Using a drop down list for selecting Quantity

[Jade]

I want to use a dropdown list for selecting quantity and came across this on the knowledge base which I thought would solve my query but it doesn't seem to work ....Has anyone any idea what the problem could be ?

The following is copied and pasted from the knowledgebase...I noticed that the "ProductReference" has now been changed in Actinic to "ProductID", so I corrected that in the copied and pasted code to read "ProductID", but I can't get it to work at all ???

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On the Design Tab, click on the 'Quantity:' text and look in the 'Layout Code' view (below Preview), you will see this bit of text highlighted "QuantityPrompt" followed by

<input type="text" name="Q_<actinic:variable name="ProductReference" />" size="4" value="<actinic:variable name="DefaultQuantity" />" />

Replace this line with the following code

<select name="Q_<actinic:variable name="ProductReference" />" />
<option selected value="<actinic:variable name="DefaultQuantity" />" />1</option>
<option value="2">2</option>
<option value="3">3</option>
<option value="4">4</option>
<option value="5">5</option>
<option value="6">6</option>
<option value="7">7</option>
<option value="8">8</option>
<option value="9">9</option>
</select>

[Duncan Rounding]

I think you must have made a mistake it works for me. See attachment.

[Jade]

Mmmmmm.......Now I'm puzzled I will try again !

I think I need a coffee break and take another look at it in five minutes

Thanks

[Jade]

Thanks drounding

I have now got it working.

I don't know what the problem was but it didn't seem to like one of my layouts. It worked when I used one of the original Actinic layouts as you had done.

So I just started again with a new unamended layout, got it working with the drop down lists and then changed anything extra I needed and it is now still working.

Thanks.

[NormanRouxel]

Use ProductID as it will fail if you use ProductReference with duplicates.

[Jade]

Use ProductID as it will fail if you use ProductReference with duplicates.

Thanks Norman - will do.