HELP!!!! I went to add download button and now I'm getting an error! What did I do???

[wittlethings]

I want to add an option for customers to be able to download items on my site. So I did a search for adding a download button on zen cart. I found the string dated October 2006.

I followed the steps outlined by the others. But now I have a problem

1. FTP all your files to /public_html/download folder
2. Log into your site into the admin panel
3. Click Catalog -> Option Name Manager
- Type in a option name
- Select order number
- Select radio from option type
4. Click Catalog -> Option Value Manager
- Select the Option Name you just made
- Type in a Option Value
- Select order number
5. Click Catalog -> Attributes Controller
- Find your product
- You should see "ADDING NEW ATTRIBUTES"
- Select the Option Name and Option Value that you just made
- Click Insert
6. Attribute Flags
- Pick what you need but this is what I have
- Use For Display Purposes Only (NO)
- Attribute is Free When Product is Free (YES)
- Default Attribute to be Marked Selected (NO)
- Apply Discounts Used by Product Special/Sale (YES)
- Include in Base Price When Priced by Attributes (YES)
- Attribute Required for Text (NO)
- Downloadable products (bottom)
- Filename: full name and extention (ex.. ZenCart.zip)
- Edpiry days: Number of days till the link expires to the customer
- Maximum download count: how many times do you want your customer to be able to download the file


YOUR DONE!!


Change this to YES
- Default Attribute to be Marked Selected (NO)

Otherwise, the customer will never click the Radiobutton so they will never add the Attribute with the Download to the cart ... they will just add the product ...

No Attribute ... No Download ...

Then, depending on your Payment Module Orders Status ... this determins immediately available or only after you approve it ...

Orders Status >=2 or <=4 are immediately available ... example: Processing, Delivered or Updated ...

Orders Status 1 or Pending ... is good for things like Check/Money Order where you have not received the money yet and do not wish to release the Download until you do ...

Note: Updated is designed to Update an order with a Download for those who need to allow the customer more times to try or more days in which to obtain the download before it expires ...


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Linda McGrath
If you have to think ... you haven't been zenned ...
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My site is

www.wittlethangz2.com

When you go there and you select Categories and Scrapbook Kits you will see my little lion test kit.

So then try to put it in your cart. It has the radio button selected like the instructions state. Only when you try to add it to your cart it says

Please correct the following:
On the Option for: junglegem You picked an Invalid Selection: ZIP FILE

I uploaded the file to my public_html file under the download folder under junglegem.zip.

Why am I getting this error? How can I fix it?

[Ajeh]

Check your Attribute with the Zip on it ...

1 do you see the green dot next to the filename

2 make sure it is not marked for Display Only as that cannot be added to the cart.

Display Only is handy when you have multiple choices and want to ensure that the customer picks a vaild choice ... so making an extra Option Value such as:
Pick One
Sort Order: 0
Display Only: YES
Default: YES

can manage this for you ...

If you only have the one Option Value, there is no need for this and you do not want the one Option Value marked as Display Only or it cannot be added to the cart ...

[wittlethings]

Thanks! It worked! Thanks so much!

[Ajeh]

Thanks for the update that you just had to adjust a configuration on the Attribute to fix the problem of not being able to add to cart ...