Easy embed template

[stargre]

I think that is exactly what I did. I saved the joomla webpage as webpage, complete (home.htm), and got a folder named home_files at the same time, which contains the scripts, css, etc. I uploaded both the home.htm and home_files directory on to the server. And pointed the configure.php to the home.htm template.

So, what am I missing? Thanks a million!

Correct me if I'm wrong but did you include all the Joomla generated HTML in your embed file???? Because if this is indeed what you've done, this is part of the problem.. Before I post any additional information I need you to confirm how you created your embed file..

[DivaVocals]

I think that is exactly what I did. I saved the joomla webpage as webpage, complete (home.htm), and got a folder named home_files at the same time, which contains the scripts, css, etc. I uploaded both the home.htm and home_files directory on to the server. And pointed the configure.php to the home.htm template.

So, what am I missing? Thanks a million!

Pardon me for being blunt, but your approach to this is all wrong.. Your embed HTML page should NOT be ripped from your Joomla site in this manner.. You do not need to include all the Joomla code, stylesheet links, and javascript links in your embed page..

Your embed page is an HTML page that is supposed to LOOK like your Joomla site. This is so that the transition between the two programs LOOKS seemless.. It's a visual illusion.

So for your site, if it was me, my embed HTML page would contain ONLY a replication of the top header & footer that's in your Joomla page. Then I'd add my embed tag between the two.. You'll have to know how to create an HTML page from scratch because you are not going to accomplish this illusion by simply ripping one of the Joomla pages and then sticking the Zen Cart code somewhere in the middle of the HTML. (Which is why you have the result you are getting)

If you are not familiar enough with writing your own HTML to do this, my strong suggestion to you is to look into the Joomla modules for linking Joomla & Zen.. It may be loads easier for you to install those modules..

[stargre]

Thanks DivaVocal. I'll try it and post it here.

[sanguisdesign]

starge, not to nit pick.
But I think that you may be having some issues due to bad HTML, when you make your markup in a non standard way things may not display right.

you may want to look at upgrading your code to xhtml. there is a conversion program called html tidy that will do it for you.

JOsh

[stargre]

Thank you guys! I would definitely look into the program JOsh just mentioned. BTW, maybe I should not ask, but DivaVocal mentioned the joomla extension earlier, which one is it? Thanks a lot!

[DivaVocals]

Thank you guys! I would definitely look into the program JOsh just mentioned. BTW, maybe I should not ask, but DivaVocal mentioned the joomla extension earlier, which one is it? Thanks a lot!

If you go to the Joomla extensions area, and browse through the e-commerce section. I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but IMO it seems to me that you are not familiar with writing HTML to execute this the way you are attempting to do this.. I think the modules would be your very best bet..

[Greg_nst]

I am rather curious about something. The documentation reads:

"2. Some Where in your html file, you need to put three very specific lines of text. WHERE you put them is up to you, but they must be together and they must be exact. The thing to know is that it goes in the body of the file, and that it goes where you want your Zen Cart to go.

<!-- START EMBED -->
<!-- END EMBED -->"

What is the third line?