Add Attribute Values & Names As A List ?

[bumba000]

Hi All, Thanks for reading.
Was just wondering if there is a way & or a place where we can add mass names and controls all at once.
My example :
<option value="1995">1995</option>

<option value="1994">1994</option>

<option value="1993">1993</option>

<option value="1992">1992</option>

<option value="1991">1991</option> .

If there is a way to add something like this somewhere and end up with
usable controls please let me know.
Also Im only just begining with Attributes. How do I make it so
that one option can be selected and that first one triggers or builds the second
ones values and so on and so on. In the end of selection you have a product.
How does this work?
Thank You,
John

[kobra]

In the end of selection you have a product.

Not comprehending what you seek???
These are generally used to build something as in say a PC where attributes are to allow selection of CPU speed, another to allow ram amount, another to select the video card etc.

In the end you have a product....

Can you provide more detail on what you are attempting?

[bumba000]

I dont know where cpu speed came from but thats not what im doing.
In my store In a product I want to use these Options.
I need Year Make & Model. When Someone selects the Year I need all available Makes for that year to show up in the Makes Option and after they select the make from the Make Option I need all available Models in that year and make to show up in the Model option.

Year + Make + Model = Product #1

Different Year + Make + Model = Product #8

So they make a choice for what year vehicle they have ( 1995 ) and then Whatever Makes I have available for 1995 will show up in the Makes Option Drop down for the customer to select from.

See where Im going with this now? I may not have what you need for a 1995 + Ford + Escort. So if you were to select 1995 and then Ford when you looked for your Model in the models option you would not see Escort.

I really cant get anymore specific than this. Thank You,
John

[gjh42]

A lot of people would like dependent options. Unfortunately this is not currently possible without custom programming.

[bumba000]

I take it that was a good description? Thank you for giving what Im looking for a name!
"Dependent options"

So then just to make sure I've got this right. . .
I will have to list every product and just name it by the Vehicle Application "Year, Make & Model". Customers will then browse the entire category looking for a product that begins with their vehicles year make and model?

Sure wish there was a cleaner way to do this without the extra programming.

Thank You,
John

[kobra]

I dont know where cpu speed came from but thats not what im doing.
Sure wish there was a cleaner way to do this without the extra programming.

As you did not specify what you were doing in your initial post I was offering you an exanple and this was the building of a PC -

What you seek is a set of filters "dependant" upon criteria that narrow/pick relavant items that meet an application.

While this is available in commercial carts, it is not part of Zen Cart directly.

I will have to list every product and just name it by the Vehicle Application "Year, Make & Model". Customers will then browse the entire category looking for a product that begins with their vehicles year make and model?

If this might be audio items for vehicles - you can get a bit mor creative than listing each by make & model year - where you might have the same item listed multiple times.

Item "A" listed once with applicable attributes of make, model etc.
Enter into the product meta tag additional application info to allow searching as in year make etc.

Not fully eloquent but workable.