Slideshowpro SSP ?

[Jeffey]

Looks pretty good! Appears to do all I want if it is pulling from your existing product images (versus uploading images and their thumbnails too in Director!).

I'm using SlideShowPro Director 1.0.9.2 though I have SSP as well if that's necessary (haven't worked at all with it without Director though). Didn't see anything specifically within Director to get to where I needed to be.

Any guidance? I know a little about a lot but need to see all the pieces to the puzzle before it clicks for me. The code above just resulted in multiple images spread out on the page for me without the necessary links to the products.

It is very likely that I'm just missing something simple, sorry, still a little learning curve for me though I said that about Zen at one point in time too!

[Jeffey]

I'm bleary eyed from this one and after trying so many packages and add-ons I now can't even say with certainty that I DID get the code above to work.

I don't want it on every page as you have since it would slow to a crawl with the number of products so I paste into and EZ-page. Anyway, couldn't get it to work that way though maybe your yelling at the screen "no dummy! that's not how you do it!!" by now. You wouldn't be the first!

[Jeffey]

Sorry for multiples, working real time.

Ok, now I remember. Uploaded as a PHP file but what I get when I go there is a number of images (including numerous "broken" image links). Scattered over page with no window, movement, links or anything else.

[Jeffey]

Ok, last one. Here's what I see.

I do get the images to show top to bottom/left to right on the page (not in a window).

Broken images are showing because not all of the products have pictures. Obviously this is an issue since I wouldn't want just blank windows showing up and even with tons of pictures there are a lot not processed yet for the 6000+ items (some never will as they are common and description will say it all).

Links don't work at all though I note that the url does not have the &cPath=xx_xxx_xxx before the

&products_id=<?php echo $row['products_id']

as it does in the actual urls for the products when you view them normally.

Thanks for the help, I wont fill it up any further!!

[Jeffey]

Got links to work but for some reason I had to change the code:

<a href="index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=<?php echo $row['products_id'] ?>"<img src="images/<?php echo $row['products_image'] ?>" title="<?php echo $row['products_name'] ?>" caption="<?php echo $row['products_name'] ?>" target="_self"/>

Unfortunately though I edit PHP files as a normal function of Zen, it is either directed by add-ons or hunt and peck method changes on my part. Still can't look at a file and have it flow in my mind.

Title of the item shows when you hoover over though there are no "captions" if I understand those correctly as they appear to show up on your site on the pictures.

And, of course, I have no clue how to get them in a nice gallery window.

Further then I've come before and closest to what I want so far. Thanks mac8mypc for the code.

[zankye]

Jeffrey. heres'what you need to do.
First of all you don't need director.
Create a Php file with the code that is is displayed on this thread.
change only the database name database login and password according to
your database. check if your tables start with prefix zen_ or zc_ and change accordingly.

Save the file as your_name.php
On the flash working file (fla) , with component inspector open for the slide show,
under XML file type : your_name.php

Upload both the flash File (swf) and the your_name.php to the root of your zen cart.

disable navigation : Hidden
For the captions external you need:
On the Component Caption appearance: hidden
Create a new layer. insert a text filed dynamic , and as instance call:
t_txt
Create if you don't have a actions layer and type the following:

listenerObject = new Object();
listenerObject.onImageData = function(eventObject):Void {
t_txt.html=true;
t_txt.htmlText=eventObject.data.caption;
}
my_ssp.addEventListener("onImageData", listenerObject);

Save a and publish.
Upload to the server
to publish on zen cart like this link:
http://www.anthealth.com/

Go to :
includes/templates/template_default/common/
open :
tpl_main_page.php

find :
<!-- eof breadcrumb -->

INSERT THIS CODE:

<div align="center">
After this paste flash code:
<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="372" height="280" id="showcase2" align="middle">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
<param name="allowFullScreen" value="false" />
<param name="movie" value="your_flash_file.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" /> <embed src="your_flash_file.swf" quality="high" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="372" height="280" name="showcase2" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" allowFullScreen="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" />
</object>
</div>

save file.
That's it
let me know if you need any more help

[Jeffey]

Whoa!, want an awesome response! All I was working with the the single .php file code coded, shows what I know! Did learn some things along the way so not a total loss.

Have to digest this one, it's a big one. Flash is probably my weakest point believe it or not but I'm pretty sure I know of what you speak from a little fooling around recently with another slideshow.

The only question I have is is there a way to do this just on a stand alone EZ-page, I don't really want it at the top of every page.

Shame I can't pull this off easily with the actual SSP/Director output format, I like the scrolling thumbnails, etc.. Guess you can't have it all. Fortunately this is just a nicety and not a necessity.

What ever the final outcome, thanks so much for the time you've put into this for me.

I'll put some serious work into this one before I take you up on any offers for more help (what were you thinking!!?).

Got to put it to bed tonight or I'll be up until 5am like the many times when I first got into Zen!

Thanks again.

[Jeffey]

Ignore my single question of the previous post.

I reserve the right to come back though!!!!!

[zankye]

Not a problem. I don't know how well you know flash but is not that difficult, to achieve this.
I believe for this Ez-pages you only need in the editor of zencart to change to html, and paste the flash Html code.

I think that was you were asking.

[twdhosting]

Can this be used to pull just the featured products from the DB or the new products?
Can the flash be produced to provide left / right scrolling so that you can have say 10 images with only 2 showing (and then scroll left and right to view them all)?

Any help would be appreciated!

If someone knows how to do this then let me know (wink wink)