BTO display multiple product images

I sell motocross kits with each component configurable. I would like to display in the configuration page multiple product images, a before and after. I already have images embeded in the BTO products, but they are specific to the area of configuration and not the global product.

Don't you hate when you get a completely worthless response like this, M Robles? I'll let you know when I figure out how to port the code from viewPrd to configurePrd... Silly that this still hasn't been made standard within three years ;(

*edit*

Ironically, only the short description shows on the configuration page, so adding images to the long description html area wouldn't work either...

Edited by Brett - 05-May-2010 at 10:04pm

I agree with you that the configuration page should be limited to configuration. However, for those who are interested in this functionality, here is the solution:


configurePrd.asp
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Add this line near the other Dim statements:

Dim pcv_strProdImage_Url, pcv_strProdImage_LargeUrl, pcv_intProdImage_Columns, pcv_strShowImage_LargeUrl, pcv_strShowImage_Url, pcv_strCurrentUrl, pcv_strAdditionalImages, cCounter

around line 510 you will see a function call to pcs_ProductImage
add a line under that calling the function pcs_AdditionalImages
...youll notice if you look at viewPrd.asp, it is set up the same way.
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save/close configurePrd.asp


configurePrdCode.asp
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delete or rename the function pcs_ProductImage
open viewPrd.asp and copy the pcs_ProductImage, pcs_AdditionalImages, pcf_GetAdditionalImages, pcs_MakeAdditionalImage functions
paste those where the pcs_ProductImage used to be on configurePrdCode.asp
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save and close

You should be able to see multiple images just like on the viewprd.asp page.


All I did was copy the image code from viewPrd.asp and move it to configurePrd.asp. I ran into an issue at first but it was just that I had not declared those variables so they weren't persisting between functions.

Edited by Brett - 06-May-2010 at 7:30pm

http://www.liftchair.com/Extra-Wide-Comforter-700-lbs-Super-33-39p199-config.htm

There's an example of the change, along with a few others. Let me know if you'd like copies of the modified files.

I've also combined the description and configure pages and applied SEO urls to the config page. Also, ive added a new display type so that the radio selection is showing in a grid instead of a list.


*edit*

You might notice the table overlaps the border on Google Chrome and certain versions of firefox. My images are a bit too wide...

Also, refreshing the page reverts it to the non-seo optimized url. I imagine this has something to do with the 404 redirection. I'm not sure how to fix this. I used ISAPI rewrite to redirect to the configure page.

I could probably edit 404.asp to determine whether the product is configurable and if so, forward to the configuration page (which for me is a combination config + details) rather than the product details page (for non BTO products the product details page is the last page before adding to cart).

Anyways... adding mutiple product images to the product configuration page is a very simple modification.

Edited by Brett - 01-June-2010 at 1:37am