how do i show model # in shopping cart

[flowerguy]

A little more help if you please. I found a post by "ingenuitor" dated Sept. 20 where he (she) posted some code to make the modle # show in the shopping cart.
This was -

$products_name = '<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width=100%>' .
' <tr>' .
' <td class="ZZZproductListing-data" align="center" width=85><a href="' . zen_href_link(zen_get_info_page($products[$i]['id']), 'products_id=' . $products[$i]['id']) . '">' . (IMAGE_SHOPPING_CART_STATUS == 1 ? zen_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . $products[$i]['image'], $products[$i]['name'], IMAGE_SHOPPING_CART_WIDTH, IMAGE_SHOPPING_CART_HEIGHT,'class=image_border') : '') . '</a>&nbsp;</td>' 

' <td class="ZZZproductListing-data" valign="top"><a style="font-size:10px;" href="' . zen_href_link(zen_get_info_page($products[$i]['id']), 'products_id=' . $products[$i]['id']) . '">' . $products[$i]['model'] . '<br>' . $products[$i]['name'] . '</a>&nbsp;<span>' . $products[$i]['description'] .'<span>';

but I don't know where to place it. Can anyone help me with this?

[Ajeh]

You could do a lookup for any additional field that you want based on:
$products[$i]['id']

But you may need to write a function to do so ...

[flowerguy]

It works If you go to includes/template_default/templates/tpl_shopping_cart_default.php and find line 159 thru 163. It should start with "$product_name" and end with "<span>';". If you replace that code with the one listed above your customers will then see the mobel number in the shopping cart. Thanks all you guys are great!

[rwoody]

I would like to display the category name just before the product name instead of the model #. Any suggestions? I looked at the code, but this one doesn't quite jump out at me.

[Ajeh]

The easiest method is to use a function ...

Oh lookie a handy dandy function built into Zen Cart ...

echo zen_get_categories_name_from_product($product_id); 

Where $products_id would be the Product products_id based on where you are when you use it ...

On the shopping_cart that would be:
$products[$i]['id']

echo zen_get_categories_name_from_product($products[$i]['id']); 

Now just stick that somewhere nice in the code ...

[rwoody]

thanks a bunch. I knew there should be a function already set for pulling the category name but I hadn't had a chance to go through the general functions to see what I could find -

I want to add it between the image and the Item name referring to it as "Item Type, so this should be tricky on the layout. Fortunately this site is a 100% layout and offers a bit more space in the cart area.

I'll try your code and let you know how it works out.

Once again.. Linda has the answer!!

Thanks