Configure newline in PHP sprintf statement

**opally** · 10 May 2006, 04:03 PM

Hi!

I'm using Merlin's purchase order module, and I have it working fine, except that I would like a newline in the email output, so that you see

Payment Method
Purchase Order
with the following information:
Account name: TESTING
Account number: TESTING
PO Number: TESTING

I've edited includes/classes/order.php thus:

Code:

$html_msg['PAYMENT_METHOD_FOOTER'] = 
(is_object($GLOBALS[$_SESSION['payment']]) ? 
sprintf($GLOBALS[$payment_class]->email_footer, $this->info['account_name'], 
"\n\n", $this->info['account_number'], "\n\n",    $this->info['po_number']) : '');

However, this results in email output like this:
Payment Method
Purchase Order
with the following information: Account name: TESTING Account number: PO Number: TESTING

Before the message boards were archived, I receive these replies:

From Dr. Byte:

shouldn't those be . instead of , in that code for your \n\n additions?

I tried

Code:

$html_msg['PAYMENT_METHOD_FOOTER'] = 
(is_object($GLOBALS[$_SESSION['payment']]) ? 
sprintf($GLOBALS[$payment_class]->email_footer, $this->info['account_name'] . 
"\n\n" . $this->info['account_number'] . "\n\n" . $this->info['po_number']) : 
'');

but that produced a PHP error about too few arguments. My reference for PHP says that sprintf does use commas to separate elements of the string, not periods. What is the correct syntax for putting a newline into an sprintf statement? I see there is a PHP nl2br() function. Perhaps I need to insert

Code:

<? echo nl2br($payment_class); ?>

? But I don't believe that these purchase order fields are coded as part of $payment_class, that is why the sprintf function has to be spelled out for each field.

Perhaps a PHP programmer would kindly show me the correct format.

I also got this reply from Richard Fink:

It would be easier if you modify the text template/define called PAYMENT_METHOD_FOOTER.

Just add the line breaks there. If you don't know where it is located, search with the developeres toolkit.

The only place I found where PAYMENT_METHOD_FOOTER is defined is in order.php. Because purchase order is an add-on payment module with extra fields, there doesn't seem to be a way to create a default configuration for it other than adding a line to force the print, as I am trying to do. If I leave out the sprintf statement for account_name, account_number, and po_number it just doesn't get printed in the email.

---Diana

**dbrewster** · 11 May 2006, 03:39 PM

After more hunting and experimentation, I've come up with a solution, hooray! Richard Fink had the right idea but I had to stumble around to find it.

includes/languages/english/modules/payment/po.php

the original code:

Code:

 define('MODULE_PAYMENT_PO_TEXT_EMAIL_FOOTER', 'with the following information:
 Account name:&nbsp; %s
 Account number:&nbsp; %s
 PO Number:&nbsp; %s');

My edit to insert newlines (just HTML breaks as it turns out)

Code:

define('MODULE_PAYMENT_PO_TEXT_EMAIL_FOOTER', 'with the following information:<br>
 Account name:&nbsp; %s<br>
 Account number:&nbsp; %s<br>
 PO Number:&nbsp; %s');

This line in includes/classes/order.php stays like this (no overrides system it seems for this file?)

Code:

	$html_msg['PAYMENT_METHOD_FOOTER'] = 
(is_object($GLOBALS[$_SESSION['payment']]) ? 
sprintf($GLOBALS[$payment_class]->email_footer, $this->info['account_name'], 
$this->info['account_number'], $this->info['po_number']) : ' ');

Added the space between the two quotes at the end.

I'm posting this so other people using this module can see this adaptation for ZC 1.3.

---Diana

**matt2112** · 20 Feb 2007, 06:31 AM

I am wondering what version of zen cart you did this modification to, I have the lastest 1.3.7 and in the files you described here do not match the default.

I was wondering if you could be a bit more clear on the instructions, I know call me blond or a bit dim or what ever LOL

, I understand what your talking about I just don't see the matches in the default files you mention in your instuctions.

Thanks

Matt...

Originally Posted by dbrewster

After more hunting and experimentation, I've come up with a solution, hooray! Richard Fink had the right idea but I had to stumble around to find it.

includes/languages/english/modules/payment/po.php

the original code:

Code:

 define('MODULE_PAYMENT_PO_TEXT_EMAIL_FOOTER', 'with the following information:
 Account name:&nbsp; %s
 Account number:&nbsp; %s
 PO Number:&nbsp; %s');

My edit to insert newlines (just HTML breaks as it turns out)

Code:

define('MODULE_PAYMENT_PO_TEXT_EMAIL_FOOTER', 'with the following information:<br>
 Account name:&nbsp; %s<br>
 Account number:&nbsp; %s<br>
 PO Number:&nbsp; %s');

This line in includes/classes/order.php stays like this (no overrides system it seems for this file?)

Code:

    $html_msg['PAYMENT_METHOD_FOOTER'] = 
(is_object($GLOBALS[$_SESSION['payment']]) ? 
sprintf($GLOBALS[$payment_class]->email_footer, $this->info['account_name'], 
$this->info['account_number'], $this->info['po_number']) : ' ');

Added the space between the two quotes at the end.

I'm posting this so other people using this module can see this adaptation for ZC 1.3.

---Diana

**slabadoo** · 3 Apr 2007, 09:14 PM

Last post on this thread was an un answered question. anyone know what the fix would be for the 1.3.7 version. I too am not getting the po info in the admin email and the customers email confirmation also not showing the po info?

Thanks,
Slabadoo