Stock by Attribute v4.0 addon for v1.3.5-1.3.9

[tronage]

I'm going to try to take a look at what it takes to accomodate that option...

Well remember I was only using single line because sba sequenced was giving me that popup issue, so I switched to what "worked"... ideally I'd like the sequenced dropdowns you suggest. I'm going to install your update tonight. To be sure, I should download the 1.5.4-master version you linked, upload that to my site, and then run the script you posted within zen cart to accomplish the upgrade correct? If it does tame the pop-up then I'll be back on the sba sequenced dropdowns.

[mc12345678]

Well remember I was only using single line because sba sequenced was giving me that popup issue, so I switched to what "worked"... ideally I'd like the sequenced dropdowns you suggest. I'm going to install your update tonight. To be sure, I should download the 1.5.4-master version you linked, upload that to my site, and then run the script you posted within zen cart to accomplish the upgrade correct? If it does tame the pop-up then I'll be back on the sba sequenced dropdowns.

This time, I believe every condition was tested to a minimum that seemed more than sufficient, though I'm sure there are/could be some weird variation of quantities not tested... Anyways, used zero stock and modified the various switch settings to each combination. Actually may have something that will support Read Only attributes soon, but have a few other things to work out on this and other items.

Anyways yes, since this version of SBA has already been installed, the only database modification is the addition of the new Dynamic Dropdowns switch. Otherwise, there were a few files updated to address the new/corrected feature.

[tronage]

Wow,
ok it is sooooooo close I can taste it....
Everything now is almost working great, switched to the SBA sequenced dropdown, and suppressed the js popup (love having that menu option there now!).

On my multiple attribute items, the first drop down works fine. But the 2nd in the series only shows 1 option (the first value as per the sort order for that attribute). For example:
And item has Color: Black / White and Size: Small (with a sort order 10 in the option values manager) / Large (with a sort order of 20 in the option values manager).
When you view the item, The first drop gives both choices black or white. no matter which color I pick, the 2nd drop will only say small. (and I have all set to zero inventory, and show out of stock attributes to true, and all of the option types are set to SBA Select List (Dropdown) Basic). This happens for all my multiple attribute items.

As a sidenote, aside from only listing the 1st value of the 2nd attribute in the sequence, when I add to cart, it does now show the correct SBA ID, etc. so I'm very supper excited for that!!!

Any ideas? If it aids in tracking it down, when I turn off dynamic dropdowns, all works perfect on the multiple attribute items: the 2nd drop has all the options, it adds to cart, and it puts the sba id there, etc.

And I'm sure I've not said it enough, but I am TOTALY grateful for your patients helping me to get this up and running!

[mc12345678]

I have found that to happen if there are formatting issues with the page, like an extra { or } or </td><tr> or other html tags that end up affecting the layout of the output.

Suggest using html validation to review the page and see what it may find. :)

[tronage]

Sent you a pm with a link, let me know if any of that is useful...

[mc12345678]

Sent you a pm with a link, let me know if any of that is useful...

It was and yes there are validation errors that are affecting the display of the dropdowns, primarily unbalanced </div> tags. Haven't had an opportunity to dig into the specific page code, but one thing that seemed to jump out (and reltively easy to fix) was the sequence of tags that follow display of a few of the images where the </a> tag is applied "too early".

While not caused by this plugin, the following would be a process that could be used to sort this out.
1) Have the page validated by an html validator.
2) Based on the line number and column number, view the source of the web page being validated and locate the content.
3) From there identify the area of the code that produces the content displayed to correct the identified issue.
4) Recommend reperforming the above steps until the error(s) are resolved. Warnings would be good to address as well, but are less significant issues.

Ideally before applying plugins that include javascript or for that matter change the display of information the pge should be validated so that such issues can be identified, corrected, and the cause of not displaying can be determined.

[mattys]

is there any way to disable or hide the 'Qty: ' which appears in attribute drop downs when the latest version of stock by attributes is installed (zencart 1.5.3)?

[mc12345678]

is there any way to disable or hide the 'Qty: ' which appears in attribute drop downs when the latest version of stock by attributes is installed (zencart 1.5.3)?

See the settings in the stock section of the configuration menu.

[tronage]

It was and yes there are validation errors that are affecting the display of the dropdowns, primarily unbalanced </div> tags. Haven't had an opportunity to dig into the specific page code, but one thing that seemed to jump out (and reltively easy to fix) was the sequence of tags that follow display of a few of the images where the </a> tag is applied "too early".

While not caused by this plugin, the following would be a process that could be used to sort this out.
1) Have the page validated by an html validator.
2) Based on the line number and column number, view the source of the web page being validated and locate the content.
3) From there identify the area of the code that produces the content displayed to correct the identified issue.
4) Recommend reperforming the above steps until the error(s) are resolved. Warnings would be good to address as well, but are less significant issues.

Ideally before applying plugins that include javascript or for that matter change the display of information the pge should be validated so that such issues can be identified, corrected, and the cause of not displaying can be determined.

I appreciate all your help getting everything to the state it is in. Unfortunately the method you describe (while I understand the process) would be beyond the scope of my knowledge. A "faster" way was I knew the handful of addons I have installed couldn't be to blame (UPS, USPS, PayPal, CKeditor, and SBA). So I figured it must be the template. Changed to the "Classic Contemporary Green" and the drops worked.

I know nothing about php or css or js... So making my own fix for this unique situation (SBA+Winchester_black) to get the two to play nice is beyond me, nor do I expect the template author to figure out my problem since it is quite a specialized situation (probably unique to me). So for now I'll just turn the dynamic off, while maybe I seek out a different responsive template that has that all black "glam" feel to it. Or maybe there will be a new version of Winchester_black that she releases that may fix the issue in the future.

Again thanks for all your help and I'm very pleased to have this addon, and can't imagine trying to run zen-cart without it... I have no idea how other shop owners actually manage stock, and such when you have anything with attributes in your store, this makes things so much easier once setup. And if you ever do figure anything semi-specific that I could relay to the template author that would make both play nice, let me know. That would be awesome.
You got a donate setup anywhere? I'd like to at least buy ya a beer/coffee ! You have been most helpful!

[mc12345678]

If you provide Anne with enough information about the situation, I'm sure she would be happy to help identify where the issue is. Even if not her, someone onthat forum probably has already resolved it. One thing to sort of close the loop is to see if the same errors appear with the DD off as when it is on. Afterall, just wanting the template to validate. :)

Glad to know though that otherwise it works and without the input about the issue, wouldn't have fixed it otherwise. Thank you for finding that.

Oh, and as a side note, signatures below one's post tend to contain related website information. :)