Category Drop Down SELECT Menu Sidebox Mod.

[biggy]

Hi Great mod, saved me a lot of space to add a couple more boxes on the side of my site. One question.... is there a way i can just have the menu show the main categories and not the sub cartegories too?
many thanks
Chas

[MeltDown]

OK maybe I've had too much Limoncello...!

I downloaded this module and went to install it via my FlashFXP. I changed all folders named YOUR_TEMPLATE to my template name and hit the Go button. Instead of uploading cleanly, as is the norm, it went into glitch mode and kept attempting to load the category_select_defines.php page over and over unsuccessfully. The error was:

but the file doesn't exist!

I then noticed that the category_select_defines.php is shared. (I belive that's what it means when an open hand icon is on the file, right?)
None of the other files have this shared icon on it, only this page.

I downloaded the module again and again found the "shared" icon on that file and the same issue with the upload.

What am I missing? Is that file supposed to be shared?

Thanks for any help (or black coffee!) you can offer.

Tim

Also, I see from further investigation that I can't even open category_select_defines.php. Notepad won't open it and Arachnophilia doesn't even see it. All the other files in the module were accessible in the normal fashion.

How did anyone else even install this??

[biggy]

Hi meltdown, i use FLASHFxp too and had no problems uploading and running the mod.
i had to change the YOUR_TEMPLATE in 3 places before upload, went very smooth this end.

have you had any issues uploading/using other mods?

Chas

[MeltDown]

Hi meltdown, i use FLASHFxp too and had no problems uploading and running the mod.
i had to change the YOUR_TEMPLATE in 3 places before upload, went very smooth this end.

have you had any issues uploading/using other mods?

Chas

Never - And especially with Jade's mods, as they are very well thought-out.

Can I ask, when you look at

/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/template_custom/category_select_defines.php 

are you seeing the hand icon that I mentioned earlier? That is most certainly the culprit here and is not on any of the other files.

Thanks - Tim

[MeltDown]

Hi meltdown, i use FLASHFxp too and had no problems uploading and running the mod.
i had to change the YOUR_TEMPLATE in 3 places before upload, went very smooth this end.

have you had any issues uploading/using other mods?

Chas

Chas - Could I ask you to post the contents of /includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/template_custom/category_select_defines.php here? Maybe I can bypass the one in my download.

Thanks!

[biggy]

Hi Tim

just checked mine and theres no hand icon showing at all

Chas

[biggy]

<?php
//
// +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
// |zen-cart Open Source E-commerce |
// +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
// | Copyright (c) 2003 The zen-cart developers |
// | |
// | http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php |
// | |
// | Portions Copyright (c) 2003 osCommerce |
// +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
// | This source file is subject to version 2.0 of the GPL license, |
// | that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE, and is |
// | available through the world-wide-web at the following url: |
// | http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt. |
// | If you did not receive a copy of the zen-cart license and are unable |
// | to obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send a note to |
// | [email protected] so we can mail you a copy immediately. |
// +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
//

define('PRODUCT_LISTING_SEARCH_TEXT_ALL_CATEGORIES','Select a Category');
?>

[MeltDown]

Thanks Chas - That did the trick.

[MeltDown]

Really what I was hoping to accomplish was to add a flyout menu of other links to my sidebox, not the categories. Is it possible to use this mod in that fashion?

Specifically I'd like to move my "Testimonials" link, my "Link Manager" link and the contents of my "More Information" sidebox into a sidebox flyout.

[jettrue]

OK maybe I've had too much Limoncello...!

I downloaded this module and went to install it via my FlashFXP. I changed all folders named YOUR_TEMPLATE to my template name and hit the Go button. Instead of uploading cleanly, as is the norm, it went into glitch mode and kept attempting to load the category_select_defines.php page over and over unsuccessfully. The error was:

but the file doesn't exist!

I then noticed that the category_select_defines.php is shared. (I belive that's what it means when an open hand icon is on the file, right?)
None of the other files have this shared icon on it, only this page.

I downloaded the module again and again found the "shared" icon on that file and the same issue with the upload.

What am I missing? Is that file supposed to be shared?

Thanks for any help (or black coffee!) you can offer.

Tim

Hmm, I don't use FlashFXP, is its shared status something that can only be set by that program? I've never changed sharing details on any files on my computer at all. I can open it just fine on my end. I see that you were able to make this work.

If people continue to have the issue, let me know!