Referencing Product Name in Custome Text

[abcdhello]

Hey Zen Cart Peoples,

So far the forum has been a big help in referencing things like users name (first and last) but I can't find anything about the session variables for the product names that are in the cart. I would like to change the checkout success page to include, in the text I can change through the admin define pages editor, the name of the product. From there I'll figure out how to add a certain sentence or two afterwards based on the product.

So far the check out success. I put the variable in parenthesis. It says:

Congrats...

(Month Day, Year)

Thanks (First Name)

****

Now I would like it to say:

Thank you for buying (product name 1). I hope it helps you (some text from product 1's description).

****

Here's what I got so far in code:

<?php
echo date("M j, Y");
?>
</p>
<p>
<?php

echo $_SESSION['customer_first_name'];
echo $name;

/**

?>

I can't figure out how to call that. Is it because it's not stored in cookies but in the database? Can someone please provide the variable name and/or method I need to call to get the name of the products that were purchased? Code would be nice :)

Much appreciated!

[ohandy1]

I'm working on much the same thing. I want to personalize the success page and then the receipt email but having trouble locating the variables, or making anything work. I've been using this thread as a starting point but the variables simply print. i'm no php programmer, i know enough to tweak and this one is stretching my comfort zone.
http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?106519-How-to-display-variable-in-define-pages&highlight=php+variables+define+pages