Un-do SQL Patch for MAP Pricing addon?

[Johnnycopilot]

something to add.. I was looking at another add-on that was for an earlier version of Zen (v 1.3.8) and I was told by more than one person that it would work with my current v1.5.0 ..(didn't use it because I found SNAF, and I am using that)
The add-on is called "Column Layout / Grid Layout for Products Listing (Add On Module for Zen Cart v1.3.8)" .. it has admin controls... this is from the description of it...

"Open up the admin section of your running cart in your browser
Go to Admin -> Configuration -> Product Listing.

Set the following settings:

A. Product Listing - Layout Style Set the type of layout you want to use. By default, the current Zen Cart layout will be used.
It is called "rows". If you want to use the column and row layout, choose "columns".

B. Product Listing - Columns Per Row If you choose to use the column layout, type in the number of columns you want to show on each row. The default is 3 columns."

My Question (assuming that the people that said this would work with v1.5.0 are correct),, why would this add-on HAVE admin controls in v1.5.0, and the M.A.P. add-on will not have admin controls? I mean, is it an ACROSS-THE-BOARD thing that add-on's for earlier versions have NO admin controls, or is it an individual add-on basis, and you happen to know that the M.A.P. add-on won't have the admin controls.. or none of the above? the reason that I am so persistent is that some of my products ARE M.A.P. products.... and I really need this add-on, and I can't seem to find it anywhere else.. like I said, any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!!
ps. I contacted the author and he basically said (very politely) that he isn't planning on updating this one.. at least not for free.

[gilby]

something to add.. I was looking at another add-on that was for an earlier version of Zen (v 1.3.8) and I was told by more than one person that it would work with my current v1.5.0 ..(didn't use it because I found SNAF, and I am using that)
The add-on is called "Column Layout / Grid Layout for Products Listing (Add On Module for Zen Cart v1.3.8)" .. it has admin controls... this is from the description of it...

"Open up the admin section of your running cart in your browser
Go to Admin -> Configuration -> Product Listing.

Set the following settings:

A. Product Listing - Layout Style Set the type of layout you want to use. By default, the current Zen Cart layout will be used.
It is called "rows". If you want to use the column and row layout, choose "columns".

B. Product Listing - Columns Per Row If you choose to use the column layout, type in the number of columns you want to show on each row. The default is 3 columns."

My Question (assuming that the people that said this would work with v1.5.0 are correct),, why would this add-on HAVE admin controls in v1.5.0, and the M.A.P. add-on will not have admin controls? I mean, is it an ACROSS-THE-BOARD thing that add-on's for earlier versions have NO admin controls, or is it an individual add-on basis, and you happen to know that the M.A.P. add-on won't have the admin controls.. or none of the above? the reason that I am so persistent is that some of my products ARE M.A.P. products.... and I really need this add-on, and I can't seem to find it anywhere else.. like I said, any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!!
ps. I contacted the author and he basically said (very politely) that he isn't planning on updating this one.. at least not for free.

Easy, the "Column Layout / Grid Layout for Products Listing" mod adds entries to an EXISTING page.
As the page already exists the new entries will also show.

It doesn't try to ADD a NEW PAGE to the admin
This is where other older mods will have problems.
If they add a new page to the admin then this will no longer work, and they will have to use a new method to add the new page.

[Johnnycopilot]

ok thanks.. so now, here is a list of the pages that are to be uploaded with the M.A.P. add-on. if you look at them, you will see that there is only one file that is to be replaced, and it is not in the admin folder. The rest of the upload doesn't exist. So when you said that " "and they will have to use a new method to add the new page" ", what exactly does that mean? please see below, I have another question about the page to be overwritten.

admin/includes/modules/update_product.php -MY CURRENT DOESN'T HAVE ; admin/includes/modules/product/collect_info.php - MY CURRENT VERSION DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THAT "PRODUCT" FOLDER; and
admin/includes/modules/product/preview_info.php - CURRENT DOESN'T HAVE THE "PRODUCT" FOLDER

and in the Includes folder

includes/functions/functions_prices.php ; MY CURRENT VERSION DOES HAVE THIS FILE... DOES
includes/functions/languages/english/extra definitions/map_pricing; MY CURRENT VERSION DOE NOT EVEN HAVE THIS "ENGLISH" FOLDER
; and includes/functions/custom/css/stylesheet_map_additions MY CURRENT VERSION DOES NOT EVEN HAVE THIS "CUSTOM" FOLDER

ps.... the one file that is to be replaced is includes/functions/languages/english/extra definitions/map_pricing
(QUESTION.. can I, or someone that knows what they are doing "look" or "compare" or whatever at the two pages [my current one, and the one that is supposed to replace it from the M.A.P. upload] and tell me if it will mess anything up.??? and if it is going to, perhaps I can just take the code that I need out of that one page and)? or is this necessary,, assuming that I can get the rest of the upload to work..

Thanks!!!!! ps.. some of my products are M.A.P. , so if i don't have a M.A.P. mod, I will have to list full retail on my items, and they will not sell like that...

[gilby]

ok thanks.. so now, here is a list of the pages that are to be uploaded with the M.A.P. add-on. if you look at them, you will see that there is only one file that is to be replaced, and it is not in the admin folder. The rest of the upload doesn't exist. So when you said that " "and they will have to use a new method to add the new page" ", what exactly does that mean? please see below, I have another question about the page to be overwritten.

I have never used this mod so am not familiar with it.
In your old admin is there a page devoted exclusively to M.A.P or does it have entries in other pages

Even it does NOT have its own page it will require merging of the old and the new code.

As it hasn't been listed here yet Confirmed Working Mods in 1.5.0

I am assuming that the work required is NOT trivial, otherwise it would have been updated by now, or there hasn't been enough demand for anybody to do it.

If this mod is essential for you you may need to stay with 1.3.9h until someone updates it.
or
You could hire someone to do the modifictions for you.

[Johnnycopilot]

ok thanks, ,,, I think I better not fool with this one.. Is there something in Zen Cart that will allow me to do this? display something (a message for example) other than price? and then the price show up in the shopping cart?? thanks..

[DrByte]

Is there something in Zen Cart that will allow me to do this? display something (a message for example) other than price? and then the price show up in the shopping cart??

Not in v1.x
While attributes allow for a "starting at" price, I'm pretty sure they calculate it from the lowest available price, not a Minimum Advertised Price.
You need custom code, or an addon.
If you can't wait for someone to update an existing addon, then hire someone to write one that suits your specific needs.

[Johnnycopilot]

Thanks, I found this through your other link.. I couldn't find where I typed this because I was searching all threads started by me,, not posts.. thought I typed it as a new thread.. sorry... well anyway,, do you know who/where I would look toward for someone to custom write some code for me? thanks.