[ic] Answers Wanted: 2-level categorization: Best strategy?

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where in which manual does it state the differences in the catalog types?

Troy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Alcorn" <doug@lathi.net>
To: <interchange-users@minivend.com>
Sent: Monday, 08 January, 2001 07:24
Subject: Re: [ic] Answers Wanted: 2-level categorization: Best strategy?


> Steve Freitas <sflist@ihonk.com> writes:
>
> > The Construct demo uses, as the manual states, single-level
> > categorization for its items. I would like to change it to support
> > two-level categorization. To provide a practical usage example, here are
> > two categories and subcategories of parts I would like to list:
> >
> > Mustang parts
> >      Suspension
> >      Interior
> >      Drivetrain
> >
> > Camaro parts
> >      Suspension
> >      Interior
> >      Drivetrain
> >
> > ...etc.
> >
>
> I have just finished a catalog that is just like this (but with
> cellular telephone accessories).  It was a little tricky, but I
> finally got it.
>
> Basically, I used another field in the products table for the
> Mustang/Camaro stuff (addl_category in my case).  I then added a form
> to one of the template areas that will allow the customer to easily
> change from Mustang to Camaro.  This form's submit action is a dummy,
> middle page.  The purpose of the middle page is to extract the value
> selected and enter it into a scratch variable.  The middle page then
> bounces to some predermined page.  Finally, in the code for the left
> hand side I had to modify the bar_link subroutine to generate a
> coordinated search of the scratch variable and the primary category.
>
> I'm working on getting a site up that will allow you to download all
> the little tricks and hacks for IC I've written.  Once I get that done
> I will have the code for doing this up.  It may be another week or two
> before I'm done.
> --
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