chris.

 

 

 

 

RCR

[rcr121]

Well, I'm a doofus.

 

IT DID NOT WORK.

 

What is happening, is that is loading the parent id, with out any text for the ahref, so I get a blank row in my categories box where the image shows...any help would be appreciated.

 

 

 

RCR

[L!mit]

The code below works great there is one issue that I can?t seem to resolve. - When you click on a manufacture link from the "manufactures" box all the sub-cats disappear.

 

Can anybody please help resolve this so that the subcats will display when clicking on manufactures links.

 

 

 

Try this:

 

function show_subcategories($counter) 
{
global $fooa, $subcategories_string, $id, $HTTP_GET_VARS;
$cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $fooa[$counter]['path'];

$subcategories_string .= '<table border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%"><tr><td nowrap class="boxTextc' . $fooa[$counter]['level'] . '"> ';
$subcategories_string .= '<a class="boxTextd' . $fooa[$counter]['level'] . '" href="';
$subcategories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new) . '">';

// display category name
$subcategories_string .= $fooa[$counter]['name'];

$subcategories_string .= '</a> ';

if ($fooa[$counter]['next_id']) {
 $subcategories_string .= '</td></tr></table>';
 show_subcategories($fooa[$counter]['next_id']);
}else{
 $subcategories_string .= '</td></tr></table>';
}
}
?>
<!-- categories //-->
	  <tr>
		<td>
<?php
if ($cPath) {
 $subcategories_string = '';
 $new_path = '';
 $id = split('_', $cPath);
 reset($id);
 while (list($key, $value) = each($id)) {
  unset($prev_id);
  unset($first_id);
  $subcategories_query = tep_db_query("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd where c.parent_id = '" . $value . "' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" . $languages_id ."' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name");
  $subcategory_check = tep_db_num_rows($subcategories_query);
  if ($subcategory_check > 0) {
$new_path .= $value;
while ($row = tep_db_fetch_array($subcategories_query)) {
	$fooa[$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)) {
  $fooa[$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'];
}
$fooa[$last_id]['next_id'] = $fooa[$value]['next_id'];
$fooa[$value]['next_id'] = $first_id;
$new_path .= '_';
  } else {
break;
  }
 }
}

if ($id[0] != ''){
 show_subcategories($id[0]); 
 echo $subcategories_string;
}else{
 echo " ";
}

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

[Kohn]

Anybody got this to work? I really need to just show the subcategories.

 

The code below works great there is one issue that I can�t seem to resolve. - When you click on a manufacture link from the "manufactures" box all the sub-cats disappear.

 

Can anybody please help resolve this so that the subcats will display when clicking on manufactures links.