how to pass a variable to attribute text field.

[caborela88]

hi,

I use attribute controller to create a customer input text field on product info page. i would like to pass a variable to this input field and bypass the customer input. How can i do it and which files should i edit?

version 1.5.5f

many thanks

[caborela88]

it seems like i need to modify the shopping_cart.php file.

how can i pass the variable from tpl_product_info_display.php to shopping_cart.php ?
i tried to add include(../templates/responsive_classic/templates/tpl_product_info_display.php) on shopping_cart.php but it doesn't work.

anyone can give me some idea?

thanks

[lat9]

You could use a jQuery "helper" on the product-info page to pre-load (or load) that text into the input field.

Zen Cart 1.5.5f's attribute-formatting includes a unique HTML id attribute for each product-attribute block, so your jQuery should have a good "anchor" for its processing.

[caborela88]

You could use a jQuery "helper" on the product-info page to pre-load (or load) that text into the input field.

Zen Cart 1.5.5f's attribute-formatting includes a unique HTML id attribute for each product-attribute block, so your jQuery should have a good "anchor" for its processing.

thanks so much!
i will give it a try!

[dbltoe]

I'm a bit confused at what you are trying to fix here.

You've created a text attribute input field.
You want to pre-fill the attribute input field so the customer cannot enter text or so the customer can add additional text?

What your description sounds like is, "I want to create a text field that the customer enters text into, but pre-fill it so they can't."

[caborela88]

I'm a bit confused at what you are trying to fix here.

You've created a text attribute input field.
You want to pre-fill the attribute input field so the customer cannot enter text or so the customer can add additional text?

What your description sounds like is, "I want to create a text field that the customer enters text into, but pre-fill it so they can't."

Hi dbltoe,

i need an input field to store a variable fetched from another site. Using the attribute text input i do not need to recreate a table or field in my database.

[twitchtoo]

it seems like i need to modify the shopping_cart.php file.

how can i pass the variable from tpl_product_info_display.php to shopping_cart.php ?
i tried to add include(../templates/responsive_classic/templates/tpl_product_info_display.php) on shopping_cart.php but it doesn't work.

anyone can give me some idea?

thanks

You'll need to pass the data through:

Your source -> New/existing database table/field -> Class or Function or Module file -> includes/modules/pages/product_info/main_template_vars.php -> Template file tpl_product_info.php
Then you can pass the data to the input field and perhaps use a php injection to add the text to the input field label text. Similar to the search input field that ships with Zen Cart.

Once that input field records when the page is submitted (add to cart) you'll need to continue moving the data/variable to the next screen (assumed shopping cart) by repeating the first step ^.

Twitch Hidden Searchable Model Number ships with complete install instructions to pass the new products_model_spoon through the cart as static text output with CSS markup. Product info page, shopping cart and so on.


Check it out in the forum plugins ↑ or as always on my website ↓ :)

[mc12345678]

Hi dbltoe,

i need an input field to store a variable fetched from another site. Using the attribute text input i do not need to recreate a table or field in my database.

If this is the case where the data to be stored and then pased on really has nothing to do with user interaction (other than perhaps coming to and submitting the product, then perhaps an includes/extra_cart_actions file may be better suited to prevent any front end modifications from having an effect. The field for the text attribute would be populated by submission of a product where whatever criteria desired is met and then the data collected from your "other" site. Further modifications can be made either not to offer up the specific text field or to hide it from view. In either way the submission process either initially assigns the value and then maintains it or obtains the desired value each time. Regardless understand that the data to be collected depends on the satisfactory maintenance of and ability to retrieve the desried data from this other site...

[caborela88]

Thanks for you guys response!

i think i m not so good on programming.
is that a easy way to accomplish this?

Can i just pass the parameter via url from product_info_page to shopping_cart_page?

like below?
/index.php?main_page=shopping_cart&Text=SomeText

how can i do it?

[rbarbour]

The real question is how are you passing the variable to the product info page from another site?