Auction Product Type

davewest:

The sql is finding the key already there is why the error... The uninstall sql should have removed the auction form your database. Try the update sql, it should clean up the database and install the right keys.

Hi

I have tried that a few times and the Update SQL comes up with error:-

1146 Table 'whattoge_shop.zen_product_auction_extra' doesn't exist
in:
[show fields from zen_product_auction_extra]

I have tried almost everything but I am hitting a brick wall (and loosing a lot of hair!)

Any ideas??

Cheers

Martin

What To Get:

Hi

I have tried that a few times and the Update SQL comes up with error:-

1146 Table 'whattoge_shop.zen_product_auction_extra' doesn't exist
in:
[show fields from zen_product_auction_extra]

I have tried almost everything but I am hitting a brick wall (and loosing a lot of hair!)

Any ideas??

Cheers

Martin
I couldn't get your error to come up.... After some time of trying to recreate your error I was able to force a double install of the product_type entry, which in itself is a problem. The best way to see what's going on is to look at your tables with something like phpmyadmin.

Thanks for the mod Dave. We are having one issue that we can't seem to get past. When shipping an item that needs tax applied I get a blank screen with tax rate and bid amount. Any ideas? Thanks.

ksookma:

Thanks for the mod Dave. We are having one issue that we can't seem to get past. When shipping an item that needs tax applied I get a blank screen with tax rate and bid amount. Any ideas? Thanks.
Your welcome...
Little more info or I been out in the sun to long today... I pickup the mod on version 1, around then we was having problems with the tax added with each bid. So that piece of code I commented out which stop it. I do tax at checkout by shipping address and that still works. Once the auction completes or a buy now completes, the final price is inserted into the product table and the cart does it normal magic with the tax and so on.... with the new version 1.2 no edits to any of the core cart files such as the \includes\classes\shopping_cart.php file at all. The one on my blog that is, not sure if the addon section one was updated right....

Guess I'm getting a bit lost... If its to do with the checkout page, it maybe something else or a problem I haven't seen, if its on the product page! then its something I'll have to look into more. If you need tax added for each bid.... then I'll have to put that back in with a switch to turn it off/on.

How can I get rid of the "TEXT INFORMATION" that is at the top of the Auction Information page? I have looked through the files a few times and can't see where or why this is showing up. I added the info for the page using the define pages in admin. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

http://www.classiccycling.com/index.php?main_page=product_auction

ChrisModry:

How can I get rid of the "TEXT INFORMATION" that is at the top of the Auction Information page? I have looked through the files a few times and can't see where or why this is showing up. I added the info for the page using the define pages in admin. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Not one of the pages I use on my site so I may have forgot to include instructions on it. The define pages for some reason need a copy place in the non template folder for it to show up in the define page editor... even through the file in your template folder is the one that gets edited.

copy this page

includes\languages\english\html_includes\YOUR_TEMPLATE\define_product_auction.php
```to zencart 

includes\languages\english\html_includes\define_product_auction.php

I did move that file into the folder so it would show up. I just can't get rid of the "Text_Information" at the top. Any other thoughts on why this would be happening?

ChrisModry:

I did move that file into the folder so it would show up. I just can't get rid of the "Text_Information" at the top. Any other thoughts on why this would be happening?
Looking at your page details, its something being loaded before the product page. Could be something in your template.. if you have notepad++ you can do a text search of your files for "Text_Information" and see where it is.

Hi Dave, first thanks for your contribution, I would like to see if you can help me, when I put the first bid in a product, all right, but from the second the page is not refresh, a page leaves blank with "19 is (the new offer)," to return to the page i need to refresh.

Thanks

lravioly:

Hi Dave, first thanks for your contribution, I would like to see if you can help me, when I put the first bid in a product, all right, but from the second the page is not refresh, a page leaves blank with "19 is (the new offer)," to return to the page i need to refresh.

Thanks

There shouldn't be a need to refresh the page. After a bid is entered and accepted, the page should auto refresh and say that they are the current high bidder.

I couldn't get the same error to occur, maybe try to reload the includes\modules\pages\product_auction_info\header_php.php

Hi Dave,

Thank you for the excellent add on.

When bidding on an auction the bid amount does not update, the page refreshes and the original amount remains. I have a few auctions none of them update, nobody can bid on the items on auction.

Using Zen Cart v 1.3.8a

Store: http://www.arxvaldex.com/shop

This error occured when I changed templates from Lite_Red to my current paid for package. The new template uses the original Zen Cart language files (I had to create the directories for the add ons including Auction) All previous add ons are working with the new template except for Auction.

I have tested the Auction with the new template on a local server and it works (along with all my add ons) but it does not work on my live site.

Please help!
Thank you

arxvaldex:

Hi Dave,

Thank you for the excellent add on.

When bidding on an auction the bid amount does not update, the page refreshes and the original amount remains. I have a few auctions none of them update, nobody can bid on the items on auction.

Using Zen Cart v 1.3.8a

Store: http://www.arxvaldex.com/shop

This error occured when I changed templates from Lite_Red to my current paid for package. The new template uses the original Zen Cart language files (I had to create the directories for the add ons including Auction) All previous add ons are working with the new template except for Auction.

I have tested the Auction with the new template on a local server and it works (along with all my add ons) but it does not work on my live site.

Please help!
Thank you

I've tested quite heavy on zencart 1.3.9f, but haven't had time to try a fresh install on 1.3.8a yet.... All the logic in the bidding process is in the includes\modules\pages\product_auction_info\header_php.php and main_template_vars.php files.

Try testing by placing a bid lower then the current bid or starting price... you should get a warning that the bid was to small.. The page files should be working for I see you prices... but sometimes the pages don't fully upload.

I'll see if I can recreate the error by deleting files...

davewest:

I've tested quite heavy on zencart 1.3.9f, but haven't had time to try a fresh install on 1.3.8a yet.... All the logic in the bidding process is in the includes\modules\pages\product_auction_info\header_php.php and main_template_vars.php files.

Try testing by placing a bid lower then the current bid or starting price... you should get a warning that the bid was to small.. The page files should be working for I see you prices... but sometimes the pages don't fully upload.

I'll see if I can recreate the error by deleting files...

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Found the error!

It seems there is a conflict with the Wish List add on, removed the Wish List add on and Auctions working perfectly again!

Thank you for your help!

Hello,
Installed the auction product type on a dev server using ZC 1.3.9.d.
You need be logged in to see the prices and to be able to bid.

I've checked over again if all the files are in the right place. This seems to be ok.
Read a lot posts in the forum but still have some problems:

• in the admin can't find the auction manager like the screenshot in the documentation.
• if you're logged in can't see the bidding box! all the other information is visible. see attachment
• the template is based on ZJ black 2. The normal pages works well. Bud the layout of the auction pages is strange. How can it be edited?
• How can the "auction help" be replaced under the picture?
  Thank you for your help.
  Xavier

X@vier:

You need be logged in to see the prices and to be able to bid.
not in the habit of creating accounts just to see prices... As a shopper, I usually pass sites by if I can't at lest see a price... don't have time for accounts I don't want... As a result, I keep forgetting to go back in and test this part of the program. Thought I had it worked out, will have to go back and check it.

in the admin can't find the auction manager like the screenshot in the documentation.Its in the 'Extras' tab in admin.... if not, you missed uploading that file.

if you're logged in can't see the bidding box! all the other information is visible. see attachmentThe box only shows if your logged in, the box should show.. The page is done in 4 sections... the top, two middles, and the bottom. If you missed a { } when you merged with your template, you may have missed the login check.

the template is based on ZJ black 2. The normal pages works well. Bud the layout of the auction pages is strange. How can it be edited?Never seen the ZJ black... this is where you need to match up or style the auction page to match your site.

How can the "auction help" be replaced under the picture?move the button coding to below the image coding.... this..

<div class="forward"><?php echo '<a href="javascript:popupWindow(\'' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_POPUP_AUCTION_HELP) . '\')">' . zen_image_button(BUTTON_IMAGE_AUCTION_HELP, BUTTON_AUCTION_HELP_ALT) . '</a>'; ?></div> 
```look for this line and place the code below it..

Thank you very much for your help.

not in the habit of creating accounts just to see prices... As a shopper, I usually pass sites by if I can't at lest see a price... don't have time for accounts I don't want... As a result, I keep forgetting to go back in and test this part of the program. Thought I had it worked out, will have to go back and check it.
I use this shop status since years in the original shop and it works better than with prices visible.

In the dev site changed the status to 0: every one can see the prices and now the bid form and the buy it now are visible. When the shop status is 2: need to login to see the prices it doesn't work.

The buy it now price is 300Euro. If you take a look at the category listing page the buy it now price is 50Euro.

I did a test bid of 50Euro. The starting bid is 20Euro. After removing the bid in the Auction Manager (that I found:blush:) the prices aren't adapted to the starting bid of 20Euro.

How can that be restored?

Thanks.

X@vier:

In the dev site changed the status to 0: every one can see the prices and now the bid form and the buy it now are visible. When the shop status is 2: need to login to see the prices it doesn't work.
Because I never used it this way, I may have gotten lost in the coding... plus I think theres another file that deals with displaying prices depending on your options in admin. I'll have to hunt it down a see if we can move it into override system.

The buy it now price is 300Euro. If you take a look at the category listing page the buy it now price is 50Euro.

I did a test bid of 50Euro. The starting bid is 20Euro. After removing the bid in the Auction Manager (that I found:blush:) the prices aren't adapted to the starting bid of 20Euro.

How can that be restored?

Thanks.If you have the site wide Buy Now turned on then that's what's doing it.... I never wanted the category listing to have active bidding or buy now... the coding was to show the current bid or starting bid with the ...more info... tag. Thus, having not to change things to much so normal products wasn't affected. If the site is totally auctions, then this file could be redone to do open bidding..... more time then I have... The reset bids button in admin well reset everything back to what you started with, or deleting the one bid should take it back to the previous bid.

One thing nice about Zen Cart.... more then 100 different ways to set up your site just with the admin settings... unlimited possibilities with the open source coding. A pain to catch them all in designing a addon mod. When basically, I'm taking what I'm using and packaging it up so others can have fun too.

Got some things to do yet.... but I'll have to test and add some more to get the logon for prices to work right.

I think some posts back there was some problems with the Buy-Now button not posting the right price to the cart! I finely had the same problem.... When I was upgrading to 1.3.9g and making some design changes to my product and auction pages, I ended up move the first line which starts the form from the product page to the auction page.

<!--bof Form start-->
<?php echo zen_draw_form('cart_quantity', zen_href_link(zen_get_info_page($_GET['products_id']), zen_get_all_get_params(array('action')) . 'action=add_product', $request_type), 'post', 'enctype="multipart/form-data"'); ?>
<!--eof Form start-->
```basically, not allowing for the extra cart actions which made the swoop on prices to function... The part in red...

Thanks, this works fine...

I down loaded th auction product type, in the Admin Auction Manager settings, there is nothing to select for the settings. example 1. Display previous bids to logged in users
Please make any necessary changes

Display previous bids to logged in users
Allow logged in users see previous bids

There's A update and cancel button but no radio or drop down to select. Just testing I click update, it change to blank, but it won't change back. And my auction box show auction close, it ok when yoy go to the item.
https://www.bargainsonlinesite.com.