Unique menu for each category

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Can I call for a unique header depending on the category#? 

i.e. headerA.asp if category 4, headerB.asp if category 5 etc, header.asp if not a category at all...

does anyone know the code i would use to do that? 

Edit: To put it another way - can I make the left side menu unique to each main category (which will be in the horizontal nav across the top)?

for example: http://store.crabtree-evelyn.com/bath-and-body.html

Edited by caughlan - 10-May-2008 at 7:15pm

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caughlan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 25-September-2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote caughlan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Unique menu for each category Posted: 08-May-2008 at 8:19pm
	Can I call for a unique header depending on the category#? i.e. headerA.asp if category 4, headerB.asp if category 5 etc, header.asp if not a category at all... does anyone know the code i would use to do that? Edit: To put it another way - can I make the left side menu unique to each main category (which will be in the horizontal nav across the top)? for example: http://store.crabtree-evelyn.com/bath-and-body.html Edited by caughlan - 10-May-2008 at 7:15pm

Greg Dinger Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Certified ProductCart Developers Joined: 23-September-2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 238	Post Options Post Reply Quote Greg Dinger Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08-May-2008 at 8:26pm
	I'd probably look at examining the category ID and using a IF/ELSE ASP statements to implement what you have in mind.

caughlan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 25-September-2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote caughlan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08-May-2008 at 8:28pm
	That's exactly what I mean, but i don't know how to write code for it...

caughlan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 25-September-2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote caughlan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09-May-2008 at 4:54pm
	What about modifying the following code to give me unique menus for pre-determined categories (I hard-code my category menus): <%if session("customerType")="1" then%> <!--#include file="inc_WholeSaleCatMenu.inc"--> <%else%> <!--#include file="inc_RetailCatMenu.inc"--> <%end if%> Can anyone tell me how to ask for a unique menu for my idCategories and still have the above code work for calling the wholesale menu?

Hamish Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12-October-2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 56	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hamish Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09-May-2008 at 6:28pm
	We did something similar for a site - but it was part of a slightly bigger change. We had a single product we needed to use a variation on ConfigurePrd as well as a different header. In this case we created a copy of configurePrd under a different name and amended the menu to pint to the revised code for those products. Within the amended copy of the configurePrd code we then also included a different Header file. In this particular case we didn't use any ASP code to switch to the different version, but that would also have been a viable and workable approach.

caughlan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 25-September-2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote caughlan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09-May-2008 at 7:38pm
	Thanks Hamish that might work - I could make the main navigation at the top call on unique viewCategories files which in turn point to unique header files each with its own left side navigation. phew... It might mean creating quite a few extra files... but if no one knows how to help me write the ASP code to switch it, I might have to do that. Stacelynn

Hamish Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12-October-2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 56	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hamish Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10-May-2008 at 5:17am
	Hi Caughlan, We only went this route because we wanted both the page content and the header to be different for a single category. I was thinking that the best place to do this is where the header.asp is called and use If/else or case BUT... header.asp is called from many many places. What do you want to be different in the headers? It may well be simpler in the short term and easier to maintain in the long term if you build a version of header.asp that can take account of the categories. Edited by Hamish - 10-May-2008 at 5:23am

caughlan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 25-September-2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote caughlan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10-May-2008 at 2:20pm
	Hi Hamish - You're right, that would be quite a mess if the header is called from different spots! I just want the left menu to change based on the category you're in. Seemed like a simple idea So in my earlier post with the code that calls the menus, I thought it could be done here with a simple call for a new menu for each idcategory that i would specify. That would have avoided touching the header.asp completely. But I don't know how to write code so i have no idea if it would work anyway. On another note: This forum seems to be a place where developers-for-hire lurk and jump when they sense someone might hire them. I'm surprised at the private emails I've gotten where I've been told they have the solution, but it will cost me. I participate in many forums and this one is the worst for that... stacelynn

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	We added an article to the ProductCart WIKI since other customers might find this information helpful: http://wiki.earlyimpact.com/how_to/display_different_content_category We're counting on the WIKI becoming a true encyclopedia of everything about ProductCart. We'll need everyone's contribution to make that happen! For now, it's still a work in progress.
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Hamish Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12-October-2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 56	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hamish Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10-May-2008 at 5:49pm
	Hi, Wow - just been overtaken by event's then - Well done EA . Anyway - For your specific circumstances - I'm sure the code is straight forward, but probably I would use a case statement. Firstly, what are you trying to achieve with the different menus? It seems an unusual thing to do as usually it's best to leave the customer with the same menu so they feel they can find their way easily so I'd like to understand so I can give the right advice. It MAY be that the dynamic menus available from the WIKI http://wiki.earlyimpact.com/how_to/add_category_navigation will meet your needs - but I suspect it may not.