Advanced Search Question (limit to category box)

[gazag]

Look at your override file:
/home2/limelih7/public_html/includes/templates/your_template_dir/templates/tpl_advanced_search_default.php

and find the line that contains this:
zen_draw_pull_down_menu

What does the code in the 5 lines before it and 5 lines after it read?

My file has

<br class="clearBoth" />
</fieldset>

<fieldset class="floatingBox back">
    <legend><?php echo ENTRY_CATEGORIES; ?></legend>
    <div class="floatLeft"><?php echo zen_draw_pull_down_menu('categories_id', zen_get_categories(array(array('id' => '', 'text' => TEXT_ALL_CATEGORIES)), '0' ,'', '1'), $sData['categories_id']); ?></div>
<?php echo zen_draw_checkbox_field('inc_subcat', '1', $sData['inc_subcat'], 'id="inc-subcat"'); ?><label class="checkboxLabel" for="inc-subcat"><?php echo ENTRY_INCLUDE_SUBCATEGORIES; ?></label>
<br class="clearBoth" />
</fieldset>

<fieldset class="floatingBox forward">
    <legend><?php echo ENTRY_MANUFACTURERS; ?></legend>
    <?php echo zen_draw_pull_down_menu('manufacturers_id', zen_get_manufacturers(array(array('id' => '', 'text' => TEXT_ALL_MANUFACTURERS)), PRODUCTS_MANUFACTURERS_STATUS), $sData['manufacturers_id']); ?>
<br class="clearBoth" />
</fieldset>
<br class="clearBoth" />

[Ajeh]

The contents of your template override does not look like it is the same as DivaVocals code ...

I would think about trying to reload the code to see if something has been placed in the wrong place ...

[gazag]

The contents of your template override does not look like it is the same as DivaVocals code ...

I would think about trying to reload the code to see if something has been placed in the wrong place ...

I tried re uploading the one from a new download and still no difference so i just removed that box and the manufacturing box off the Advanced Search page!

That solves the problem for me!

Thanks for you help!

[moosesoom]

I think I found where the problem is (hope somebody can tell us WHAT the problem is :-) )

in /myshop/includes/functions/html_output.php , in the source of zen_draw_pull_down_menu() function

there's the following statement:

if (empty($default) && isset($GLOBALS[$name]) && is_string($GLOBALS[$name]) ) $default = stripslashes($GLOBALS[$name]); 

So, in advanced_search page, the categories pull down menu is called with a default set to 0 (zero) but the previous line of code, subsitute it with the value of $GLOBALS[$name] , actually $GLOBALS[categories_id]. This global variable contains categories_id of last category in list.

Is there any good reason why $GLOBALS[categories_id] should contain that value of categories_id?

Can we eliminate that code? Or is it necessary for some other cases of pull down menu?

[moosesoom]

I temporarily solved this issue by modifying the following line from ../includes/functions/html_output.php from:

if (empty($default) && isset($GLOBALS[$name]) && is_string($GLOBALS[$name]) ) $default = stripslashes($GLOBALS[$name]); 

to

if ( ($name != 'categories_id') && empty($default) && isset($GLOBALS[$name]) && is_string($GLOBALS[$name]) ) $default = stripslashes($GLOBALS[$name]); 

But please tell me if that solution can break something all over the shop.

[satrina]

did anyone ever find a workaround for this? I am having this issue right now....

www . scarletburn . com (without the spaces)

[DivaVocals]

did anyone ever find a workaround for this? I am having this issue right now....

www . scarletburn . com (without the spaces)

Which "this" are you referring to.. a few variations of the original issue have been posted in this thread..

[satrina]

my last category shows up as the default in the advanced search categories box

[DivaVocals]

my last category shows up as the default in the advanced search categories box

FYI, it's MORE helpful for the community if you post DETAILS (not one liners) about the issues you are having and the link to your site.. Saying "It's not working" or "I am having the same problem" without any details doesn't give folks much to go on..

That said it doesn't sound like your issue is related to original issue posted in this thread, but without details??? **shrug** Don't make folks guess what the issue is when you provide the link to your site. Unless there is some glaring OBVIOUS error message we are going to see, it would help if you gave us details on what the issue is you are having. We have no way of understanding the issues unless you provide details of what it is we are going to see and what it is you think we should see..

[DivaVocals]

I temporarily solved this issue by modifying the following line from ../includes/functions/html_output.php from:

if (empty($default) && isset($GLOBALS[$name]) && is_string($GLOBALS[$name]) ) $default = stripslashes($GLOBALS[$name]); 

to

if ( ($name != 'categories_id') && empty($default) && isset($GLOBALS[$name]) && is_string($GLOBALS[$name]) ) $default = stripslashes($GLOBALS[$name]); 

But please tell me if that solution can break something all over the shop.

I hate to resurrect such an old post, but in testing a Zen Cart v1.5.1 update to the hideCategories add-on, I was FINALLY able to replicate the issue reported by the creator of this post.. For whatever reason, this issue ONLY occurs when the hideCategories add-on is installed.. I tried the solution posted a while back (see above) and it does indeed resolve the issue.. What I need to know before I claim victoru and add this to the hideCategories fileset is what will this break??

Calling out to Ajeh as she was the one trying to help resolve/troubleshoot this before..