RE: [mv] Setting multiple attributes

["Bill Thornton" <bill@qsilver.net>]

I've found a workaround to the solution by using perl to pull the stuff out
of the cart.

It's too bad, though, that minivend's attributes want to only be select
boxes.  I haven't really seen anything concrete in the archives or docs that
support modifiers that allow someone to use text input boxes instead of
select boxes, checkboxes, or radio buttons.

--Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-minivend-users@minivend.com
[mailto:owner-minivend-users@minivend.com]On Behalf Of Ryan Hertz
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 1999 9:39 PM
To: minivend-users@minivend.com
Subject: Re: [mv] Setting multiple attributes


******    message to minivend-users from Ryan Hertz <rhertz@gyb.baits.com>
******

At 09:20 PM 10/5/1999 , you wrote:
>******    message to minivend-users from "Bill Thornton"
<bill@radiantideas.com>     ******
>
>I am working on a minivend site for a client where the customer needs to be
>able to enter in dimensions for products they're trying to order.
Depending
>upon the shape of the object, there can be as few as 1 and as many as 6
>dimensions that must be filled in.
>
>I have written the perl that generates an appropriate number of text input
>boxes, but now feel like I might have pulled my socks on over my boots
>because I can't seem to pass that information on to the Checkout/Receipt
>pages.

	Your code looks good.  I'm not too certain about how to use modifiers with
the products, but you might want to consider placing the dimensions into 1
field and seperating them by commas.  Minivend is pretty slick with
exploding comma seperated lists.

>
>Here's my code for generating the text input boxes:
>
>[perl]
>@dim_names = ("A","B","C","D","E","F","G","H");
>$dims = [item-field dims_needed];
>$name = 0;
>while ($name < $dims) {
>        $var .= "Dimension $dim_names[$name]:<input type=text
>name=[modifier-name dim$dim_names[$name]><br>";
>        ++$name;
>}
>return $var;
>[/perl]
>
>Am I attempting the impossible, or do I just need stronger coffee?
>
>--Bill
>
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