Drop down box array

[fantasticals]

Im trying to understand where zencart pulls array data from for the drop down boxes, i.e. manufacturers and suppliers. Is this information being pulled directly from the database ?

If i look at the code which provides the array:

<?php echo zen_draw_pull_down_menu('categories_id', zen_get_categories(array(array('id' => '', 'text' => TEXT_ALL_CATEGORIES)), '0' ,'', '1'), $sData['categories_id']); ?>

if i wanted to pull a different array from the database would this just be a case of creating a table like categories and changing the code as follows:

<?php echo zen_draw_pull_down_menu('newarray_id', zen_get_newarray(array(array('id' => '', 'text' => TEXT_ALL_NEWARRAY)), '0' ,'', '1'), $sData['newarray']); ?>

[kobra]

What you posted is from the tpl file and these are for display...

Have a look in /modules/sideboxes at manufacturers.php and manufacturer_info.php as these define and grab the data

[fantasticals]

thanks for pointing me in the right direction