*Force* users to select from drop-down list ?

[A Stewart]

ShopSite SC Pro 6

Hi

Anyone know if there's some way to make the
"ordering options" dropdown list *compulsory*?

i.e. In our case the user needs to be forced
into selecting a *size*!

Ship

[Keith Palmer]

add ;n to the end of the first thing in the option I think...

So:

Select Size:;n
Small
Medium
Large


The only thing being, when they don't enter it they get this plain white screen with nothign on it
except the error message. You can change the header and footer that get included at the top and
bottom of the error message by editing these files:

www/cgi-bin/sb/bo_error_head.html
www/cgi-bin/sb/bo_error_tail.html

If you wanted to do custom error messages, you could end bo_error_head.html with <!-- and begin
bo_error_tail.html with --> and then just put your custom error message in bo_error_head.html

Hope all that helps!

- Keith


"A Stewart" <shiphen@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:apb48a$kd4$1@support.shopsite.com...
ShopSite SC Pro 6

Hi

Anyone know if there's some way to make the
"ordering options" dropdown list *compulsory*?

i.e. In our case the user needs to be forced
into selecting a *size*!

Ship

[Switch Hits]

That ;n did not work for me. Now I have items with 3 sets of
options...I put an ;n in all 3 of them but it still allowed the
item in the shopping cart with 2 options that were never
selected.

Jimmy Hilburger
www.switchhits.com


"Keith Palmer" <keithp@logosoftwear.com> wrote in message
news:apbc3m$lf2$1@support.shopsite.com...

add ;n to the end of the first thing in the option I think...

So:

Select Size:;n
Small
Medium
Large


The only thing being, when they don't enter it they get this
plain white screen with nothign on it
except the error message. You can change the header and footer
that get included at the top and
bottom of the error message by editing these files:

www/cgi-bin/sb/bo_error_head.html
www/cgi-bin/sb/bo_error_tail.html

If you wanted to do custom error messages, you could end
bo_error_head.html with <!-- and begin
bo_error_tail.html with --> and then just put your custom error
message in bo_error_head.html

Hope all that helps!

- Keith


"A Stewart" <shiphen@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:apb48a$kd4$1@support.shopsite.com...
ShopSite SC Pro 6

Hi

Anyone know if there's some way to make the
"ordering options" dropdown list *compulsory*?

i.e. In our case the user needs to be forced
into selecting a *size*!

Ship

[loren_d_c]

Can you proceed to the checkout screen without selecting an option other
than one with a ;n after it, though?

-Loren


Switch Hits wrote:

That ;n did not work for me. Now I have items with 3 sets of
options...I put an ;n in all 3 of them but it still allowed the
item in the shopping cart with 2 options that were never
selected.

Jimmy Hilburger
www.switchhits.com

"Keith Palmer" <keithp@logosoftwear.com> wrote in message
news:apbc3m$lf2$1@support.shopsite.com...
add ;n to the end of the first thing in the option I think...

So:

Select Size:;n
Small
Medium
Large


The only thing being, when they don't enter it they get this
plain white screen with nothign on it
except the error message. You can change the header and footer
that get included at the top and
bottom of the error message by editing these files:

www/cgi-bin/sb/bo_error_head.html
www/cgi-bin/sb/bo_error_tail.html

If you wanted to do custom error messages, you could end
bo_error_head.html with <!-- and begin
bo_error_tail.html with --> and then just put your custom error
message in bo_error_head.html

Hope all that helps!

- Keith


"A Stewart" <shiphen@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:apb48a$kd4$1@support.shopsite.com...
ShopSite SC Pro 6

Hi

Anyone know if there's some way to make the
"ordering options" dropdown list *compulsory*?

i.e. In our case the user needs to be forced
into selecting a *size*!

Ship

[jim]

Jimmy,
They may be able to put it in the cart without selecting the options but
can they checkout with just one option selected? When I try it I get
an error message saying an option selection is required and I can't
finalize the checkout until all options are selected.

Jim

Switch Hits wrote:

That ;n did not work for me. Now I have items with 3 sets of
options...I put an ;n in all 3 of them but it still allowed the
item in the shopping cart with 2 options that were never
selected.

Jimmy Hilburger
www.switchhits.com

"Keith Palmer" <keithp@logosoftwear.com> wrote in message
news:apbc3m$lf2$1@support.shopsite.com...
add ;n to the end of the first thing in the option I think...

So:

Select Size:;n
Small
Medium
Large


The only thing being, when they don't enter it they get this
plain white screen with nothign on it
except the error message. You can change the header and footer
that get included at the top and
bottom of the error message by editing these files:

www/cgi-bin/sb/bo_error_head.html
www/cgi-bin/sb/bo_error_tail.html

If you wanted to do custom error messages, you could end
bo_error_head.html with <!-- and begin
bo_error_tail.html with --> and then just put your custom error
message in bo_error_head.html

Hope all that helps!

- Keith


"A Stewart" <shiphen@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:apb48a$kd4$1@support.shopsite.com...
ShopSite SC Pro 6

Hi

Anyone know if there's some way to make the
"ordering options" dropdown list *compulsory*?

i.e. In our case the user needs to be forced
into selecting a *size*!

Ship

[Switch Hits]

Yes, I did get the error message when I went to the cart, you are
right. However, when I tried to correct the problem by changing
the options, hit Recalculate, I still got the same error message.

Jimmy Hilburger
www.switchhits.com


"jim" <jim@icentral.com> wrote in message
news:3DC06092.DFA3989D@icentral.com...

Jimmy,
They may be able to put it in the cart without selecting the
options but
can they checkout with just one option selected? When I try
it I get
an error message saying an option selection is required and I
can't
finalize the checkout until all options are selected.

Jim

Switch Hits wrote:

That ;n did not work for me. Now I have items with 3 sets of
options...I put an ;n in all 3 of them but it still allowed
the
item in the shopping cart with 2 options that were never
selected.

Jimmy Hilburger
www.switchhits.com

"Keith Palmer" <keithp@logosoftwear.com> wrote in message
news:apbc3m$lf2$1@support.shopsite.com...
add ;n to the end of the first thing in the option I
think...

So:

Select Size:;n
Small
Medium
Large


The only thing being, when they don't enter it they get
this
plain white screen with nothign on it
except the error message. You can change the header and
footer
that get included at the top and
bottom of the error message by editing these files:

www/cgi-bin/sb/bo_error_head.html
www/cgi-bin/sb/bo_error_tail.html

If you wanted to do custom error messages, you could end
bo_error_head.html with <!-- and begin
bo_error_tail.html with --> and then just put your custom
error
message in bo_error_head.html

Hope all that helps!

- Keith


"A Stewart" <shiphen@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:apb48a$kd4$1@support.shopsite.com...
ShopSite SC Pro 6

Hi

Anyone know if there's some way to make the
"ordering options" dropdown list *compulsory*?

i.e. In our case the user needs to be forced
into selecting a *size*!

Ship

[Switch Hits]

No one ever answered this last message and now I have upset
customers because I never resolved this issue...anyone from
ShopSite have any suggestions? Check the message above for the
problem. Thanks.

Jimmy Hilburger
www.switchhits.com



"Switch Hits" <jimmy@switchhits.com> wrote in message
news:apr8tm$7af$1@support.shopsite.com...

Yes, I did get the error message when I went to the cart, you
are
right. However, when I tried to correct the problem by
changing
the options, hit Recalculate, I still got the same error
message.

Jimmy Hilburger
www.switchhits.com


"jim" <jim@icentral.com> wrote in message
news:3DC06092.DFA3989D@icentral.com...
Jimmy,
They may be able to put it in the cart without selecting the
options but
can they checkout with just one option selected? When I
try
it I get
an error message saying an option selection is required and I
can't
finalize the checkout until all options are selected.

Jim

Switch Hits wrote:

That ;n did not work for me. Now I have items with 3 sets
of
options...I put an ;n in all 3 of them but it still allowed
the
item in the shopping cart with 2 options that were never
selected.

Jimmy Hilburger
www.switchhits.com

"Keith Palmer" <keithp@logosoftwear.com> wrote in message
news:apbc3m$lf2$1@support.shopsite.com...
add ;n to the end of the first thing in the option I
think...

So:

Select Size:;n
Small
Medium
Large


The only thing being, when they don't enter it they get
this
plain white screen with nothign on it
except the error message. You can change the header and
footer
that get included at the top and
bottom of the error message by editing these files:

www/cgi-bin/sb/bo_error_head.html
www/cgi-bin/sb/bo_error_tail.html

If you wanted to do custom error messages, you could end
bo_error_head.html with <!-- and begin
bo_error_tail.html with --> and then just put your custom
error
message in bo_error_head.html

Hope all that helps!

- Keith


"A Stewart" <shiphen@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:apb48a$kd4$1@support.shopsite.com...
ShopSite SC Pro 6

Hi

Anyone know if there's some way to make the
"ordering options" dropdown list *compulsory*?

i.e. In our case the user needs to be forced
into selecting a *size*!

Ship

[loren_d_c]

Jimmy,

If you have a technical support issue that you want to be addressed by
ShopSite, Inc., please send it through your ShopSite reseller/hosting
provider. Off the top of my head I can only say that I have never seen
this problem before.

-Loren


Switch Hits wrote:

No one ever answered this last message and now I have upset
customers because I never resolved this issue...anyone from
ShopSite have any suggestions? Check the message above for the
problem. Thanks.

Jimmy Hilburger
www.switchhits.com

"Switch Hits" <jimmy@switchhits.com> wrote in message
news:apr8tm$7af$1@support.shopsite.com...
Yes, I did get the error message when I went to the cart, you
are
right. However, when I tried to correct the problem by
changing
the options, hit Recalculate, I still got the same error
message.

Jimmy Hilburger
www.switchhits.com


"jim" <jim@icentral.com> wrote in message
news:3DC06092.DFA3989D@icentral.com...
Jimmy,
They may be able to put it in the cart without selecting the
options but
can they checkout with just one option selected? When I
try
it I get
an error message saying an option selection is required and I
can't
finalize the checkout until all options are selected.

Jim

Switch Hits wrote:

That ;n did not work for me. Now I have items with 3 sets
of
options...I put an ;n in all 3 of them but it still allowed
the
item in the shopping cart with 2 options that were never
selected.

Jimmy Hilburger
www.switchhits.com

"Keith Palmer" <keithp@logosoftwear.com> wrote in message
news:apbc3m$lf2$1@support.shopsite.com...
add ;n to the end of the first thing in the option I
think...

So:

Select Size:;n
Small
Medium
Large


The only thing being, when they don't enter it they get
this
plain white screen with nothign on it
except the error message. You can change the header and
footer
that get included at the top and
bottom of the error message by editing these files:

www/cgi-bin/sb/bo_error_head.html
www/cgi-bin/sb/bo_error_tail.html

If you wanted to do custom error messages, you could end
bo_error_head.html with <!-- and begin
bo_error_tail.html with --> and then just put your custom
error
message in bo_error_head.html

Hope all that helps!

- Keith


"A Stewart" <shiphen@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:apb48a$kd4$1@support.shopsite.com...
ShopSite SC Pro 6

Hi

Anyone know if there's some way to make the
"ordering options" dropdown list *compulsory*?

i.e. In our case the user needs to be forced
into selecting a *size*!

Ship