Required info field prior to clicking 'add to basket'

[Guest thatblokedan]

I am in the process of setting up an online store for school photography novelty gifts. Our photos are recognised on a database by using unique 10 digit code.

Is there a way of forcing the customer to enter this code in a text field prior to adding a product to their basket? and then sending this information on with each individual order.

Iam sorry if this question havs been asked before, I was unable to find the answer by searching

Thanks for your help!!!

Dan

[Guest Brivtech]

Hello Dan,

What version of CubeCart are you using (Usually a good start)?

If you're using CubeCart V4.2.x, then there's a textbox as product option, so customers can enter the code into the textbox when ordering a product.

For version 3.x, (or earlier version 4's), this requires a modification, and such a modification (for version 3) can be found at cubecartforums.org, a site that deals specifically with modifications for CubeCart.

[Guest thatblokedan]

Hello Dan,

What version of CubeCart are you using (Usually a good start)?

If you're using CubeCart V4.2.x, then there's a textbox as product option, so customers can enter the code into the textbox when ordering a product.

For version 3.x, (or earlier version 4's), this requires a modification, and such a modification (for version 3) can be found at cubecartforums.org, a site that deals specifically with modifications for CubeCart.

Thanks for your help!

Iam using version 4.2.x. Do I have the ability to make this a required option? and can it create an alert if the user has not entered any info?

[Guest paulabakerparkin]

Do I have the ability to make this a required option? and can it create an alert if the user has not entered any info?

Not with the standard cart set up. However there is a modification available which will give you that functionality...

[Guest Brivtech]

Yes, to have an alert, you'd need to place a Javascript alert if the field is empty when the form (product with text box) is submitted. It's outside of the scope of the cubecart core, but if you know some Javascript, it shouldn't be too hard - You may even be able to Google a suitable script to do this.

[Guest thatblokedan]

I have found a code that would do what you are suggesting for the alert. But how would I implement this?

<script LANGAUGE="JavaScript">

function validate(){

if (document.form1.code.value.length<1||!document.form1.code.value.match(/[^\s]/)){

alert("Please Enter Customer Code");

document.form1.code.focus();

return false;

}

return true;

}

//-->

</SCRIPT>