Re: Sizes/Colors Options
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Clint Davis wrote: > I'm setting up a new store with some products requiring size/color options. > I noticed that StoreBuilder does this, but I don't like the implementation. > StoreBuilder assumes that every size is available in every color, but that's > not the case in my store. I may have red, blue, and green with sizes small, > medium, and large, but the red shirt is only available in small. > > I'll store options in a separate database, but I'm interested in how > everyone else handles this? These types of stores are different. I have found that its best to think in terms of "building a SKU to find". Very Basically, you let the user choose color and size, then you find the product that fits that description. The sizes available can be based off of the color selected by the user. Of course, there are a lot of details.. but that's it generally. I am just completing another store like this. To note for SMSI: Every time I do one of these stores, I end up wishing that "SKU" was not a required peramiter of the addlineitems context. It would be better if we could specify the fieldname for the unique ID. something like: [addlineitems cart=[cart]&UIFIELD=
&UI=][/addlineitems] Lots of folks use "ID" (or alike) for a unique ID for a record. I don't think it would mess up any existing code to add that feature to the addlineitems context. Just my opinion, Donovan -- =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o DONOVAN D. BROOKE EUCA Design Center <- Web Development (specializing in eCommerce),-> <- Custom Paint, Labels, and Specialty Signage. -> <- Home and Business Embellishment/Fabrication, -> <- Glass Blowing, and Art Glass -> PH/FAX:> 1 (608) 835-2476 Web:> http://www.egg.bz | http://www.euca.us =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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Clint Davis wrote: > I'm setting up a new store with some products requiring size/color options. > I noticed that StoreBuilder does this, but I don't like the implementation. > StoreBuilder assumes that every size is available in every color, but that's > not the case in my store. I may have red, blue, and green with sizes small, > medium, and large, but the red shirt is only available in small. > > I'll store options in a separate database, but I'm interested in how > everyone else handles this? These types of stores are different. I have found that its best to think in terms of "building a SKU to find". Very Basically, you let the user choose color and size, then you find the product that fits that description. The sizes available can be based off of the color selected by the user. Of course, there are a lot of details.. but that's it generally. I am just completing another store like this. To note for SMSI: Every time I do one of these stores, I end up wishing that "SKU" was not a required peramiter of the addlineitems context. It would be better if we could specify the fieldname for the unique ID. something like: [addlineitems cart=[cart]&UIFIELD=&UI=][/addlineitems] Lots of folks use "ID" (or alike) for a unique ID for a record. I don't think it would mess up any existing code to add that feature to the addlineitems context. Just my opinion, Donovan -- =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o DONOVAN D. BROOKE EUCA Design Center <- Web Development (specializing in eCommerce),-> <- Custom Paint, Labels, and Specialty Signage. -> <- Home and Business Embellishment/Fabrication, -> <- Glass Blowing, and Art Glass -> PH/FAX:> 1 (608) 835-2476 Web:> http://www.egg.bz | http://www.euca.us =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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