Date attribute

[TecBrat]

I have a florist client who would like to have her customers be able to select a delivery date from a calendar. She would like to be able to black out Sundays and certain other dates she is either closed, or oversold.
Is there a mod that includes these functions?

[Kim]

I have heard this sort of request before, but I am not aware of a drop in mod that covers it. The Admin uses the "Spiffy Cal" for setting dates for specials etc. Perhaps you could adapt it?

[TecBrat]

I have a florist client who would like to have her customers be able to select a delivery date from a calendar. She would like to be able to black out Sundays and certain other dates she is either closed, or oversold.
Is there a mod that includes these functions?

I ended up hard coding some java into the checkout process that adds date and time to the order comments. I then made the comment box read-only on the next page. If this is of great interest to someone, contact me and I will try to assist. (This was on an old version of the cart that was made without overrides, so I can't {or really don't want to} upgrade it.)

[violetcandy]

I would love to know how you did that.

[TecBrat]

I would love to know how you did that.

Just acknowledging I read this. I am on the job at the moment, but after work, I'll try to put something together that makes it easy to understand what I did. I have not practiced making documentation for others to read very much.

[jacopo3001]

i developed a nice module for selecting delivery time for OSC.
http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,4530
if anyone can make it work with ZEN, well, it would be lovely!!

maybe this could help!
http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.p...dules_from_osC

ciao!

[TecBrat]

Just acknowledging I read this. I am on the job at the moment...

Sorry I haven't had the chance to come back and give the details, or to check out the oscart mod. I want to help, but I find myself so busy that I can't write this up. I haven't given up on it though.

[TecBrat]

I wrote this out in notepad.
I am going to put it all in a code box in case code might otherwise cause problems in the board. just rip out what you need.
I am sure this is very much against any form of standards that exist, but it worked.

NOTE: THIS IS FROM AN OLD VERSION OF THE CART, AND IS NOT USING OVERRIDE. 
USE CAUTION AND BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP.

in tpl_checkout_shipping_default.php make these changes:

first, change the form action. You'll have to append the zenid to it. the javascript function mycheckrequired() is defind in scw.js I downloaded it somewhere, and added it to the simple calendar widget I also downloaded.
$myquerystring="?main_page=checkout_shipping&$_GET[zenid]";
<form onSubmit="return mycheckrequired(this)" name="checkout_address" action="https://secure.mysite.net/~myclient/index.php<?echo($myquerystring);?>" method="post" >
** takes the place of **
echo zen_draw_form('checkout_address', zen_href_link(FILENAME_CHECKOUT_SHIPPING, '', 'SSL')) . zen_draw_hidden_field('action', 'process');

next we'll write our own form fields. 
** replace **
php echo zen_draw_textarea_field('comments', 'soft', '60', '5');
** with**
 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="AutoNumber4">
	              <tr>
	                <td width="100%">
	                <script type='text/JavaScript' src='scw.js'></script>
	                <input type=hidden  name="comments">
	                <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="AutoNumber5">
	                  <tr>
	                    <td width="50%">

	              <img src='https://secure.mysite.net/~myclient/images/scw.gif'
	              title='Click Here'
	              alt='Click Here'
	              onclick="scwShow(document.getElementById('date1'),this,0,6);" width="16" height="16" align="right" /><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">Select
	              a Date:</font></td>
	                    <td width="50%"><input required onclick="scwShow(this,this,0,6);" readonly id='date1' type="text" name="requiredmycdate" size="20"></td>
	                  </tr>
	                  <tr>
	                    <td width="50%">
                        <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">Enter a Time:</font></td>
	                    <td width="50%">
	                    <select name=requiredmyctime size="1" >
							<option value= "">Please select the earliest we may deliver.</option>
							<option value= "9:00am">9:00am</option>
							<option value= "10:00am">10:00am</option>
							<option value= "11:00am">11:00am</option>
	                    </select><br>

	                    <select name=requiredmyctime2 size="1" >
							<option value= "">Please select the latest we may deliver</option>
							<option value= "3:00pm">3:00pm</option>
							<option value= "4:00pm">4:00pm</option>
							<option value= "5:00pm">5:00pm</option>
	                    </select>
	                    </td>
	                  </tr>
	                  <tr>
	                    <td width="50%" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">Please Enter Comments:</font></td>
	                    <td width="50%">
	                    <textarea cols="60" rows="5" id='myccomments' name="myccomments" ></textarea></td>
	                  </tr>
	                  <tr>
	                    <td width="100%" colspan="2">
	                    <p align="center">
	              </td>
	                  </tr>
	                </table>
	                </td>
	              </tr>
            </table>
** replace **
<?php echo zen_image_submit(BUTTON_IMAGE_CONTINUE, BUTTON_CONTINUE_ALT); ?>
** with **
<?//[[Pickup/Delivery]] below is str_replace()ed in tpl_checkout_payment.php?>
    <input type="image" src="https://secure.mysite.net/~myclient/includes/templates/template_default/buttons/english/button_continue.gif"
       onclick="comments.value=('[[Pickup/Delivery]] Date ' + requiredmycdate.value + '\n[[Pickup/Delivery]] Begin Time: ' + requiredmyctime.value + ' End Time: '+requiredmyctime2.value+'\n[[Pickup/Delivery]] will be made between the selected times.\n' + myccomments.value)"
       alt="Continue" title=" Continue " width="75" height="20" />
==========
since I don't remember where I got the "check required" code, I will include the entire function here with my alterations.
i am re-modifying this to remove client specific info, but it should still work as I made corresponding changes to the code above.
Like I said earlier, I just dropped this into the bottom of the other js file I was already useing.

function mycheckrequired(which) {
var mypass=true;
if (document.images) {
for (i=0;i<which.length;i++) {
var tempobj=which.elements[i];
if (tempobj.name.substring(0,8)=="required") {
if (((tempobj.type=="text"||tempobj.type=="textarea")&&
tempobj.value=='')||(tempobj.type.toString().charAt(0)=="s"&&
tempobj.selectedIndex==0)) {
mypass=false;
break;
         }
      }
   }
}
if (!mypass) {
shortFieldName=tempobj.name.substring(11,30).toUpperCase(); 
alert("Please make sure the "+shortFieldName+" field was properly completed.");
return false;
}
else
return true;
}
==========

** find on google **
//      Simple Calendar Widget - Cross-Browser Javascript pop-up calendar.
//
//   Copyright (C) 2005-2006  Anthony Garrett
//
//   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
//   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
//   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
//   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. ...

** near the top you'll find **
    var scwDateNow = new Date(Date.parse(new Date().toDateString()));
** add **
    var yesterday = new Date()-86400000;

** set these vars **
     var scwBaseYear        = scwDateNow.getFullYear();
    // How many years do want to be valid and to show in the drop-down list?
    var scwDropDownYears   = 2;

** paste this near the disable date code **
      <?PHP
      $deadline=11; // use 24 hour clock, 100th min time so 1:30pm is 13.5
      $deadline=$deadline*60;
	  	        $t=time();
	  	        $h=date("H",$t)+1; //server time is one hour behind my local time.
	  	        $m=date("i",$t)+($h*60);
	  	        $dlmet=($m<$deadline); //dlmet is short for deadline met.
	  	    if ($dlmet){

	  	    print('scwDisabledDates[0] = [new Date(2004,11,25),new Date(yesterday)]; ');
	  	    }
	  	    else{print('scwDisabledDates[0] = [new Date(2004,11,25),new Date()]; ');}
// disables all dates from 2004,11,25 to yesterday or today
	  ?>
** and make this changes as well: **
	     var scwActiveToday = <?php print "'".$dlmet."'"; ?>;
	    //var scwActiveToday = true;
                 //sets the "today" link active if deadline is met or inactive if not.

** read through Anthony Garrett's code to see if there are any other changes you need. **


** in tpl_checkout_payment_default.php **
** put this right below the zen comments **
$mycshipmthd=$order->info['shipping_method'];
$mycstorepickup="(Store Pickup)";
if (ereg($mycstorepickup,$mycshipmthd)){$pu_dlv="Pickup";}else{$pu_dlv="Delivery";}
$comments=str_replace('[[Pickup/Delivery]]',$pu_dlv,$comments);

** around line 220 change **
echo zen_draw_textarea_field('comments', 'soft', '60', '5');
** to **
    
    <?echo("This area is read-only. Please <a href='javascript:history.go(-1);'><font style='color: red;'>go back</font></a> if corrections are needed.");?>
    <?
     echo zen_draw_textarea_field('comments', 'soft', '60', '5', '','readonly');
    ?>
    </td>

I think this is all. I hope it is helpful.

[TecBrat]

** in tpl_checkout_payment_default.php **
** put this right below the zen comments **
$mycshipmthd=$order->info['shipping_method'];
$mycstorepickup="(Store Pickup)";
if (ereg($mycstorepickup,$mycshipmthd)){$pu_dlv="Pickup";}else{$pu_dlv="Delivery";}
$comments=str_replace('[[Pickup/Delivery]]',$pu_dlv,$comments);

In the section above, there is a custom shipping mod called "Delivery" that I don't remember where it came from. My boss added it to this cart before I came to work for him. He might even have made it himself. Edit as needed for your own shipping choices.

[TecBrat]

I have taken this concept and moved it into the tp_checkout_payment_default.php file. It works better because the delivery choice has already been made, and I needed to offer a different kind of schedule for pickups than for delivery.