Purchase order module

[WilpackPackaging]

Are you talking about the Invoice Module or the Purchase Module. I was under the impression this thread was about the Purchase Module.

[FrankDeRosa]

Ahh, damn it. I feel like a dope.

That text is from the Invoice module. Where'd you even get the PO module?

[WilpackPackaging]

The PO Module is available in the Free Software Add ons section of this website.

It is titled Purchase Module.

[jguttman]

Does this module still exist?
If so where can I get it, and does it work with the newest version of Zen Cart?
My payment module is BluePay, will it cause any issues with that?

Thanks for your assistance.

[jguttman]

I found the add-on, but still wonder about the effect it will have on my current payment method.
Is there a preferred order of installing the add ons, or doesn't it matter?

[jguttman]

I installed this module, updated the SQL and everything works great. Thanks to all those contributed!
I don't currently use account numbers, do you know how to turns this field off?

[WilpackPackaging]

The best way I have found to prevent modules from overridding other modules that I have installed is to check the files themselves.

If...

/thisfolder/thatfolder/blahblah.php

is a file that is used in both modules then I look at the one that is not currently installed and check to see what it changes in comparison to:
1. the orginal zen-cart file of that name and location and,
2. the currently used zen-cart file of that name and location.

I have generally found that payment option modules rarely upset other payment modules, however, most modules are written to be an improvement over the base zencart install. Hence, they do not, nor can they really, take into consideration every single different module out there, past, present and future.

Most importantly....BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP....Oh and did I mention BACKUP!

Backup your files and your database prior to installing any new modules! I have had to kick myself in the before, for not doing that.

[jguttman]

Everything worked out very well - Thanks.
My one issue (my wife might beg to differ) is that the Purchase Order add-on includes an account number field and I don't use them. Anyone know how to remove the field from the form?

[scientific_anomaly]

Hi, I have Purchase Order module 3.12 and Zen Cart 1.3.9h

I am struggling for a way to add total order weight and total order value to the .pdf P.O. that this mod can send by email. And I would really appreciate some help with this. The data for these two things cannot be far away from the product model and quantity data that this .pdf already contains concerning a single Purchase order.

Please, Stuart, Linda anyone who knows?

[WaterSlide]

First off, thanks to those who have posted code changes (HTML_POST_VARS to _POST, flakrats suggestion for changing the Order.php email section). I just spent 6 hours with these two old modules on a Zencart v1.3.9d install.

They are both too old to try and install right onto a newer version of Zencart - replacing core files may seem to work at first, but you may find that they will not show the Account Name, Account Number, or PO Number - they won't even save in the database. Just don't bother.

If you have a good text file comparison tool like Beyond Compare, you can quickly look at what this module is trying to do compared to the new way that Zencart works. You will also see that replacing core files will not work. From here you must edit the NEWER zencart files so that they will perform as desired, only copying that which is necessary for the Purchase Order Module. All of the other non-core files may simply be copied over.

I'm not a real good PHP programmer, but I'll go ahead and post the file changes under Knuckle's version - it may be a starting point for some of you, at the very least the three bits of data, Account Name, Account Number, and PO Number save and the emails work so it is still useful.