Categories Box Bullet and Line (Support)

6.2k · March 6, 2005

Thanks for the quick tip Steve... Nice MOD, looks great.

I have a question about using this MOD in conjuction with the InfoBox Admin MOD. I have gotten each of them to work when installed seperately but not together... I run into a problem when I do a file compare for the changes in:

/catalog/includes/boxes/categories.php

there are alot of differences in the code...

I'll understand if you don't have the time to tackle my issue, but I was wondering if anyone got these two mods working together?

thanks in advance

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They are actually very similar in code with hardly any change

add this

if ( (USE_CACHE == 'true') && !defined('SID')) {
   echo tep_cache_categories_box();
 } else {

before this line

  function tep_show_category($counter) {
   global $foo, $categories_string, $id, $aa;

then add

<?php
}
?>

before this line

<!-- categories_eof //-->

do these changes to this contributions file

Edited March 6, 2005 by 241

ifccnb · March 15, 2005

Just wanted to mention that your code in the above post worked perfectly for me. Being a non-php guy, I say thank you. Your help was most appreciated. :thumbsup:

grayson · March 24, 2005

Dear Steve,

I just installed the contribution and it looks great. Thanks for your work, and for all your support in this thread.

I have a question about using this contribution together with something like the categories_tree contribution, which forces all categories and subcategories to show always. A similar question has already come up in this thread:

I was really after something like your contribution but with all categories showing... i like the idea of the bullets on the side... it looks neat.

Can you explain what additions i need to make to your code to show all the categories...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

But I haven't seen an answer come by, so I thought I'd ask if you (or someone else) had merged the two contributions or otherwise had a solution, so as to avoid reinventing the wheel :D .

Many thanks,

Grayson Morris

grayson · March 25, 2005

Yesterday I said:

I have a question about using this contribution together with something like the categories_tree contribution, which forces all categories and subcategories to show always.
But I haven't seen an answer come by, so I thought I'd ask if you (or someone else) had merged the two contributions or otherwise had a solution, so as to avoid reinventing the wheel :D .

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Went ahead and reinvented the wheel. To use Categories_tree with Categories Box Bullet and Line on osc2.2M2, install the categories_tree contrib first, then make the changes to it shown below between "for BLC" and "end BLC" (alternatively, just copy the file here in its entirety):

<?php
/*
 $Id: categories.php,v 1.17 2002/03/07 20:53:58 hpdl Exp $

 osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions
 http://www.oscommerce.com

 Copyright (c) 2001 osCommerce

 Released under the GNU General Public License
*/

// Categories_tree written by Gideon Romm from Symbio Technologies, LLC

function tep_show_category($cid, $cpath, $COLLAPSABLE) {
 global $categories_string, $languages_id, $HTTP_GET_VARS, $aa;
 global $level;
 $selectedPath = array();

// Note: $aa is used only for Bullet Line contribution (BLC)
 
// Get all of the categories on this level

 $categories_query = tep_db_query("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd where c.parent_id = " . $cid . " and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" . $languages_id ."' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name");

 while ($categories = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_query))  {
   if ($level{$categories['parent_id']} == "") { $level{$categories['parent_id']} = 0; }
   $level{$categories['categories_id']} = $level{$categories['parent_id']} + 1;

// Add category link to $categories_string
   for ($a=1; $a<$level{$categories['categories_id']}; $a++) {
     $categories_string .= "  ";
   }

// for BLC
//    if ($foo[$counter]['level'] == 0)   :updated with this file's var names below
   if ($level{$categories['categories_id']} == 0)
{
 if ($aa == 1)
 {
 $categories_string .= "<hr>";
    }
 else
 {$aa=1;}

}
// end BLC

// for BLC
//    $categories_string .= '<a href="';
   $categories_string .= '<nobr><a nowrap href="';
// end BLC

   $cPath_new = $cpath; 
   if ($level{$categories['parent_id']} > 0) {
     $cPath_new .= "_"; 
   }
   $cPath_new .= $categories['categories_id'];

   $cPath_new_text = "cPath=" . $cPath_new;
   
   $categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new_text);

// for BLC
//    $categories_string .= '">';
   $categories_string .= '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'checkout_bullet.gif', '') . ' ';;
// end BLC

   if ($HTTP_GET_VARS['cPath']) {
     $selectedPath = split("_", $HTTP_GET_VARS['cPath']);
   }

   if (in_array($categories['categories_id'], $selectedPath)) { $categories_string .= '<b>'; }

   if ($level{$categories['categories_id']} == 1) { $categories_string .= '<u>'; }

   $categories_string .= $categories['categories_name'];
   if ($COLLAPSABLE && tep_has_category_subcategories($categories['categories_id'])) { $categories_string .= ' ->'; } 


   if ($level{$categories['categories_id']} == 1) { $categories_string .= '</u>'; }

   if (in_array($categories['categories_id'], $selectedPath)) { $categories_string .= '</b>'; }

   $categories_string .= '</a>';

   if (SHOW_COUNTS) {
     $products_in_category = tep_count_products_in_category($categories['categories_id']);
     if ($products_in_category > 0) {
       $categories_string .= ' (' . $products_in_category . ')';
     }
   }

   $categories_string .= '<br>';


// If I have subcategories, get them and show them
   if (tep_has_category_subcategories($categories['categories_id'])) {

     if ($COLLAPSABLE) {
       if (in_array($categories['categories_id'], $selectedPath)) {
         tep_show_category($categories['categories_id'], $cPath_new, $COLLAPSABLE);
       }
     }
     else { tep_show_category($categories['categories_id'], $cPath_new, $COLLAPSABLE); }

   }

 }

}
?>


<!-- categories //-->
         <tr>
           <td>
<?php
// for BLC
 $aa = 0;
// end BLC
 $info_box_contents = array();
 $info_box_contents[] = array('align' => 'left',
                              'text'  => BOX_HEADING_CATEGORIES
                             );
 new infoBoxHeading($info_box_contents, true, false);

 $categories_string = '';

// tep_show_category(<top category_id>, <top cpath>, <1=Collapsable tree, 0=static--show all>)
 tep_show_category(0,'',0); 

 $info_box_contents = array();
 $info_box_contents[] = array('align' => 'left',
                              'text'  => $categories_string
                             );
 new infoBox($info_box_contents);
?>
           </td>
         </tr>
<!-- categories_eof //-->

hope this helps someone.

Regards, Grayson

rowethd · April 18, 2005

Hi,

I am very new to OSCOMMERCE and this is my first site using this system. I have already successfully installed this contribution for use with categories, but would like to also integrate it into the EXTRA PAGES contribution I installed. Does anyone have any ideas about how to go about it? This is the code:

?php
/*
 $Id: info_pages.php,v 1.21 2003/06/09 22:07:52 hpdl Exp $

 osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions
 http://www.oscommerce.com

 Copyright (c) 2003 osCommerce

 Released under the GNU General Public License
*/

   $page_query = tep_db_query("select 
                                  p.pages_id, 
                                  p.sort_order,
                                  p.status,
                                  s.pages_title,
                                  s.pages_html_text,
                                  s.intorext,
                                  s.externallink,
                                  s.link_target  
                               from 
                                  " . TABLE_PAGES . " p LEFT JOIN " .TABLE_PAGES_DESCRIPTION . " s on p.pages_id = s.pages_id
                               where 
                                  p.status = 1 
                               and 
                                  p.page_type != 1 
                               and 
                                  s.language_id = '" . (int)$languages_id . "'
                               order by 
                                  p.sort_order, s.pages_title");


?>
<!-- info_pages //-->
         <tr>
           <td>
<?php
   $info_box_contents = array();
   $info_box_contents[] = array('text' => BOX_HEADING_PAGES);

   new infoBoxHeading($info_box_contents, false, false);

   $rows = 0;
   $page_list = '<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1">';




   while ($page = tep_db_fetch_array($page_query)) {
     $rows++;


$target="";
if($page['link_target']== 1)  {
$target="_blank";
}



if($page['pages_title'] != 'Contact Us'){

$link = FILENAME_PAGES . '?pages_id=' . $page['pages_id'];



}else{

$link = FILENAME_CONTACT_US;
}

if($page['intorext'] == 1)  {
$page_list .= '<tr><td class="infoBoxContents"><a target="'.$target.'" href="' . $page['externallink'] . '">' . $page['pages_title'] . '</a></td></tr>';
}
else {
     $page_list .= '<tr><td class="infoBoxContents"><a target="'.$target.'" href="' . tep_href_link($link) . '">' . $page['pages_title'] . '</a></td></tr>';
}
   }



   $page_list .= '</table>';

   $info_box_contents = array();
   $info_box_contents[] = array('text' => $page_list);


   new infoBox($info_box_contents);
?>
           </td>
         </tr>
<!-- info_pages_eof //-->

Thanks for your time.

abz786 · November 5, 2005

Hi,

I've installed this fantastic contribution (Categories Box Bullet and Line only) and it looks great . However, ever so often I'm getting the following error in the categories box which disappears once you refresh the page:

Warning: in_array(): Wrong datatype for second argument in /home/public_html/includes/boxes/categories.php on line

57 Warning: in_array(): Wrong datatype for second argument.

Line 57 refers to the following section of my /boxes/categories.php file

if ($foo[$counter]['parent'] == 0) {

$categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new);

$categories_string .= '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'arrow_right_nav.gif', '') . ' ';

} else {

$categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new);

$categories_string .= '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'arrow_bullet_square.gif', '') . ' ';

}

//ACTUAL LINE 57 - SEE BELOW

if ( ($id) && (in_array($counter, $id)) ) {

$categories_string .= "<b><font color='#CC0000'>";

}

Any ideas why this is happening??

6.2k · November 5, 2005

Hi,

I've installed this fantastic contribution (Categories Box Bullet and Line only) and it looks great . However, ever so often I'm getting the following error in the categories box which disappears once you refresh the page:

Warning: in_array(): Wrong datatype for second argument in /home/public_html/includes/boxes/categories.php on line

57 Warning: in_array(): Wrong datatype for second argument.

Line 57 refers to the following section of my /boxes/categories.php file

if ($foo[$counter]['parent'] == 0) {

$categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new);

$categories_string .= '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'arrow_right_nav.gif', '') . ' ';

} else {

$categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new);

$categories_string .= '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'arrow_bullet_square.gif', '') . ' ';

}

//ACTUAL LINE 57 - SEE BELOW

if ( ($id) && (in_array($counter, $id)) ) {

$categories_string .= "<b><font color='#CC0000'>";

}

Any ideas why this is happening??

Your code is not the code of the contribution but a modified code therefore has nothing to do with the contribution.

The contributions code is line #40 to line #60

	if ($foo[$counter]['parent'] == 0) {
  $cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $counter;
} else {
  $cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $foo[$counter]['path'];
}

$categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new);
$categories_string .= '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'checkout_bullet.gif', '') . ' ';;

if ( ($id) && (in_array($counter, $id)) ) {
  $categories_string .= "<b><font color='#ff0000'>";
}

// display category name
$categories_string .= $foo[$counter]['name'];

if ( ($id) && (in_array($counter, $id)) ) {
  $categories_string .= '</font></b>';
}

mr.eyetee · November 22, 2005

Hi, is there any way to center the catagory names next to the button image?

Thanks

Categories Box Bullet and Line (Support)

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