Cart Error Message

[mediamole]

Hi

Hoping this a simple one, well used to be in Version 7.

Do the error message generated during the checkout phase have their own layout? As I cant seem to find one. I know I can adjust the look and feel of the error message using design text option - but I'm wanting to restructure it a little. Can anyone advise where it is?

Thanks

[leehack]

If you select the checkout pages from the drop down box in design view, you should see the field where actinic includes the error text.

[mediamole]

I have checked this before, but have had another look. There are two Variables called <actinic:variable name="Error"/> <actinic:variable name="RefPage"/> which appear to do this. However, they inserts for text.

I thought the ERROR generated message had its own Layout - As in version 7 there was a Template you could adjust. Or have things changed for version 8?

[dave_finlayson]

I always thought the cart layout was controlled by Phase -1 ID 2178 and thats certainly where I have our layout requirements, wrapped round the message. What is it you are looking to do with the message?

[mediamole]

Basically the site I created is based on a design I registered with Dreamweaver initially. The site also uses custom CSS, I just wanted to understand how it's structured, so I can remove unwanted elements like SPANS etc and then style using my CSS. And possibly have an error image appear when a error message prompted.

I realise DESIGN TEXT settings play apart in this.

[dave_finlayson]

Garry,

That's where you want to do it. Ours currently reads

<table cellpadding="5" width="598" border="0" bgcolor="%s"><tr><td><span class="basketerror">Sorry, there has been an error with your submission</span><br /><br />%s

So you could easily amend it to add in a error image above or below the text and swap it over to full CSS if preferred. Then it should just be a case of placing the variable in the right place in your design. Make sure you leave in the last %s at the end though.

[mediamole]

Arrh your image has just reminded me - I have done that before, and basically when I change it no error messages are displayed. It appears to be related to the %s value - which is a perl variable isnt it?

[dave_finlayson]

Arrh your image has just reminded me - I have done that before, and basically when I change it no error messages are displayed. It appears to be related to the %s value - which is a perl variable isnt it?

Yep, that makes it work. So as long as you leave it in then you should be fine. You also need to be careful of ID 2179 and 2180 as well, 2179 controls the display of the error text and 2180 the closing of the table (should you wish to leave it there). It might require some trial and error but as long as you leave all the %s in place, you should be fine