Specify which products

[MEDIAZONE]

Hi All

 

I am setting up a DVD Store.

 

I need the ability to be able to specify which products show into list forms in the right hand column.

 

For example

 

NEW RELEASES

1. NAME

2. NAME

3. NAME

4. NAME

5. NAME

6. NAME

7. NAME

8. NAME

9. NAME

10. NAME

 

COMING SOON

1. NAME

2. NAME

3. NAME

4. NAME

5. NAME

6. NAME

7. NAME

8. NAME

9. NAME

10. NAME

 

Does anyone know if a contribution is available to achieve this or anyone point me in the direction of how i can go ahead and achieve this.

 

I have search the contribs but nothing came up

[Jan Zonjee]

I need the ability to be able to specify which products show into list forms in the right hand column.

What about including a file in the right hand column which is nothing more than a pure, plain vanilla HTML file with that box (that you edit manually)?

[MEDIAZONE]

What about including a file in the right hand column which is nothing more than a pure, plain vanilla HTML file with that box (that you edit manually)?

 

i did think of that but didnt know how to code it to call the file

[Jan Zonjee]

i did think of that but didnt know how to code it to call the file

One way of doing it is adding a file to includes/boxes, for the sake of argument call it productinfo.php

Then that file could be:

		  <tr>
		<td>
		<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
	  <tr>
		<td>			
<?php
$productinfo_box_contents = array();

$productinfo_box_contents[] = array('text' => BOX_PRODUCTINFORMATION);

 new infoBoxHeading($productinfo_box_contents, false, false);
 // next line re-defines the array to get rid of BOX_HEADING_INFORMATION
$productinfo_box_contents = array();
$productinfo_box_string = '<ol class="might_need_to_define_one"><li><a href="'. tep_href_link('product_info.php', 'products_id=32').'"> Product 1</a></li>'
. '<li><a href="'. tep_href_link('product_info.php', 'products_id=442').'">  Product 3</a></li>'
. '<li><a href="'. tep_href_link('product_info.php', 'products_id=21').'"> Product 4</a></li></ol>';
$productinfo_box_contents[] = array('align' => 'left',
'text' => $productinfo_box_string );

new infoBox($productinfo_box_contents);
?>
		</td>
	  </tr>
	  </table>
		</td>
	  </tr>

Of course the define for BOX_PRODUCTINFORMATION was put somewhere, in this case includes/languages/english.php:

define('BOX_PRODUCTINFORMATION', 'Product information');

and you insert the file by adding it to your column_right.php with:

  require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'productinfo.php');

If you don't need the links that preserve osCsid's you can use plain HTML instead.

[MEDIAZONE]

One way of doing it is adding a file to includes/boxes, for the sake of argument call it productinfo.php

Then that file could be:

		  <tr>
		<td>
		<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
	  <tr>
		<td>			
<?php
$productinfo_box_contents = array();

$productinfo_box_contents[] = array('text' => BOX_PRODUCTINFORMATION);

 new infoBoxHeading($productinfo_box_contents, false, false);
 // next line re-defines the array to get rid of BOX_HEADING_INFORMATION
$productinfo_box_contents = array();
$productinfo_box_string = '<ol class="might_need_to_define_one"><li><a href="'. tep_href_link('product_info.php', 'products_id=32').'"> Product 1</a></li>'
. '<li><a href="'. tep_href_link('product_info.php', 'products_id=442').'">  Product 3</a></li>'
. '<li><a href="'. tep_href_link('product_info.php', 'products_id=21').'"> Product 4</a></li></ol>';
$productinfo_box_contents[] = array('align' => 'left',
'text' => $productinfo_box_string );

new infoBox($productinfo_box_contents);
?>
		</td>
	  </tr>
	  </table>
		</td>
	  </tr>

Of course the define for BOX_PRODUCTINFORMATION was put somewhere, in this case includes/languages/english.php:

define('BOX_PRODUCTINFORMATION', 'Product information');

and you insert the file by adding it to your column_right.php with:

  require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'productinfo.php');

If you don't need the links that preserve osCsid's you can use plain HTML instead.

 

The Beatles come in to my head singing "Get by with a little help from my friends"

 

Many thanks that is exactly what i wanted AWESOME