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

[Steve & Patti Getzinger]

+N6REJ wrote:

> 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.
> > --
> >  (__) Doug Alcorn (mailto:doug@lathi.net http://www.lathi.net)
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> >  |_/  If you're a capitalist and you have the best goods and they're
> >       free, you don't have to proselytize, you just have to wait.
> >
> >
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They are all the same with exception of Basic. Only difference is look. Test is
also all by itself..

Steve