How to make no repeatable random in specials module, How to make no repeatable random in specials module

[Cindy Fang]

Hai.....girls and guys.....i am newbie on the php progamming. Im currently experiencing difficultity in the osCommerce in the special module. How could i make no repeatable random in the specials module if i want to show 3 products in the special module at the same time.

 

Need help from all of you. Thank for the help in advance.

[Cindy Fang]

Currently the coding is look like below:

 

<?php

if($random_product = tep_random_select("select p.products_id, pd.products_name, p.products_price, p.products_tax_class_id, p.products_image, s.specials_new_products_price, s.specials_conditions from " . TABLE_PRODUCTS . " p, " . TABLE_PRODUCTS_DESCRIPTION . " pd, " . TABLE_SPECIALS . " s where p.products_status = '1' and p.products_id = s.products_id and pd.products_id = s.products_id and pd.language_id = '" . (int)$languages_id . "' and s.status = '1' order by s.specials_date_added desc limit " . MAX_RANDOM_SELECT_SPECIALS))

{

?>

<!-- specials //-->

<tr>

<td>

<?php

$specialt = $random_product['specials_conditions'];

define('Specialtext', $specialt );

 

$info_box_contents = array();

$info_box_contents[] = array('text' => BOX_HEADING_SPECIALS);

 

new infoBoxHeading($info_box_contents, false, false, tep_href_link(FILENAME_SPECIALS));

 

$info_box_contents = array();

$info_box_contents[] = array('align' => 'center',

'text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $random_product["products_id"]) . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . $random_product['products_image'], $random_product['products_name'], SMALL_IMAGE_WIDTH, SMALL_IMAGE_HEIGHT) . '</a><br><a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $random_product['products_id']) . '">' . $random_product['products_name'] . '</a><br><s>' . $currencies->display_price($random_product['products_price'], tep_get_tax_rate($random_product['products_tax_class_id'])) . '</s><br><span class="productSpecialPrice">' . $currencies->display_price($random_product['specials_new_products_price'], tep_get_tax_rate($random_product['products_tax_class_id'])) . '</span><br>' . Specialtext );

 

new infoBox($info_box_contents);

?>

</td>

</tr>

<!-- specials_eof //-->

<?php

}

?>

 

Thanks if anyone can give me help.....