quick fill order form

[Darren B]

Hi all

one for the wish list, we need a quick fill order form, where the customer enters the part number and quantity from our catalogue and adds them to the basket. I have tried to create this but i keep getting stuck with how to get around the section ID problem.

so what i am looking for is a script that searches the DB and finds the correct section ID then allowing the products to be added.

I know i have made it sound simple and know it is not but if someone could do it i would be happy to discuss this option with them. I am not expecting this to be done for free. so if anyone out there believes it is possible and would be willing to supply me with a quote please do

Cheers
Darren

[Darren B]

Are there any takers out there???

im sure someone with the deep understanding could help me out, what i know about javascript could be written on a stamp but im convinced it must be possible to create something to work.

pen & cheque book ready

Cheers
Darren

[Pneumatus]

Re: quick fill order form

Originally posted by Darren B
so what i am looking for is a script that searches the DB and finds the correct section ID then allowing the products to be added.

I've still not worked out the mentality of needing a Section ID - i'm sure there's a reason for it, but with unique product IDs i can't see why...

[Darren B]

i have still to work this out aswell?

if we did not have it then it would make these sorts of things simple

i did once here something about security of site.

Cheers
Darren

[NormanRouxel]

The section ID's are basically the ID number of the .cat file that holds that sections product details. By splitting these into one file per page it makes the site much more responsive.

Doing without it can be done with some Perl patching. Here's an old post of Zoltan's that might point youi in the right direction.

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Is there a way to add item to the cart without the section no?
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The section ID is required to find the section blob (.cat file) where the product details are kept. So this parameter is mandatory for the script. However there can some tweaks be applied to get rid of this requirement. The cart script can be modified to use Cart::LookUpSectionID function when $::g_InputHash{SID} is not defined (this is not done by default due to performance reasons). So you can get this work with a minimal perl knowledge.

Good luck.


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Zoltan
Actinic Software
So instead of

http://your.URL/cgi-bin/ca000001.pl?...=PRODUCT&Q_7=5

http://your.URL/cgi-bin/ca000001.pl?&PAGE=PRODUCT&Q_7=5 will now do the trick

Norman

[Darren B]

Thanks Norman

perhaps Zoltan can shed some more light with regards V7 and the implications of making these changes, i have some 3500 products so i guess my site perfomance will struggle.

however the main question is, if this does cause poor site performance, is it possible to write a script to interogate the .cat files and find the product then insert the sid number.

even better can actinic not put this into a future program release?

Cheers
Darren

[cdicken]

Darren

I have added this to the wish list for you.

[Darren B]

cheers
chris

[NormanRouxel]

is it possible to write a script to interogate the .cat files and find the product then insert the sid number.

That's what the Cart::LookUpSectionID function does.

Norman

[Darren B]

Hi Norman

i sort of guessed that, but i could not find the infomation i need to perform these changes, as you probbaly noticed i have had some input in the other threads you listed but i am still no further forward.

It is a case of
1) what do i change to what & in what file
2) If i mod my search script and name it something different would it still work from a custom page?
3) i would need some help to perfom this, i am not very advanced on perl, actually i can just about pick certain elements outs but alot of it means nothing to me.

sorry about all this but i can do alot of something and small bits on others, im an engineer by trade and computing was a hobby until 3 years ago

Cheers
Darren