mandatory fields

[reffael]

in the new account form most of the fields are mandatory, how can i change part of them to be non-mandatory?

 

b.t.w i'm new to osCommerce and i just want to say - great work !!!

[241]

change the part of the code that relates to the field where it states true make this false

[moonstone]

Some of the setting can be easily switched off using the osCommerce Admin.

 

Goto Configuration/Customer Details and set accordingly.

[241]

Glad to see you back Patrick and as ever correct.

 

Reffael, apply what moonstone as said but, if the field you wish to change is not listed then apply what I have said.

[moonstone]

Yup, like what I've said, some (but not all) of the required fields can be switch on/off at the osCommerce Admin.

 

And like what Steve has mentioned :lol: , for those not listed, you will have to make changes to the codes. Do take note however, that you will need to make changes to three php files: catalog/create_account.php, catalog/account_edit.php, and catalog/admin/customers.php. Otherwise, your customer may be asked for the fields you commented out when editing their account, or you may be asked for those info when you edit their account.

[reffael]

I already saw that there is a partial control on the mandatory fields through the admin console but i need full control so i'll go to the code itself. Thank u Patrik and Steve :)

[Jeremy at oddly enough]

Have a look at this thread: http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/index.php?sho...=0entry264756

That should help you out. Jeremy

[paulm2003]

Hi Steve and Patrick,

 

since you both seem to know a lot about the subject, could you please explain how to make the gender optional (not remove!)?

[241]

paulm2003

 

Do you mean to make the gender field a requirement i.e required

 

or as an optional field in that you can fill in if you want? i.e not required

 

but still have the field available.

[moonstone]

If I get you right, you want the gender field to appear when creating a new account but do not want it to be a required field. In that case, open up catalog/create_account.php, and look for the following lines around lines 60 - 66:

 

if (ACCOUNT_GENDER == 'true') {

if ( ($gender != 'm') && ($gender != 'f') ) {

$error = true;

 

$messageStack->add('create_account', ENTRY_GENDER_ERROR);

}

}

 

Comment out or remove the above lines and that should be it. Please let me know if this is what you want.

[Jeremy at oddly enough]

The thread I referred to above deals with exactly that, changing a field from required to optional, and also how to remove fields completely. Jeremy