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I am fairly illiterate when it comes to programming, and as of about 2 weeks ago I didnt know the first thing about javascript...Im trying to learn among doing 5 million other things, but I really need help. I found another page that has a paypal cart Id like to use...they dont have a configurator that adds values of an assembled custom system, instead, you add individual parts to the basket.
I would like to be able to configure a system then add that system (labor, parts, shipping and all) and send that to paypal. Obviously Id also need to be sent an email telling me what options were selected so that I can begin to build it. I have both scripts below. I have added my stream-of-consciousness thoughts (preceding each part of the script) as I went through the pages seeing what parts were pertinent to this forum.
Also the segments of the first script (the configurator that Id like to use) are seperated by //#A (eg //1A) and the second script (the paypal shopping cart) is broken up by //#B. I hope its in a format thats readable, as this is the first time Ive sought help on programming advice. I am a hardware guy myself. If anything, I hope my comments throughout helps in seeing the thought process of a somewhat newbie (I used to love BASIC, but I dont see too many Commodore's these days). Thanks for the help.
//1A
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
function showpos(value){
var str = "" + Math.round(value*100);
var len = str.length;
return (str=="0")?"":(str.substring(0,len-2)+"."+str.substring(len-2,len));
}
I think you change the 0 * 1 to say 20 * 1 (or was it 0 * 20?) to jack prices up $20 (can this be changed to a percentage?)
function get_total(){
//edit here for starting price
var tmp = 0 * 1;//do not edit
<note: line breaks added here to prevent side scrolling>
var type = "cas,cpu,motherboard,memory,temp,flashmedia,cpufan,hd1,hd2,video_card,dvd,cdr,monitor,
sound_card,speaker,modem,floppy,zip,network,wirelesspoint,wirelesscard,keyboard,mouse,
os,soft1,soft2,gaming1,gaming2,gaming3,gaming4,gaming5,printer,usb,ieee,round_cable,
video_camera,scanner,service,rush";
var type_array = type.split(",");
ok, this adds the options...I see the type.array and type.split but it isnt registering to me exactly how it takes the above variables and adds them as they change
for(loop = 0; loop < type_array.length; loop++){
var name = eval('document.calculate.' + type_array[loop] + '.value.split(",")');
name[0] = name[0] * 1;
tmp = tmp + name[0];}
Or does it add it here...now Im confused...
document.calculate.total1.value = "(+" + showpos(tmp) + ")";
document.calculate.total2.value = "$" + showpos(tmp);}
I see this is for a button that you can click to have a popup window with more product specs. Now, to have a page called cpu.htm pop up I think I add the line <a class="morelink" href="javascript:MoreInfo('cpu');"><img src="qmark.gif" border="0" width="20" height="20"></a> where I want that link to be
function MoreInfo(type){
var type_index;
var index_url;type_index = eval('document.calculate.' + type + '.selectedIndex');
index_url = 'spec/' + type + type_index + '.htm';
popup=window.open(index_url,"Item","width=800,height=500,scrollbars=1");
popup.focus();
}
//-->
</script>
This is what I want changed to PayPal...it is right below the above script. Instead of the value of total1 or total2 (whichever it uses) going to a yahoo cart, Id like it to go to a PayPal cart. Also, what is the <form class="xgear"? what does it refer to? Is this pertinent to the form as a whole or to the yahoo cart (or to shopping carts in general)?:
<form class="xgear" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt" name="calculate" action="http://order.store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/wg-order?businessnamedeleted+amdcon" method="post">
//2A
OK, this is a snipet from one item I see that xgear class again so I think it relates to the form, and when the option changes, it updates the value of "hd2" in the function "get_total" ...cool, just figured that out!
<tr>
<td align="left" width="150">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Hard Drive 2</b></font></td>
<td width="640"><font face="arial, helvetica" size="2">
<select class="xgear" onchange="get_total();" size="1" name="hd2">
<option value="0,---Optional---" selected>---Optional---</option>
<option value="87,Item 1 [+$87]">Item 1 [+$87]</option>
<option value="88,Item 2 [+$88]">Item 2 [+$88]</option>
</select>````````</font></td>
</tr>
//3A
now what confuses me is that there seems to be a "total1" and "total2", but hey are the same...One is at the top of the table and the other at the bottom but at the top (//1A) was the following :
document.calculate.total1.value = "(+" + showpos(tmp) + ")";
document.calculate.total2.value = "$" + showpos(tmp);
which I thought was adding the two values, but maybe not...anyways, I guess below it takes the value in "total2" and uses it for the value that is added to the yahoo cart, but again Id like it go to a PayPal cart.
<tr>
<td width="150" bgColor="#ff6600" height="22"> </td>
<td width="640" height="22">
<p align="left"><b>Subtotal: </b>
<input style="COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" readOnly size="10" value="$499.00" name="total2"></td> <---Default value (name="total2")
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="150" bgColor="#ffffff" height="90"> </td>
<td width="640" height="90">
<p align="center"> </p>
<p align="center">
<input type="submit" value="Add To Shopping Cart" name="submit">
<input type="reset" value="Reset"> </p>
<p align="center"> </td>
</tr>
<input type="hidden" value="http://www.businessnamedeleted.com/amdcon.html" name=".autodone">
<input type="hidden" value="buyxg" name="vwcatalog">
<input type="hidden" value="AMDCON" name="vwitem">
</form>
The other script is in the next post (the paypal cart Id like to use) since apparently the two combined are too long for a single post.
[edited by: tedster at 7:18 pm (utc) on April 16, 2003]
pctechguy's post about converting from Yahoo to PayPal continues here:
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