Please select a state from the States pull down menu.

[Veronika7747]

I have indicated FALSE for "Please select a state from the States pull down menu." in the admin.
I have modified tpl_modules_create_account.php:

<?php
  if (ACCOUNT_STATE == 'true') {
?>
<label class="inputLabel" for="stateZone"><?php echo ENTRY_STATE; ?></label>
<?php echo zen_draw_input_field('stateZone', 'Ontario', zen_set_field_length(TABLE_ADDRESS_BOOK, 'entry_state', '40') . ' id="state"') . (zen_not_null(ENTRY_STATE_TEXT) ? '<span class="alert">' . ENTRY_STATE_TEXT . '</span>': ''); ?>
<br class="clearBoth" />

<?php
  }
?>

but I still get an error:
Please select a Province from the Provinces pull down menu

What am I doing wrong? I changed the code above because I was getting the same error message "pull down menu" with the original code.

Where do I specify that "suburb" (which I use for unit#) must be filled in??

Thanks

[jazzyman]

I have a problem when a customer registers. There is a problem with the state/province field. I have the 'State - Always display as pulldown?' set to false? And the ‘State’ set to true.

When a registration is made it fails with the following error ‘Please select a state from the States pull down menu’ There is then a drop down field option for state/province. But the only drop down option is UK?

So what is causing this error? Or how can I add provinces in the drop down in the States pull down menu?

[Ajeh]

IF it works right in Classic Template ... then check if you are missing in your stylesheet for your custom template:

.hiddenField {
display: none;
}
.visibleField {
display: inline;
}

[vandiermen]

I did not have the time to figure out how to remove this error so my way around it was;
1. Configuration > Customer Details > State > false
2. Configuration > Customer Details > Address Line 2 > true
3. edit includes/languages/english.php
define('ENTRY_SUBURB', 'Address Line 2:');
change to
define('ENTRY_SUBURB', 'State:');

[DrByte]

I did not have the time to figure out how to remove this error so my way around it was;
1. Configuration > Customer Details > State > false
2. Configuration > Customer Details > Address Line 2 > true
3. edit includes/languages/english.php
define('ENTRY_SUBURB', 'Address Line 2:');
change to
define('ENTRY_SUBURB', 'State:');

That's a very dangerous move, since any data collected that way will not be properly usable for shipping calculations. So, your shipping modules won't quote correctly unless you're using a single flat-rate fee identical on every order.

Also, you'll find that customer addresses will print oddly, since (for example in the US) the Address Line 2 will show the state, sitting on its own line after Street Address, and then the next line will have the city followed by a comma and blank space. And then the zip. Not only is that confusing, but it's contrary to USPS standards, which are shared by all the carriers.

Best to fix your template properly as described in this thread, and others similar to it.

[vandiermen]

Your right DrByte, Zone rates and other shipping modules won’t work if you do what I said. But for me I am using a flat fee shipping system on the dropship site which has virtual items where the customers may not want to enter their shipping details; thats the only reason i did it.
DrByte you always have the best things to say , I wish you all the best for your efforts. and next time I post I will try to think about complications of my suggestions