Snaf

[DivaVocals]

Great:-) Well done, Melissa.

This is where I am meant to say ' Oh, I can't look at other mods - not my problem' . But I have never been so good at that. I'll try and have a look at that mod when I get a moment. But yes it sounds like you just have to merge the product_listing.php file.

Hmmm, just had a look. I am guessing that you might have fun with that! This is no criticism of Glenn who writes nice code but it is not necessarily easy to merge unless you know that file intimately. And that particular file is probably one of the more complex in Zen.

Give it a go but I think that I might need to do it :-)

In his version

I would suggest that the 1st step for Melissa might be to compare the product_listing.php with the default version that comes with Zen Cart to clearly identify all the places that the gallery mod modifies the product_listing.php file.. Plus given that the gallery module was last updated in 2007, it wouldn't hurt to make sure that any changes from the latest version of the product_listing.php file with the gallery changes is being used.. Once she has an updated product_listing.php file, then she can merge that file with the one that comes with SNAF (using Winmerge or Beyond Compare)..

[grakowsky]

I would suggest that the 1st step for Melissa might be to compare the product_listing.php with the default version that comes with Zen Cart to clearly identify all the places that the gallery mod modifies the product_listing.php file.. Plus given that the gallery module was last updated in 2007, it wouldn't hurt to make sure that any changes from the latest version of the product_listing.php file with the gallery changes is being used.. Once she has an updated product_listing.php file, then she can merge that file with the one that comes with SNAF (using Winmerge or Beyond Compare)..

Thanks, Nick! You're right, it's definitely not your problem! I appreciate you taking the time to read my posts and answer anyway :-) I am bound and determined to get this right.

I just tried going over the two files in Dreamweaver and merging them there by putting Glen's code into the SNAF file, because he marked up all the places he modified the code (I think) and it seems like it should be an easy merge, but I tried it and it isn't quite working-it messed up the SNAF code a bit.

Diva: Thanks for the suggestion on the file comparison programs, I didn't know about those! I'm checking out Winmerge right now.

Melissa

[DivaVocals]

Thanks, Nick! You're right, it's definitely not your problem! I appreciate you taking the time to read my posts and answer anyway :-) I am bound and determined to get this right.

I just tried going over the two files in Dreamweaver and merging them there by putting Glen's code into the SNAF file, because he marked up all the places he modified the code (I think) and it seems like it should be an easy merge, but I tried it and it isn't quite working-it messed up the SNAF code a bit.

Diva: Thanks for the suggestion on the file comparison programs, I didn't know about those! I'm checking out Winmerge right now.

Melissa

DROP Dreamweaver as an FTP or file merging tool.. I use Dreamweaver occasionally for HTML markup ONLY.. Their file merging tools are WOEFULLY lacking.. Personally i prefer the commercial Beyond Compare over the free Winmerge tool. It's a pretty inexpensive program and well worth the cost.. I may even upgrade to the Pro version so I can get three way merging capabilities..

[niccol]

@Melissa
Yes, that is the correct way of doing it. Glenn's changes are relatively minor and SNAF makes some more major changes so you want to merge his changes into SNAF. What you can do in this situation, although not always, is do one little block of modifications at a time. And check each time that the file is still running all right.

So, for instance, copy this lot into the file and check it works.

//gallery category test
$gallery_skips = 0; //flag for reducing # of columns
$not_gallery = 1;
if (ereg("(^23$|^23_)",$cPath)) { //this is a gallery category (replace 23 with your cat id)
  $not_gallery = 0;
} // /gallery category test

So, you can kind of go step-by-step.

@Diva
You poor benighted windows users! You don't have Meld, do you? http://meldmerge.org/ Free, like all linux stuff, and very very powerful :-) Three way comparisons. Directory comparisons. Version control. Mmmmmmm :-)

[DivaVocals]

@Diva
You poor benighted windows users! You don't have Meld, do you? http://meldmerge.org/ Free, like all linux stuff, and very very powerful :-) Three way comparisons. Directory comparisons. Version control. Mmmmmmm :-)

**LOL** the late great Conor Kerr recommended Beyond Compare and I haven't looked back since.. I found most free tools (esp Winmerge) useless.. but you being you means I will have to checkout Meld..

[niccol]

I think Meld can run on windows but it is probably more grief than it is worth :-) Beyond Compare is good too!

[grakowsky]

@Melissa
Yes, that is the correct way of doing it. Glenn's changes are relatively minor and SNAF makes some more major changes so you want to merge his changes into SNAF. What you can do in this situation, although not always, is do one little block of modifications at a time. And check each time that the file is still running all right.

So, for instance, copy this lot into the file and check it works.

//gallery category test
$gallery_skips = 0; //flag for reducing # of columns
$not_gallery = 1;
if (ereg("(^23$|^23_)",$cPath)) { //this is a gallery category (replace 23 with your cat id)
  $not_gallery = 0;
} // /gallery category test

So, you can kind of go step-by-step.

@Diva
You poor benighted windows users! You don't have Meld, do you? http://meldmerge.org/ Free, like all linux stuff, and very very powerful :-) Three way comparisons. Directory comparisons. Version control. Mmmmmmm :-)

Thanks, Nick. That's a great idea to do it step-by-step. I tried winmerge and blindly merged all the changes to the SNAF file to see if it would work (with my fingers crossed) and it did not, so next I'll try going through it systematically.

Diva-I don't use Dreamweaver to merge the files or to do FTP, just to look at the files because it shows the different call-outs in different colors, so it's a lot easier for me to see the syntax than just reading black text in notepad. I have heard how bad Dreamweaver is for this stuff!

Nick I use Windows just because I've been using it since windows 3.1!!! I tried Ubuntu Linux for a while but felt the learning curve as far as installing and managing files was too steep for me to spend all that time learning it!

Melissa

[DivaVocals]

I tried winmerge and blindly merged all the changes to the SNAF file to see if it would work (with my fingers crossed) and it did not, so next I'll try going through it systematically.

and this is probably why you had issues.. you really need to do this one step at a time one block at a time.. Take your time and you will get it all merged together..

[niccol]

Well, give it a go a step at a time. And if you still have issues then let me know.

Off Topic:

Not a fan of dreamweaver for coding work. It tends to add all kinds of extra stuff into the code.

Yes, syntax highlighting is very useful. Just recently for small stuff that has no security issues I have been experimenting with various online editors/IDEs. ShiftEdit is one that seems quite practical and might be suitable for you, Melissa. It has syntax highlighting but it also has syntax checking which might be even more use to you :-) It is to me!

Or you can have a look at this: http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/web...s-for-windows/.

[DivaVocals]

Not a fan of dreamweaver for coding work. It tends to add all kinds of extra stuff into the code.

Actually the latest and greatest versions don't do this anymore. When I occasionally need WYSIWYG capabilities (for readme files and EZ/Define pages), Dreamweaver is my go to tool.. Otherwise I like Developers Notepad or Notepad++