[Done 1.3.9] "Invalid Gift Certificate Redemption Code"

Okay, your point has been made, and is understood.

However, while you may see no "practical" problem with the request, there is a technical problem: until the redemption takes place, the "amount" field is redundant and has no relevance. To implement a change to this behavior would require some careful and potentially complicated coding (due to the way forms get submitted and processed and pages refreshed, etc).

Since this discussion has long strayed away from the original problem and bug report (which has been resolved), it would be more appropriate to create a new discussion about a particular feature request which you desire.

Sawhorse:

On the face of it, I see no practical problem with the request. But, please let me know if I am missing something. I often do miss things.

Originally Posted by DrByte
However, while you may see no "practical" problem with the request, there is a technical problem: until the redemption takes place, the "amount" field is redundant and has no relevance. To implement a change to this behavior would require some careful and potentially complicated coding (due to the way forms get submitted and processed and pages refreshed, etc).See I told you that I often miss things. I agree with you that "until the redemption takes place, the "amount" field is redundant and has no relevance." However, it would be nice to have and potentially beneficial to all.

I also agree that this is not a bug. Awkward, yes - bug no.

I do have a question before I leave. (please do not groan ) If the trigger to having the Amount Box is the redemption of the GV prior to arriving at **S**tep 2 of 3 - Payment Information **screen, then would it be a good idea to have the redemption of the GV at an earlier screen? That it would trigger the amount of the GV box later. Then much of the "careful and potentially complicated coding" would be eliminated. Just a thought. I am sorry that we often do not recognize the difficulty of things we ask. Thank you for your time.

Sawhorse

There is another screen where GV codes can be redeemed. The link is in the More Information sidebox, and points to your index.php?main_page=gv_faq
That same page allows you to redeem a GV.
One could easily add text and a link to draw attention to that redemption process on the home page or the shopping-cart page using define-pages, or elsewhere by adding links/content to other template files.

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**I will take a look at this. Thank you. **

Just to close out this discussion I have included my text used on the GV faq (includes/language/english/YOUR TEMPLATE/gv_faq.php)

   You can also redeem your Gift Certificate during the checkout process when you select a payment method. Enter the ' . TEXT_GV_REDEEM . ' there, and click the redeem button. The code will be validated and the amount added to your ' . TEXT_GV_NAME . ' Account. You can then use the amount to purchase the item(s) you have chosen from our store.  However, if you redeem your Gift Certificate during the checkout process you may not be able to indicate the amount of the Gift Certificate you wish to use.  Typically, all your Gift Certificate credit will be used up to the amount of your product purchase.  Also, if you redeem during the checkout process, please check your total to make sure the credit has been applied before submitting your order.  Return to the payment page if necessary to receive your credit. Remember your order is not complete until you click "Submit Order" for your purchase.');
```I hope this is helpful.

Sawhorse