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Cheers, thanks for that.

I've done what you suggested in the ste_checkout.pl file, just read your comments about the customer accounts section where you wrote...

This doesn't change where the customer accounts get created (for that I think you can just edit the elements ste_custacct*), just the checkout, but it seems to work ok.

Just wondering, what to do there exactly, im not technically minded so I could do with some help here!

Thanks for your help so far.

David

I am trying to implement this as well as I do not use a realtime shipping method and I require a county/state/province text-box rather than a drop down pre-set selection list.

I have modified the  fine and the county/state/province option now appears as a text-box on the checkout.

I am however unsure as to how to edit the code in  to make the customer accounts pages use a textbox instead of the dropdown selection list so that these pages co-ordinate with the textbox information entered by the customer at checkout.

I have noticed the state/county/province option list appears in the admin area on the customer accounts page, also on the 1st checkout page and on the create new customer account page. Are there any other pages that need changing for this to work?

Can someone please help with modifying the routines in the file ? I am totaly stuck here. The codes are as below:

#######################################################################
# Ste Custacct StateProvList                                          #
#######################################################################

sub ste_custacct_stateprovlist {

&initialize_sub_add('ste_custacct_stateprovlist');

#########
######### This routine displays form data for a state/province listing.
#########

print <<ENDOFTEXT;
<OPTION VALUE=""></OPTION>
ENDOFTEXT

$sql_statement = "

SELECT stateprov_id
FROM stateprov
WHERE stateprov_id<>''

";

my @disp = database_call('stateprov','SELECT',$sql_statement);

foreach $row(@disp) {

($stateprov_id) = @$row;

if ($stateprov_id eq "$fd_tracking_stateprov" && $fd_pg ne "ste_custacctnew") {

print <<ENDOFTEXT;
<OPTION VALUE="$stateprov_id" SELECTED>$stateprov_id</OPTION>
ENDOFTEXT

} else {

print <<ENDOFTEXT;
<OPTION VALUE="$stateprov_id">$stateprov_id</OPTION>
ENDOFTEXT

} ######### End of if statement.

} ######### End of foreach statement.

&initialize_sub_remove('ste_custacct_stateprovlist');

} ######### End of subroutine.

#######################################################################
# Ste Custacct ShipStateProvList                                      #
#######################################################################

sub ste_custacct_shipstateprovlist {

&initialize_sub_add('ste_custacct_shipstateprovlist');

#########
######### This routine displays form data for a state/province listing.
#########

print <<ENDOFTEXT;
<OPTION VALUE=""></OPTION>
ENDOFTEXT

$sql_statement = "

SELECT stateprov_id
FROM stateprov
WHERE stateprov_id<>''

";

my @disp = database_call('stateprov','SELECT',$sql_statement);

foreach $row(@disp) {

($stateprov_id) = @$row;

if ($stateprov_id eq "$fd_trackitem_shipstateprov" && $fd_pg ne "ste_custacctnew") {

print <<ENDOFTEXT;
<OPTION VALUE="$stateprov_id" SELECTED>$stateprov_id</OPTION>
ENDOFTEXT

} else {

print <<ENDOFTEXT;
<OPTION VALUE="$stateprov_id">$stateprov_id</OPTION>
ENDOFTEXT

} ######### End of if statement.

} ######### End of foreach statement.

&initialize_sub_remove('ste_custacct_shipstateprovlist');

} ######### End of subroutine.

I have noticed these routines only seem to create part of the HTML form element tags; only the <OPTION> part is created. The HTML <SELECT> tag which creates the drop down list in the first place must be somewhere else? Where does the <SELECT> HTML form code reside so they can be modified appropriatly?

Also last of all (honest!) ...are there any database issues with modifying this form item like this? Will the state/county/province information for customer accounts be intact and stored ok if this is altered to the form of a text box from the original drop down selection list?

Cheers

myqee

Thanks Dave. That was very helpful ... 

I've followed what you said and have taken it a little further as well as few more txt files need modifying and with a little extra code too.

So far all appears to be working in the shop-front side of the website. I now need to just do the same for the CCP admin area and replace all its state/province/county option areas in to text-boxes as well. Any ideas anyone?

Currently if a customer enters a state/county/province name that does match one from the original drop down slection list then in all the drop down lists for this option (the ones still in the admin area) default to the empty non-selected option in the drop down list. It is cruicial I can get all admin state/province/county option drop down lists converted to text boxes as well so the text entered by customers for state/province/county show up and I can then proccess orders, customer accounts, etc. Any ideas where these are located to mod? I'm trying to find them in the .pl's and .txt's with not much luck so far.

Just as a note to anyone wanting to try implement this as well this is what I have done so far....



In  look for the lines

$type = "SELECT-TABLE";
$param = "stateprov";

and change SELECT-TABLE to TEXTBOX



In  change

<SELECT NAME="tracking_stateprov">
(CGIGET TYPE="SUB" VALUE="ste_custacct_stateprovlist")
</SELECT>

to

<input type="text" name="tracking_stateprov" size="20">

In  change

<SELECT NAME="tracking_shipstateprov">
(CGIGET TYPE="SUB" VALUE="ste_custacct_stateprovlist")
</SELECT>

to

<input type="text" name="trackitem_shipstateprov" size="20">

In  change

<SELECT NAME="tracking_stateprov">
(CGIGET TYPE="SUB" VALUE="ste_custacct_stateprovlist")
</SELECT>

to

<input type="text" name="tracking_stateprov" size="20" value="(CGIVAR)fd_tracking_stateprov(/CGIVAR)">

In  change

<SELECT NAME="tracking_shipstateprov">
(CGIGET TYPE="SUB" VALUE="ste_custacct_stateprovlist")
</SELECT>

to

<input type="text" name="trackitem_shipstateprov" size="20" value="(CGIVAR)fd_trackitem_shipstateprov(/CGIVAR)">

--end--


Now this does appear to work perfectly so far. If anyone knows how to get this sorted for the admin area's state/province/county drop down slection lists as well please post as this whole process is futile without that really.

If you read this Nick do you have any comments as to what I am doing here good, bad or indifferent? Many thanks.

myqee

Has anyone been using this modification successfully?

Has anyone found a better way to allow for data entry regarding this field that allows for a more user friendly experience upon checkout if they are from outside North America?

Any comments and suggestions are much appreciated!