Drop Down Categories?

[courtneyeliza]

Just wondering what the code is to have Drop Down categories ANYWHERE in the site....

 

Thanks in advance. :)

[courtneyeliza]

Just wondering what the code is to have Drop Down categories ANYWHERE in the site....

 

Thanks in advance. :)

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is there such thing? :blink:

[♥Monika in Germany]

is there such thing?  :blink:

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well, you need to steal a self-submitting dropdown box from the source code, manufacturers is a great choice. Fill it with the top categories or look for a mod where you have categories and subcategories in the dropdown already, and then strip it from the box (again by viewing the source code and rebuilding it). Then place it anywhere ...

[courtneyeliza]

I created a file called category_dd.php for the boxes folder...

but it doesnt work..can someone tell me what the issue is?

 

here it is...

 

<?php
/*
 $Id: categories.php,v 1.1.1.1 2004/03/04 23:40:40 ccwjr Exp $

 osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions
 http://www.oscommerce.com

 Copyright (c) 2003 osCommerce

 Released under the GNU General Public License
*/

 $categories_query = tep_db_query("select categories.categories_id from categories LEFT JOIN categories_description on categories.categories_id ORDER BY categories_description.categories_name");
 if ($number_of_rows = tep_db_num_rows($categories_query)) {
?>
<!-- categories //-->
<?php
   $boxHeading = '';
   $corner_left = 'square';
   $corner_right = 'square';

   if ($number_of_rows <= MAX_DISPLAY_categories_IN_A_LIST) {
// Display a list
     $boxContent = '';
     while ($categories = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_query)) {
       $categories_name = ((strlen($categories['categories_name']) > MAX_DISPLAY_MANUFACTURER_NAME_LEN) ? substr($categories['categories_name'], 0, MAX_DISPLAY_MANUFACTURER_NAME_LEN) . '..' : $categories['categories_name']);
       if (isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['categories_id']) && ($HTTP_GET_VARS['categories_id'] == $categories['categories_id'])) $categories_name = '<b>' . $categories_name .'</b>';
       $boxContent .= '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, 'categories_id=' . $categories['categories_id']) . '">' . $categories_name . '</a><br>';
     }

     $boxContent = substr($boxContent, 0, -4);

   } else {
// Display a drop-down
     $categories_array = array();
     if (MAX_categories_LIST < 2) {
       $categories_array[] = array('id' => '', 'text' => PULL_DOWN_DEFAULT);
     }

     while ($categories = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_query)) {
       $categories_name = ((strlen($categories['categories_name']) > MAX_DISPLAY_MANUFACTURER_NAME_LEN) ? substr($categories['categories_name'], 0, MAX_DISPLAY_MANUFACTURER_NAME_LEN) . '..' : $categories['categories_name']);
       $categories_array[] = array('id' => $categories['categories_id'],
                                      'text' => $categories_name);
     }

     $boxContent = tep_draw_form('categories', tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, '', 'NONSSL', false), 'get');
     $boxContent .= tep_draw_pull_down_menu('categories_id', $categories_array, (isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['categories_id']) ? $HTTP_GET_VARS['categories_id'] : ''), 'onChange="this.form.submit();" size="' . MAX_categories_LIST . '" style="width: 100%"');
     $boxContent .= tep_hide_session_id();
  $boxContent .= '</form>';
   }

  //new infoBox($info_box_contents, $column_location, 0, 0);
?>
<!-- categories_eof //-->
<?php
 }
?>

[courtneyeliza]

CLEANED IT UP A LITTLE

 

<?php
/*
 $Id: categories.php,v 1.1.1.1 2004/03/04 23:40:40 ccwjr Exp $

 osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions
 http://www.oscommerce.com

 Copyright (c) 2003 osCommerce

 Released under the GNU General Public License
*/

 $categories_query = tep_db_query("select * from categories NATURAL JOIN categories_description ORDER BY categories_name");
 if ($number_of_rows = tep_db_num_rows($categories_query)) {
?>
<!-- categories //-->
<?php
   $boxHeading = '';
   $corner_left = 'square';
   $corner_right = 'square';

   if ($number_of_rows <= MAX_DISPLAY_MANUFACTURERS_IN_A_LIST) {
// Display a list
     $boxContent = '';
     while ($categories = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_query)) {
       $categories_name = ((strlen($categories['categories_name']) > MAX_DISPLAY_MANUFACTURER_NAME_LEN) ? substr($categories['categories_name'], 0, MAX_DISPLAY_MANUFACTURER_NAME_LEN) . '..' : $categories['categories_name']);
       if (isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['categories_id']) && ($HTTP_GET_VARS['categories_id'] == $categories['categories_id'])) $categories_name = '<b>' . $categories_name .'</b>';
       $boxContent .= '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, 'categories_id=' . $categories['categories_id']) . '">' . $categories_name . '</a><br>';
     }

     $boxContent = substr($boxContent, 0, -4);

   } else {
// Display a drop-down
     $categories_array = array();
     if (MAX_categories_LIST < 2) {
       $categories_array[] = array('id' => '', 'text' => PULL_DOWN_DEFAULT);
     }

     while ($categories = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_query)) {
       $categories_name = ((strlen($categories['categories_name']) > MAX_DISPLAY_MANUFACTURER_NAME_LEN) ? substr($categories['categories_name'], 0, MAX_DISPLAY_MANUFACTURER_NAME_LEN) . '..' : $categories['categories_name']);
       $categories_array[] = array('id' => $categories['categories_id'],
                                      'text' => $categories_name);
     }

     $boxContent = tep_draw_form('categories', tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, '', 'NONSSL', false), 'get');
     $boxContent .= tep_draw_pull_down_menu('categories_id', $categories_array, (isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['categories_id']) ? $HTTP_GET_VARS['categories_id'] : ''), 'onChange="this.form.submit();" size="' . MAX_MANUFACTURERS_LIST . '" style="width: 100%"');
     $boxContent .= tep_hide_session_id();
  $boxContent .= '</form>';
   }

  //new infoBox($info_box_contents, $column_location, 0, 0);
?>
<!-- categories_eof //-->
<?php
 }
?>