extra text entry fields for products

[jmedinger]

Hi there,

I've a colleague who is trying to create a system whereby when a product is ordered, the customer is requested to give 3 email addresses in 3 separate text boxes.

The Extra Info prompt gives 1 text box however there does not appear to be a way to increase this.

Does anyone know a way around this?

Cheers

Jos

[garyhay]

Norman has a patch for this. It's on the forum somewhere

[Jan]

The fix is at http://www.rouxel.cwc.net/actinicstuff.html, search for extra information. I've tried it and it is simple to install and works really well.

Regards

[NormanRouxel]

Here's a quick and dirty way that won't check for empty entries and presents the results somewhat clumsily.

<!-- Fitting 3 items into the Other Info Prompt -->  Simple version.

Make a renamed copy of your Act_ProductLine.html template (or whatever one you're using).
Set the OtherInfoPrompt in the Product details as appropriate.
Use the new renamed copy of your Act_ProductLine.html template for this product
In your new Product template replace the fragment "NETQUOTEVAR:OTHERINFOPROMPT" with the following code.  -->
 
<!-- NETQUOTEVAR:OTHERINFOPROMPT-->
<script language=JavaScript>
function formfield(fname){		// look through all forms 'till one containing field "fname"
  var df = document.forms;		// simplified version - only return object fname
  var i = df.length - 1;
  for ( var j = 0; j <= i; j++ )
    {
    var k = df[j].length - 1; 
    for ( var l = 0; l <= k; l++ )
      {
      if ( df[j].elements[l].name == (fname) ) 
        {
        return df[j].elements[l];
        }
      }
    }
  alert('Cannot find field ' + fname);  // shouldn't happen...
  return false;
}  

function merge3(prodref){
  formfield('O_' + prodref).value = 'Email 1: ' + formfield('Email1_' + prodref).value + '  '
				  + 'Email 2: ' + formfield('Email2_' + prodref).value + '  ' 
				  + 'Email 3: ' + formfield('Email3_' + prodref).value;
}
</script>
<br>Email 1: <input type=text size=40 name="Email1_NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTREFERENCE" onchange="merge3('NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTREFERENCE');">
<br>Email 2: <input type=text size=40 name="Email2_NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTREFERENCE" onchange="merge3('NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTREFERENCE');">
<br>Email 3: <input type=text size=40 name="Email3_NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTREFERENCE" onchange="merge3('NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTREFERENCE');">
<input type=hidden name="O_NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTREFERENCE" value="">

If you need more error checking, etc then it'll have to be my big patch mentioned above.

Norman

[NormanRouxel]

PS. If you want to check the fields before submission and you're using Quantity on Product page without the SIngle Add to Cart
then you can replace NETQUOTEVAR:ADDTOCARTBUTTON with the following:-

<!-- NETQUOTEVAR:ADDTOCARTBUTTON -->
<script language=JavaScript>
function check3mail(prodref){
  if ( (formfield('Email1_' + prodref).value == "")
     ||(formfield('Email2_' + prodref).value == "") 
     ||(formfield('Email3_' + prodref).value == ""))
    {
    alert('You must fill in all 3 Email addresses');
    return false;
    }
  return true;
}
</script>
<INPUT TYPE="IMAGE" SRC="addtocart.gif" NAME="_NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTREFERENCE" WIDTH="69" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0" onclick="return check3mail('NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTREFERENCE')">

Norman

p.p.s. If you're doing this on lots of products you may want to move all the JavaScript into the HEAD of Act_Primary.html. I.e. Everything between <script...> and </script> inclusive.

[jmedinger]

Thanks to one and all for your contribution to this

I'll let my colleague know and get back to you if there are any hitches!

Jos

[golsupport]

Actinic add to baseline?

Will look out for the patch... but would be great if Actinic could add it as a baseline feature / upgrade?

[golsupport]

(added to message above)

... because I would worry that when Actinic next update their software it would clobber the non-Actinic patch installed??