Inventory control by attribute. Can this be done?

[Bewitching]

I just started selling T-Shirts. {Never had to mess with this stuff in the past, so need some guidance here }

Lets call my example product "Moon Shirt".
Moon Shirt comes in sizes Med, Large, XL, and XXL. Each size is assigned it's own stock number ie: moonshirtm, moonshirtl, moonshirtxl... etc.....
I don't want 5 individual products in my store for just the style "Moon Shirt"

So far, I have set the Shirt up as "one product" with the drop-down to choose the size you want. (I know how to do the option name, option value, assign a price.... etc....)
(TRUST me, it took a few hours to set up the option names for each shirt, and option values for each size and then add the model number to it for every shirt I stock.)

My question: Let's say I run out of Size Medium for my Moon Shirt. Is there a way to automatically disable that size, by entering 0 amount in stock for the stock number assigned to the Medium Shirt, so it's not an ordering option when it's sold out? Or some other way to not allow a size to be sold when I am out of stock for it? Am I being clear ? LOL

OR, is there a better way to set up my T-Shirts listings so out of stock sizes won't show up as a choice?

{I just think it looks tacky to have 5 individual products, showing the same exact image when the only difference is size. Seems like a cheap way to inflate the number of products offered }

Thanks in advance for any help offered,
Kathleen

[lat9]

I think, but do not know as I don't use it, that what you are looking for is the "Stock by Attributes" plugin ...

[Bewitching]

I've looked at Stock by Attributes, but no-one can confirm if it works with 1.5. Lots of people asking if it is compatible with 1.5, but no answers as of yet, (at least none that I can find LOL )

Anyone reading this: If you have this plug-in "Stock by Attributes" working with 1.5, can you confirm what works and what doesn't?
Thanks !

what you are looking for is the "Stock by Attributes" plugin ...

[stevesh]

Looks like it's not ready yet, from the posts here:

http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.p...v1-5-0)/page12

One poster says ceon is working on a SBA mod, which would be a good thing.

[Limitless]

Yeah, CEON's new/upcoming mod is called 'Product Variants'.

Excited for it.

[torvista]

CEON's new/upcoming mod is called 'Product Variants'.

As with all CEON code, it will be light years ahead of any other similar-sounding mods..and should be the final plug in this core- functionality-hole of the ZC 1.x series (IMHO!).

[Limitless]

As with all CEON code, it will be light years ahead of any other similar-sounding mods..and should be the final plug in this core- functionality-hole of the ZC 1.x series (IMHO!).

Agreed. I have purchased several of his mods and expect no less from this one.