Product choice

[gail]

http://www.scottishgifts4u.co.uk/aca...TTIE_DOGS.html

We have products with 2500 options !!, is it possible to put in a box where the customer can simply type in their own option?

Failing this (or it is too complicated to do) is there an easier way to insert the options into a drop down box than by typing them in individually?...obviously we will then limit the choice to the most popular,

[NormanRouxel]

Since you're nearly a neighbour, here's how to use the Other Info Prompt to collect the tartan name from an automatically created drop-down list. Or the customer can simply type it in.

This list is held in a separate file so you only need to create it once and it will be automatically displayed on the products that require it.

See the attached file for an example.

Installation:

Make a file called alltartans.js from the following code and save it in your Site folder.

var alltartans=["Choose a tartan ...",
"Mackay",
"Maclean",
"Macduff",
""];
function TartanOptions(){
  for(var i=0; i<alltartans.length-1; i++)
    {
    document.write('<option value="' + i + '">' + alltartans[i] + '</option>');
    }
}
function CopyOptionToInfo(sel, pid){
  document.getElementById('O_' + pid).value=sel.options[sel.selectedIndex].text;
}

You will want to extend the above code to contain a line for each tartan.

Just above the </head> line in your overall layout add the line:

<script type="text/javascript" src="alltartans.js"></script>

In your Product Layout(s), replace the lines:

            <span class="actrequired"><Actinic:Variable Name="OtherInfoPrompt"/></span><br />
            <input type="text" name="O_<actinic:variable Name="ProductID"/>" size="40" maxlength="1000" value="" />

with

        <actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22OtherInfoPrompt%22%20%2f%3e%20%21%3d%20%22Choose%20a%20tartan%22" >
            <span class="actrequired"><Actinic:Variable Name="OtherInfoPrompt"/></span><br />
            <input type="text" name="O_<actinic:variable Name="ProductID"/>" size="40" maxlength="1000" value="" />
        </actinic:block>
        <actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22OtherInfoPrompt%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20%22Choose%20a%20tartan%22" >
            <span class="actrequired">Type in your chosen tartan or select it from the drop-down list</span><br />
            <input type="text" id="O_<actinic:variable Name="ProductID"/>" name="O_<actinic:variable Name="ProductID"/>" size="20" maxlength="1000" value="" />
            <select onchange="CopyOptionToInfo(this,'<actinic:variable name="ProductID" />');">
                <script type="text/javascript">TartanOptions();</script>
            </select>
        </actinic:block>

Operation:

If you set the Other Info prompt to "Choose a tartan" then the huge list is automatically generated.
The customer can either type in a tartan or select it from the drop-down list.

If you set the Other Info prompt to anything but "Choose a tartan" then Other Info operates as usual.