Credit Card Month menu by number not month name?

Hi All,

I've tried modding the php script to show in Step 2 of the checkout page payment info box, CC Month drop down menu to display: (01) January, (02) February etc. but so far not made it work.

Now, this may seem like an odd request, but I've seen (on another site I have) customers often entering the wrong month and having the CC rejected. Yes, apparently some people do have trouble counting months. Anyway, I changed it on that site (non- Zen cart) and now have no issues with the month Name Versus Month Number during checkout.

Any pointers on what to mod will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
Bruce

Zen cart V1.3.02 with security updates, Innovative Merchant (Quickbooks Merchant Account) module.

The array used in the dropdown is built dynamically using native MYSQL functionality. In your module you will find %B used to build the expiration months. To use the number of the month you can use %m. (note: those are case sensitive and I have not tested that change.)

    for ($i=1; $i<13; $i++) {
      $expires_month[] = array('id' => sprintf('%02d', $i), 'text' => strftime('%B',mktime(0,0,0,$i,1,2000)));
    }

You should have some sort of statement sililar to the above in your payment module file.

Change the '%B' to '(%m) - %B' to get (01) - January etc.

Be sure to test thoroughly before going live with changes and back up first!!!

Thanks Kim!

I'll test and report back.

I tried the mod as you described and it worked perfectly.

Thanks for you help. The development team is doing a fantactic job!

Bruce

Thanks for letting us know that adding the month's number to the function helped. Don't forget how we all love coffee. :D

Kim:

Thanks for letting us know that adding the month's number to the function helped. Don't forget how we all love coffee. :D

Your Coffee has been served. :wink2:

For those (who like me) were having trouble finding the cafe, here's link:
http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=infopages&pages_id=14

Thanks!! We appreciate the support.