Changing the URL in the Order Confirmation when running site in iframe

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Can anyone tell me how to change the URL in the Order Confirmation email message that is behind the "Click here for a Detailed Invoice"?

Here is why I am asking for this:
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I am displaying my ZC store from inside an IFRAME on my main site. This seems to work great--my cart is now integrated perfectly into the rest of my website. The only problem I have found so far is that Order Confirmation emails contain a link in them that goes directly to the store, and does not start at the real website and go through the IFRAME. That means, clicking on the link in the email order confirmation message brings up the store only and my store does not have a header and nav bars--these are part of the main site. So, I want to change the URL of that link, as follows:

from: http://bmisurgery.org/store/index.php?main_page=login
to: http://bmisurgery.org/index.php?ID=supplements-new

Also, I have not actually shipped out an order yet, as the store is not yet live, so are there any other such links that would also need to be changed in other email messages?

Sincere thanks in advance for any/all help anyone can give. All responses greatly appreciated!


For the record:
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1. I have searched extensively in the forums and on Google with many different keywords and phrases. No one has provided relevant info on this.

2. I have used the Developer's Toolkit in the admin area and THOUGHT I found the file that is generating the email and tried to modify it, but not gotten the results I want. I am not sure I really l understand the code well enough to modify it.

3. I am using: Zen Cart 1.3.8a
Patch: 1::
Database Patch Level: 1.3.8

4. I have not upgraded this site -- it is brand new. I have been modifying the version I downloaded.

5. I will list the few add-ons that I have if anyone wants me to, but they do not impact the email and I do not think that they are involved in this issue--I just need to modify the link in the email message.

[afo]

Iframes and Zen Cart do not play well together, plus many payment gateways will not accept payments from an Iframes source, so this is a bad idea.

Check this thread http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84362

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Got any suggestions for a better way to do this?

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Here's an important update for anyone interested (I found others who want to use an iframe within ZC by searching the forum using "iframe")"

When invoking ZC inside an iframe with Authorize.Net (SIM) as my 3rd Party Gateway, , I AM able to enter orders which are authorized and captured successfully.

To verify this, I checked A/N and the order shows up there, I checked ZC and see the order there. I even turned on the log and had it emailed to me and checked the fields in it: the return code from A/N looks fine.

Also of interest, I have tested my website and have not found any significant iframe issues other than the one I brought up in my original posting, (ie, the URL in the Order Confirmation "Click here for a Detailed Invoice" ). If anyone knows of any specific ones, please point them out to me, as I am human and could be missing something.

And lastly, I am not worried about the search engines as I have a site map for them to follow and also can set up URL redirects if needed. These will all be on the same domain name, just under different folders, so I don't THINK that Google et all will take umbrance with this, if I am interpreting their guidelines correctly.

So, given that, I'd like to go back to the original issue: I would think it really SHOULD be fairly easy to change the URL, provided one understands the code, which is a little difficult for me. So, again, does anyone know how to modify the URL in the Order Confirmation email?

Many thanks in advance for comments on this. I think it brought out many good issues which are important to consider.

[DrByte]

If you must change it, just hack out the call in the orders.php class file which generates the URL intelligently by replacing the zen_href_link call with whatever replacement HTML you want to substitute instead.
ie: instead of zen_href_link(......), use literal '<a href='blahblah'>'

[ibuttons]

... hack out the call in the orders.php class file which generates the URL intelligently by replacing the zen_href_link call with whatever replacement HTML you want to substitute instead.
ie: instead of zen_href_link(......), use literal '<a href='blahblah'>'

Thanks very much for the reply. I tried to do so, but apparently do not quite understand. Below is what I did:

1. I edited the file: includes/classes/order.php
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2. The first reference to zen_href_link was at line 75:
   $zc_coupon_link = '<a href="javascript:couponpopupWindow(\'' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_POPUP_COUPON_HELP, 'cID=' . $coupon_link->fields['coupon_id']) . '\')">';
   I do not change this because I am not sure what it is, but it mentions coupons, which do not show up in the confirmation email.
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3. The 2nd reference was at line 913:
   EMAIL_TEXT_INVOICE_URL . ' ' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_ACCOUNT_HISTORY_INFO, 'order_id=' . $zf_insert_id, 'SSL', false) . "\n\n";.
   
   This looked like a good possibility, so I changed this to:
   EMAIL_TEXT_INVOICE_URL . ' ' . '<a href="http://bmisurgery.org/index.php?ID=supplements-new" title="BMI Surgery Store">BMI Surgery Storeyyy</a>;' . "\n\n";.
   
   I uploaded the file, reloaded my browser, entered a test order, and can see no change in the confirmation email.
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4. The 3rd reference was at line 924:
   $html_msg['INTRO_URL_VALUE'] = zen_href_link(FILENAME_ACCOUNT_HISTORY_INFO, 'order_id=' . $zf_insert_id, 'SSL', false);.
   
   I changed this to:
   $html_msg['INTRO_URL_VALUE'] = '<a href="http://bmisurgery.org/index.php?ID=supplements-new" title="BMI Surgery Store">BMI Surgery Storezzz</a>;';.
   
   I uploaded the file, reloaded my browser, entered a test order, and the confirmation email now has a link to the wrong address: http://bmisurgery.org/store/<a+href=, which is, of course, no good, as it still is putting it's own prefix it and the remaining part is gibberish.

So, I could really use a little more help. Would you be able to send me the exact lines of code to use for:

1. #1, if needed
2. #2
3. #3
4. as well as the code to use to change the footer link Copyright (c) 2010 BMI Surgery Online Store (I think I should probably change that as well)

Many thanks in advance.

[DivaVocals]

perfectly [/i]into the rest of my website. The only problem I have found so far is that Order Confirmation emails contain a link in them that goes directly to the store, and does not start at the real website and go through the IFRAME. That means, clicking on the link in the email order confirmation message brings up the store only and my store does not have a header and nav bars--these are part of the main site. So, I want to change the URL of that link, as follows:

Hate to revive an old thread, but in case anyone runs across this (or the original author still lurks here) The BETTER way to do this is to NOT use iframes at all (as has been advised) and give a looksee at the Sanguine Embedded template..

This template is designed for sites that have an existing site design/template and want to incorporate their store into that design.. I've used this template, with great results..

anomalyrecords . net
clientphlaunthair . overthehillweb . com (Joomla & Zen Cart married using the Sanguine Embedded template)