Searching by Size - can this be done?

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   I'm running v3.11 with apparel add-on.  I've searched the archives and can't find anything, so I'll apologize in advance if this has already be covered.

I have a clothing store for men and women's fashions.  I would like to offer an option to let someone search a particular category for a particular size. For instance, a man might search "Suits" for everything I have in stock in a size "42r".  

Can this be done?  I've looked into custom-search fields, but this seesm to apply only to the parent product.  My approach would require looking at the sub-product level, returning everything that meets that size.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Paul
www.jkleinbauer.com

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paul Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 25-February-2008 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote paul Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Searching by Size - can this be done? Posted: 08-June-2008 at 7:00pm
	I'm running v3.11 with apparel add-on. I've searched the archives and can't find anything, so I'll apologize in advance if this has already be covered. I have a clothing store for men and women's fashions. I would like to offer an option to let someone search a particular category for a particular size. For instance, a man might search "Suits" for everything I have in stock in a size "42r". Can this be done? I've looked into custom-search fields, but this seesm to apply only to the parent product. My approach would require looking at the sub-product level, returning everything that meets that size. Any thoughts? Thanks, Paul www.jkleinbauer.com

worldofrugs Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24-April-2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote worldofrugs Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18-June-2008 at 11:34am
	Paul, Have you ever figured it out? I also have the apparel add-on and also would like to be able to search by size or color.

paul Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 25-February-2008 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote paul Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19-June-2008 at 3:56pm
	No - I haven't figured out anything yet - was hoping to build on work someone else already did - will have to dust off my code books look into doing this myself - surprised someone hasn't already developed an approach, as this could really enhance the customer's experience w/ the storefront.

tekcetera Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 19-June-2008 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote tekcetera Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19-June-2008 at 6:08pm
	Guys, I wrote some code that you guys should be able to resuse with minor modifications. Let me know if you are still in the hunt for code that will let you do size & color searching.

paul Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 25-February-2008 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote paul Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21-June-2008 at 4:11pm
	Thanks. I'd be interested in seeing what you've developed. Do you have an active site that employs the changes?

worldofrugs Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24-April-2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote worldofrugs Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23-June-2008 at 9:56am
	Same here, very interested

worldofrugs Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24-April-2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote worldofrugs Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29-August-2008 at 3:13pm
	Still no one who has figured it out and can help us out with this? Within our rug industry, our users mainly search by size and/or color, so this would be so great to have!

ProductCart Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group ProductCart Team Joined: 01-October-2003 Status: Offline Points: 135	Post Options Post Reply Quote ProductCart Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29-August-2008 at 4:48pm
	I believe you will love the biggest new feature that we will be introducing in ProductCart version 3.5. That is: unlimited custom search fields that can be associated with not just products, but also categories, thus allowing "drill-down" navigation within a category (e.g. show me all the persian rugs that are 6' x 9' under $1,000). A new code snippet that you can add to your interface will dynamically load the applicable filters for the category.
	The ProductCart Team Home of ProductCart shopping cart software

worldofrugs Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24-April-2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote worldofrugs Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29-August-2008 at 4:53pm
	I can NOT wait till version 3.5 comes out!! This prob. will solve my issue / grant my wish... Is kissing the monitor allowed in this forum? Thanks so much EI!!!

paul Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 25-February-2008 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote paul Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29-August-2008 at 5:09pm
	Will this also work for sub-products using the Apparel Add On? For instance, can someone search all categories for all products that have a sub-product in a size medium with stock levels of 1 or more? (hope so) What's the expected release date of 3.5? thanks.