Product Details = Technotes

[Pica]

I have been customizing OSC to my specific needs.

 

I have more than 15.000 items to put in it. Most of these have a technote with detailed information (motherboards, processors, hard-drives...).

 

For the time being I have replaced the "Click to enlarge" link below the product image to open a popup window with the specific "technote".

 

I managed to have it displayed dynamicaly with the product's image, reference, description...

 

My problem is when a product has NO technote... Seeing I use a INCLUDE line which adds a table with the specific technote, when there is none I have the product image, reference and description displayd correctly as

well as the bottom disclaimer message... BUT in the middle I get this error message saying it didn't find the specific technote table-file.

 

Is there a way to use a dummy or no-technote file included when it doesn't find a PHP file corresponding to the products reference?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Paulo

[Guest]

Just throw an If statement in to check if it exists... if not, put something else in.

[Pica]

Thanks for that clue Jaryd... Care to be more specific ?

 

It's just that I've been fighting with code in every way and must say am quite tired... Need some sleep, I guess.

 

Thank you in advance.

[Guest]

If (include(phpfile.php)) {

     include(phpfile.php);

} else {

     include(otherfile.php);

}

[Pica]

Hummm... interesting !!!

 

I just tried it and it worked ALMOST right !!! :?

 

Here's how I put it in the code :

 

If (include(DIR_WS_PROD_TECHNOTES . $products_values['products_name'] . '.php')) {

include(DIR_WS_PROD_TECHNOTES . $products_values['products_name'] . '.php');

} else {

include(DIR_WS_PROD_TECHNOTES . 'no_technote.php');

}

 

 

When I select a product which has its own technote, I get the Popup specific technote correctly.

 

When I select a product which has no technote, I get the Popup window with the product's name, picture, reference, description AND

 

1. an error message :

 

Warning: Failed opening 'technotes/058Y034.php' for inclusion

(include_path='.:/usr/local/php/lib/php')

in /usr/local/httpdocs/catalog/popup_details.php on line 94

 

2. I also get the contents of the desired no_technote.php block, which

is shown correctly.

 

That is almost perfect for my needs. If you know what's wrong in the code above, I'm all ears...

 

I don't know if this may be an interesting feature to others.

 

Thanks once more.

 

Paulo.

[Pica]

BTW, in the code above, the file technotes/058Y034.php refers to the specific 058Y034 product which has no technote-file defined.

 

Everything else is taken from the "products & co" tables.

 

Paulo.

[Guest]

If (include(DIR_WS_PROD_TECHNOTES . $products_values['products_name'] . '.php')) { 

     include(DIR_WS_PROD_TECHNOTES . $products_values['products_name'] . '.php'); 

} else { 

     include(DIR_WS_PROD_TECHNOTES . 'no_technote.php'); 

}

 

Try taking out the DIR_WS_PROD_TECHNOTES .

so it looks like this:

 

If (include(DIR_WS_PROD_TECHNOTES . $products_values['products_name'] . '.php')) { 

     include(DIR_WS_PROD_TECHNOTES . $products_values['products_name'] . '.php'); 

} else { 

     include('no_technote.php'); 

}

[Guest]

I may be interested in this feature if you get it working...

[Pica]

HOURRA !!! :D

 

After fighting around with some PHP code ( I am not even a novice on this)

I finally got it working !!!

 

I just needed something to check if the specific file exists...

 

 

 

 

I use this in stead of the "Click To Enlarge" link. I created a copy of the initial popup file and called "popup_details.php".

 

This file is build on different blocks of code/text (in this order) :

 

1. the common technote header for all technotes

2. the specific product image taken from the "products_image"

3. the specific product description taken from the "products_description"

4. the specific product reference taken from "products_name"

 

5. the specific products technote from a separate file

 

6. the common footer disclqimer message

 

NB: in step "5." if the specific technote file does NOT exist, it picks a common empty technote.

 

VOILA !!!

 

Thanks for your hints on this matter.

 

Paulo. 8)

[Pica]

It's better when I do not forget to put the code in my message... doooo!!! :roll:

 

Here it is :

 

 

<?php

 

if (file_exists (DIR_WS_PROD_TECHNOTES . $products_values['products_name'] . '.php'))

 

{ include (DIR_WS_PROD_TECHNOTES . $products_values['products_name'] . '.php'); }

 

else

 

{ include(DIR_WS_PROD_TECHNOTES . 'no_technote.php');}

 

?>

 

 

This is just the body of the popup_details.php which gets the technote block.

 

Paulo.