Use multiple 'Product Options' with Download Controller

[pbrown]

Hi,

 

I am using OsCommerce with the Downloads Controller 5.3 contribution installed to power a web site for software sales ('virtual' products). The software product has a number of options associated with it, including Operating System and various other parameters. In total there are 18 different combinations possible, so 18 different download files.

 

I'm interested in handling the selection of different options by setting 'Product Options' and 'Option Values' in the catalogue, as would be done with selling 'real' goods (eg selecting RAM and hard drive sizes for a PC) . This presents the user with a tidy way to select the required options and is preferable to listing 18 separate 'products' which only differ slightly.

 

However, I can't see a way to make the filename associated with the product take account of the product options selected. Has anyone done this? I suppose this would require specifying the filename with escape characters eg:

 

myfile_%option1%_%Option2_...etc...zip

 

so the file name can be constructed based on the user selection.

 

If anyone has done this, or has any suggestions on how to implement this it would be greatly appreciated!

 

Thanks,

Paul