[ic] question about custom pricing

[Mark Little]

--- "Ed LaFrance (New Media E.M.S.)"
<ic_users at newmediaems.com> wrote:

> At 06:28 PM 9/15/2004, you wrote:
> 
> 
> >--- "Ed LaFrance (New Media E.M.S.)"
> ><ic_users at newmediaems.com> wrote:
> >
> > > At 10:31 AM 9/14/2004, you wrote:
> > >
> > > >Sorry for the confusion. Here is my original
> post:
> > > >
> > > >I am setting up a catalog with 4 different
> pricing
> > > >levels (these values are defined in the
> > > product/item
> > > >table).
> > > >
> > > >I can display the price just fine on the
> results
> > > list
> > > >and the item page based on the affiliate's
> pricing
> > > >level value, but when any item is added to the
> > > cart,
> > > >it picks up the default 'item-price' value and
> not
> > > the
> > > >affiliate based-price.
> > > >
> > > >I'm sure this is to protect a malicious user
> from
> > > >being able to order items at a discount.
> > > >
> > > >My question is:
> > > >Is there a single place where I can put in the
> > > price
> > > >level checking logic and have an item added to
> the
> > > >cart w/ the correct price? If not, where do I
> need
> > > to
> > > >make these changes?
> > > >
> > > >To which you replied:
> > > > > > > Mark -
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > There are examples of pricing Profiles
> in
> > > > > > > yourcat/etc/after.cfg; start there.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > - Ed
> > > >
> > > >I took a look at the file. The desired effect
> is to
> > > >detect the affiliate ID, and set the
> price_level
> > > >variable to a value based on the affiliate (1,
> 2,
> > > 3).
> > > >I have columns in my product table called
> > > >price_level1,
> > > >price_level2, price_level3, price_level4 that
> > > contain
> > > >the corresponding prices.
> > > >
> > > >What is the best way to include the logic in
> the
> > > >after.cfg file? I tried a couple of variants
> but
> > > >nothing seemed to work correctly. I couldn't
> find a
> > > >detailed reference or example in the archives.
> > > >
> > > >Thanks in advance,
> > > >Mark
> > >
> > > You can use ITL in the CommonAdjust string, so
> try
> > > something like:
> > >
> > > PriceField      0
> > > CommonAdjust    :[scratch aff_price], ;:price,
> ;$,
> > > ==:options
> > >
> > > This presumes that you have first set aff_price
> in a
> > > logical place in the
> > > catalog, such as the catalog page you have
> > > designated for this affiliate in
> > > their 'url' field:
> > >
> > > [set aff_price][data base=affiliate
> > > field=price_level key="@@MV_PAGE@"][/set]
> > > [comment] the above assumes that the affiliate
> page
> > > name matches the key to
> > > their affiliate record
> > > [/comment]
> > > [if scratch aff_price]
> > >          [set aff_price]price_level[scratch
> > > aff_price][/set]
> > > [else]
> > >          [set aff_price]price[/set]
> > > [/else]
> > > [/if]
> > >
> > > If this is the only kind of pricing stuff you
> are
> > > doing, you can comment
> > > out the include for etc/after.cfg
> > >
> > > ### include etc/after.cfg
> > >
> > > ...and just use the PriceField and CommonAdjust
> > > directives in catalog.cfg.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >Ed:
> >
> >I have the value for the price_level being set in
> the
> >top section of my main template that is used for
> every
> >page (the variable is called affilPrice). It works
> >fine. I can see that the value is being set correct
> >for price_level and is viewable my results_buylist
> >component, etc.
> >
> >However, using [item-price] in the results_buylist
> >component is bringing up the "base" price, and
> adding
> >an item to the cart results in the same "base"
> price
> >being used. It is not using what I set in the
> >CommonAdjust string...
> >
> >This is in my catalog.cfg file:
> >PriceField      0
> >CommonAdjust    :[scratch affilPrice], ;:price, ;$,
> >==:options
> >
> >I'm sure I'm missing something minor..any add'l
> help
> >would be greatly appreciated!
> 
> Did you comment out or remove 'include
> etc/after.cfg'? To comment it out, 
> you need at least two '#'.  Did you Apply Changes or
> restart Interchange?
> 
> If so, put this on any page and see what the output
> is:
> 
> [calc] return $Config->{CommonAdjust}; [/calc]
> 
> 
> - Ed
> 

Ed,
I removed the after.cfg reference. Interchange was
restarted. Still not showing up, even though I see the
price_level is being set correctly in the page output.
The [seti] statements that set the price_level are in
my leftright template.

When I put this in a page:
[calc] return $Config->{CommonAdjust}; [/calc]

The return is blank.

Any further advice would be appreciated!
Mark



		
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