changing the invoice?

[MachaNeko]

i want to change the way the invoice prints up.

i want the quantity to be bigger and red, and add the manufacturer in the description. i'm pretty sure i should change up the invoice.php file but i don't know what to add or delete to make changes. can anyone help please?

[sanguisdesign]

the best way to learn how to do this is to play around w/ the file. I sugest keeping a back up and going nuts.

[MachaNeko]

the best way to learn how to do this is to play around w/ the file. I sugest keeping a back up and going nuts.

that is not an option for me since the site is live and takes orders.

[MachaNeko]

i added this code but it doesnt show the manufacturer.

anyone know why?

$order->products[$i]['manufacturer']

[sanguisdesign]

i added this code but it doesnt show the manufacturer.

anyone know why?

$order->products[$i]['manufacturer']

I dont believe that the product manufacturer is saved in the orders database tables and there fore would not be in the array. you will prob have to write another SQL query to get that. it will prob be (this is me not looking up the SQL structure so it may be off in the names) like:

SELECT manufacturers_name FROM manufacturers(M) WHERE products.products_id =  '. $order->products[$i][products_id] . '  AND M.id = products.manufacture_id

This is are really good opportunity to learn about Zen Cart's brilliant query factory.

[MachaNeko]

i was afraid of that. ill try the code and try not to kill anything.

[sanguisdesign]

Another set if tips is never work on a live site.
I keep a development version of every site I work with in a separate location on the server and tie them to gather with Subversion. that way I dont have to do my work twice but never have to think about crippling a live site up.