how do i show model # in shopping cart

A little more help if you please. I found a post by "ingenuitor" dated Sept. 20 where he (she) posted some code to make the modle # show in the shopping cart.
This was - ```
$products_name = '<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width=100%>' .
' <tr>' .
' <td class="ZZZproductListing-data" align="center" width=85><a href="' . zen_href_link(zen_get_info_page($products[$i]['id']), 'products_id=' . $products[$i]['id']) . '">' . (IMAGE_SHOPPING_CART_STATUS == 1 ? zen_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . $products[$i]['image'], $products[$i]['name'], IMAGE_SHOPPING_CART_WIDTH, IMAGE_SHOPPING_CART_HEIGHT,'class=image_border') : '') . '</a> </td>'

' <td class="ZZZproductListing-data" valign="top"><a style="font-size:10px;" href="' . zen_href_link(zen_get_info_page($products[$i]['id']), 'products_id=' . $products[$i]['id']) . '">' . $products[$i]['model'] . '<br>' . $products[$i]['name'] . '</a> <span>' . $products[$i]['description'] .'<span>';

but I don't know where to place it. Can anyone help me with this?

You could do a lookup for any additional field that you want based on:
$products[$i]['id']

But you may need to write a function to do so ...

It works:yes: If you go to includes/template_default/templates/tpl_shopping_cart_default.php and find line 159 thru 163. It should start with "$product_name" and end with "<span>';". If you replace that code with the one listed above your customers will then see the mobel number in the shopping cart. Thanks all you guys are great!:D

I would like to display the category name just before the product name instead of the model #. Any suggestions? I looked at the code, but this one doesn't quite jump out at me.

The easiest method is to use a function ...

Oh lookie a handy dandy function built into Zen Cart ... :eek:

echo zen_get_categories_name_from_product($product_id);

Where $products_id would be the Product products_id based on where you are when you use it ...

On the shopping_cart that would be:
$products[$i]['id']

echo zen_get_categories_name_from_product($products[$i]['id']);

Now just stick that somewhere nice in the code ... :smartass:

thanks a bunch. I knew there should be a function already set for pulling the category name but I hadn't had a chance to go through the general functions to see what I could find -

I want to add it between the image and the Item name referring to it as "Item Type, so this should be tricky on the layout. Fortunately this site is a 100% layout and offers a bit more space in the cart area.

I'll try your code and let you know how it works out.

Once again.. Linda has the answer!!

Thanks

Ok, I've got the layout figured out and the code is in, but it is not pulling a result, but no error - Here's a link to my testing site - All you need do is just stick something in the cart. My header name for this cell is "Item Type"

http://www.randbhosting.net/zen135/index.php?main_page=shopping_cart

Here's my code from tpl_shopping_cart_default

<td class="cartCatDisplay"><?php echo zen_get_categories_name_from_product($products[$i]['id']);?></div></td>

   <td class="cartProductDisplay">

<a href="<?php echo $product['linkProductsName']; ?>"><div id="cartImage" class="back"><?php echo $product['productsImage']; ?></div><div id="cartProdTitle"><?php echo $product['productsName'] . '<span class="alert bold">' . $product['flagStockCheck'] . '</span>'; ?></div></a>

Any ideas? I would have thought it would have pulled it right in.

Thanks for your help!!

Try using $product['id'] instead ...

Note: your cross-sell is not having a good day and throwing errors all around ... :cry:

Ajeh:

Try using $product['id'] instead ...

Note: your cross-sell is not having a good day and throwing errors all around ... :cry:
That worked just perfect!! Thank you!!

On the Cross Sell -

That's because I just threw this template and it's configs on this test site. Not all the files are there. I'll revert it back to generic now that I have this figure out. This is just where I try stuff out when the site I'm working on is live.

Thanks again!!