Easy Populate install problems

[demon2lima]

I have read through the threads here and am still stuck. I am getting this error after adding the Easy Populate code in to the Catalog.php file

 

Parse error: parse error, unexpected '=', expecting ')' in /home/everythi/public_html/osCommerce/catalog/admin/includes/boxes/catalog.php on line 16

 

I am new at PHP and could use any help at all.

 

Here is the top portion of the file:

 

<?php

/*

$Id: catalog.php,v 1.21 2003/07/09 01:18:53 hpdl Exp $

 

osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions

http://www.oscommerce.com

 

Copyright © 2002 osCommerce

 

Released under the GNU General Public License

*/

?><!-- catalog //--><TR><TD><?php

$heading = array();

$contents = array();

 

$heading[] = array('text' =>BOX_HEADING_CATALOG, 'link' => tep_href_link(FILENAME_CATEGORIES, 'selected_box=catalog')); if ($selected_box == 'catalog') { $contents[] = array('text' => '<A class=menuBoxContentLink href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CATEGORIES, '', 'NONSSL') . '">' . BOX_CATALOG_CATEGORIES_PRODUCTS . '</A><BR>' . '<A class=menuBoxContentLink href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCTS_ATTRIBUTES, '', 'NONSSL') . '">' . BOX_CATALOG_CATEGORIES_PRODUCTS_ATTRIBUTES . '</A><BR>' . '<a href="' . tep_href_link('easypopulate.php', '', 'NONSSL') . '" class="menuBoxContentLink">Easy Populate</a><br>'. '<A class=menuBoxContentLink href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_MANUFACTURERS, '', 'NONSSL') . '">' . BOX_CATALOG_MANUFACTURERS . '</A><BR>' . '<A class=menuBoxContentLink href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_REVIEWS, '', 'NONSSL') . '">' . BOX_CATALOG_REVIEWS . '</A><BR>' . '<A class=menuBoxContentLink href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_SPECIALS, '', 'NONSSL') . '">' . BOX_CATALOG_SPECIALS . '</A><BR>' . '<A class=menuBoxContentLink href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCTS_EXPECTED, '', 'NONSSL') . '">' . BOX_CATALOG_PRODUCTS_EXPECTED . '</A>'); } $box = new box; echo $box->menuBox($heading, $contents); ?> </TD></TR><!-- catalog_eof //-->

[gntv_webmaster]

It looks like in your code snippet, you are missing the first couple characters of an HTML tag and PHP is picking up the stray '=' sign in parsing. Check your code on the line immediately after you inserted your code to run Easy Populate.

 

I have read through the threads here and am still stuck. I am getting this error after adding the Easy Populate code in to the Catalog.php file

 

Parse error: parse error, unexpected '=', expecting ')' in /home/everythi/public_html/osCommerce/catalog/admin/includes/boxes/catalog.php on line 16

 

I am new at PHP and could use any help at all.

 

Here is the top portion of the file:

 

<?php

/*

  $Id: catalog.php,v 1.21 2003/07/09 01:18:53 hpdl Exp $

 

  osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions

  http://www.oscommerce.com

 

  Copyright ? 2002 osCommerce

 

  Released under the GNU General Public License

*/

?><!-- catalog //--><TR><TD><?php

  $heading = array();

  $contents = array();

 

  $heading[] = array('text'  =>BOX_HEADING_CATALOG, 'link' => tep_href_link(FILENAME_CATEGORIES, 'selected_box=catalog')); if ($selected_box == 'catalog') { $contents[] = array('text' => '<A class=menuBoxContentLink href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CATEGORIES, '', 'NONSSL') . '">' . BOX_CATALOG_CATEGORIES_PRODUCTS . '</A><BR>' . '<A class=menuBoxContentLink href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCTS_ATTRIBUTES, '', 'NONSSL') . '">' . BOX_CATALOG_CATEGORIES_PRODUCTS_ATTRIBUTES . '</A><BR>' . '<a href="' . tep_href_link('easypopulate.php', '', 'NONSSL') . '" class="menuBoxContentLink">Easy Populate</a><br>'. '<A class=menuBoxContentLink href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_MANUFACTURERS, '', 'NONSSL') . '">' . BOX_CATALOG_MANUFACTURERS . '</A><BR>' . '<A class=menuBoxContentLink href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_REVIEWS, '', 'NONSSL') . '">' . BOX_CATALOG_REVIEWS . '</A><BR>' . '<A class=menuBoxContentLink href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_SPECIALS, '', 'NONSSL') . '">' . BOX_CATALOG_SPECIALS . '</A><BR>' . '<A class=menuBoxContentLink href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCTS_EXPECTED, '', 'NONSSL') . '">' . BOX_CATALOG_PRODUCTS_EXPECTED . '</A>'); } $box = new box; echo $box->menuBox($heading, $contents); ?> </TD></TR><!-- catalog_eof //-->

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[demon2lima]

It looks like in your code snippet, you are missing the first couple characters of an HTML tag and PHP is picking up the stray '=' sign in parsing.  Check your code on the line immediately after you inserted your code to run Easy Populate.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

 

Thats just the thing, I am not sure how that correction should be made.