Can I have the Section Image set by a Product Image?

[Archer]

I'm working with a Single-Page-Per-Product layout, so I've got each of my products in it's own section, and using the Section Image as the image for the product for the catalog view - as that seems the obvious way to structure it.

Now, I'm fine with this on the mostpart, obviously it means entering the product name into both the Product and containing Section - but I was wondering, if instead of having to assign the Product image to both the Product and it's SPP Section, is there a way I can set Section Images to default to the image of the Product contained within it?

Obviously, I know that Sections can contain multiple products, but I thought maybe there would be a way to populate section images using the image of the first product within it.

I'm doubtful it's possible, and while I know that these things can be filled in via import, it would save me some time if I could do this instead

[fergusw]

Simply drop

            
<actinic:block type="ProductList" >
                <actinic:variable value="Standard Product Image"  name="ProductImageLayout" />
</actinic:block>

into the section layout.
This should get you going in the right direction.

[Archer]

Sorry, what does that code do? I've been using Actinic for a while but I wouldn't consider myself an expert.

[fergusw]

It simply looks through all the products within the current section and spits out the product image layout.
It was merely a pointer to show you a method of getting close to what you want/ You will want to play about with this or amend as required for your own requirements.

[Archer]

Aha, that's exactly what I was after. I just replaced the part of the Section Layout that finds the Section Image and replaced it with that, and it does the job brilliantly.

Any idea if theres a similar way that will allow me to take the product price value in the same way?

[IanSaunders]

at its simplest, you want a productlist as fergus has illustrated below, but with a pricelist block inside it, and the price variables you need within that.

I wrote a more complex layout the other day that cycles through all the prices within the section and outputs the cheapest in the form "FROM: £1.20" or whatever. In this case, some sections had one product, some more than one.

something like:

<actinic:block php="true" >
$cheapest=-1; 
$count=0; 
$pricemessage="";


<actinic:block type="ProductList" >

	$prprice = 0;
	<actinic:block type="PriceList" />
		<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22ListIndex%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%201" >
			$prprice = preg_replace('/[^0-9]/','','<actinic:variable name="TaxExclusivePrice" encoding="perl" selectable="false" />');
			$prprice = $prprice / pow(10, <actinic:variable name="CurrencyDigits" />);
		</actinic:block>
	</actinic:block>

if ($cheapest > $prprice && $prprice > 0 || $cheapest==-1) 
	{
	$cheapest=$prprice; $count++;
	}
	else
	{$count++;}
	
</actinic:block>	

if ($count > 0)
	{
	$pricemessage .= "<p style=\"text-align: left;\">";
	
if ($count > 1) 
	{
	if ($cheapest > 0) { $pricemessage.="<span class=\"from\">FROM: </span>"; }
	}

if ($cheapest > 0)
	{
	$pricemessage .= "£".number_format($cheapest,2);
	}
	$pricemessage .= "</p>";
echo($pricemessage);
	}

</Actinic:block>

Thanks to Norman for the $prprice stuff in there that replicates the productpriceraw variable (because that one is buggy when it comes to product duplicates).

[IanSaunders]

here's the link with the problem and the fix.

http://community.actinic.com/showthread.php?p=306621

[Archer]

As I simply want to show the price for the only product within each section, I'm trying to replicate the same code as the image, only using the PriceList block instead.

However, I can't seem to find a variable that will display the price - Product Price Including Tax, or any equivalent. There are a few variables such as PriceLayout, but none of them seem to output the value I'm after.

Is there a variable that should work, or is there more to it than I realise?

Thanks for your patience, I really do appreciate the help!

[NormanRouxel]

Did you try searching? Searching for "price in section" will work.

[Archer]

Ah I found what I needed! The code I needed was this:

<actinic:block type="ProductList" >
<actinic:block type="PriceList" >
<actinic:variable name="PriceLayout" />
</actinic:block> 
</actinic:block>

I was almost there, just needed the PriceList block within the ProductList where it could find the value I was after.

Thank you, I should be fine now

[IanSaunders]

So, just like I said

at its simplest, you want a productlist as fergus has illustrated below, but with a pricelist block inside it...