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[pnagames]

Hi all.

before you shout i have tried to find the solution to what i want but to no avail...


my problem is the following:

i want the extended info page to open as a new page using the same template of the actual product listing (but obviously only a product per page).

Also how can i add several photos within the newly generated page?

finally i need to add the functionality for people to add comments / reviews on each game. the way we are thinking to do this within actinic is to create a mailform within the the newly generated page (at the end) and allow people to submit their reviews at which point we quickly check them and then we want to add them at the bottom of the page (is this possible???)

is there a way to do very quickly and in a more automated way what i need with the comments???

[pnagames]

no one has any ideas???

[chivalry21]

We have developed a solution using PERL to open a popup in the main product page. See http://www.charlottenaturals.co.uk for example. The individual product page allows users to add products to the shopping cart directly without using javascript.

If you are interested please contact us off list, you will find a link to our site at the bottom of the charlotte website.

[los_design]

For the less Parl savy amongst us, I would image this is possible using the HTML/CSS of the theme/design you are using, or am I mistaken?

Nice site btw

Regards
Daren

[pnagames]

i do not want to use perl

i think i have seen a few messages before saying that this can be done in actinic.

i just want to know how to do it in there.

[pinbrook]

i want the extended info page to open as a new page using the same template of the actual product listing (but obviously only a product per page).

Out of the box solution with actinic is to have one page per product

Also how can i add several photos within the newly generated page?

create customvars for each photo

finally i need to add the functionality for people to add comments / reviews on each game. the way we are thinking to do this within actinic is to create a mailform within the the newly generated page (at the end) and allow people to submit their reviews at which point we quickly check them and then we want to add them at the bottom of the page (is this possible???)

Smart decisiions offer an add reveiw features as a purchasable plug in, otherwise you will need to find a perl/php script to do this

[pnagames]

Out of the box solution with actinic is to have one page per product

create customvars for each photo



Smart decisiions offer an add reveiw features as a purchasable plug in, otherwise you will need to find a perl/php script to do this

Thanks jo

much appreciated.

i will have a look at smart decissions to see whether that will suit me.

what i want with the extended info is to open a new page ( i do not think i have tinker with it till now and it open in a pop up)

how would i use the customvars to display images? if for example i put the url of the image, would actinic pick it up and know that is an image?

[Bruce]

You might want to look at the Knowledge Base with regards to the pop-up page, look at http://knowledge.actinic.com/acatalo...09.html#aKB651

To learn more about how CUSTOMVAR's operate in Actinic, look in Help | Help Topics and click on 'Search', type in 'CUSTOMVAR' and it should give you a few results to look at.

Kind regards,

[pnagames]

You might want to look at the Knowledge Base with regards to the pop-up page, look at http://knowledge.actinic.com/acatalo...09.html#aKB651

To learn more about how CUSTOMVAR's operate in Actinic, look in Help | Help Topics and click on 'Search', type in 'CUSTOMVAR' and it should give you a few results to look at.

Kind regards,

Hi bruce

i had a look at the knowledge base. do i change the full javascript:ShowPopUp('%s',%s,%s); to just %s???

I have used customvars to show some text i needed in my products.

the question i was asking really was regarding whether the customvar will display the link to the image or the image itself
i get a javascript error message when i do that

[Bruce]

In that case I would suggest taking a look at the Advanced Users Guide, page 42 for 'Creating custom pop-up windows'. You can down load it from here.

Kind regards,

[pnagames]

Hi Bruce

thanks for your reply.

unfortunately this is not what i want.

what i need it when you click on the "more info" to open a full page (and not a pop-up window) like the ones that actinic generate already that can display various information that i can display through customvars

the code in the advenced users guide just generates a pop-up.

[NormanRouxel]

Bruce pointed you in post #8 to a Knowlege Base article that does exactly what you want.

You would then need to add code to Act_ExtendedInfo.html to display your Customvars and give it the same look and feel as your main pages.

Not all NETQUOTEVAR's will work in this page so you'll have to experiment.

[pnagames]

Bruce pointed you in post #8 to a Knowlege Base article that does exactly what you want.

You would then need to add code to Act_ExtendedInfo.html to display your Customvars and give it the same look and feel as your main pages.

Not all NETQUOTEVAR's will work in this page so you'll have to experiment.

Hi Norman

thanks for this.

i tried it again and although it gives me a javascript error message it works (kinda)

few questions then:

when i tried it it was only opening when i clicked the image. when i clicked the "more" button it did not work on the website. any reason for this?

can i make a return button (as the customer may want to go back to the section they were in).

thirdly, i would imagine that if i copy the code from act primary and the look to the window everything will be with the existing functionality of act primary?

Can you also tell me which is the template for the extended info?

finally can you tell me how to get rid of this error? (attached image)

this occurs when i change the info in actinic according to the knowledge base article.

[NormanRouxel]

You're asking rather a lot of us here. Five questions and without posting a link to a live page we can only wildly guess the answers.

when i tried it it was only opening when i clicked the image. when i clicked the "more" button it did not work on the website. any reason for this?

Not without a page to see.

can i make a return button (as the customer may want to go back to the section they were in).

Read up HTML / JavaScript to implement a Back Button.

thirdly, i would imagine that if i copy the code from act primary and the look to the window everything will be with the existing functionality of act primary?

As I mentioned earlier not all NETQUOTEVARs will work - you'll have to try it and see.

Can you also tell me which is the template for the extended info?

Read my prior post carefully.

finally can you tell me how to get rid of this error? (attached image)

That's a generic JavaScript error message - can't comment witout seeing a page. Try viewing the page in FireFox and use its Tools / JavaScript Console.

this occurs when i change the info in actinic according to the knowledge base article.

Which article? It helps us to help you if we don't have to guess what you've done.

[pnagames]

You're asking rather a lot of us here. Five questions and without posting a link to a live page we can only wildly guess the answers.
Not without a page to see.
Read up HTML / JavaScript to implement a Back Button.As I mentioned earlier not all NETQUOTEVARs will work - you'll have to try it and see. Read my prior post carefully.That's a generic JavaScript error message - can't comment witout seeing a page. Try viewing the page in FireFox and use its Tools / JavaScript Console.Which article? It helps us to help you if we don't have to guess what you've done.

sorry norman, got carried away

link where the "more" button does not work

http://www.pnagames.com/acatalog/Upc..._PC_.html#a479

the javascript error for some reason is gone (after i took it off and then back i reinstated the change for pop-up).

i can't see i can do a back button with plain html asit needs to be dynamic and end up on the section the use was. i will try and see in javascript. (However i just noticed that the "close window" in the pop-up returns you to your previous section. so i already have this. should have paid more attention.

Will have a go changing the template today or tomorrow to what i want