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verbic

08-21-2006 10:19 PM

X-Cart 4.1.3 released

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X-Cart 4.1.3 is now available for downloading from your File area along with the upgrade kits that will take you from X-Cart 4.1.0-4.1.2 to 4.1.3.

To access the upgrade patch, log into the Help Desk, go to the 'My Licenses' section, find the license of the X-Cart that you wish to upgrade and click on the 'Get upgrade pack' link.

Changelog between 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 final release attached.

DANMC

09-01-2006 05:45 AM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

I guess the terminology "final release" just means "the latest version" rather than any indication of the release being ready to be considered stable?

B00MER

09-01-2006 10:24 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

Quote:

Originally Posted by DANMC

I guess the terminology "final release" just means "the latest version" rather than any indication of the release being ready to be considered stable?

Be thankful they don't jump the gun and declare something STABLE, just for everyone to find out later, thats not the truth. Patience is rewarded :)

Xidos

09-03-2006 03:27 AM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

Upon each fresh install of 4.1.3 the product_modify interface returns to section 'wholesale' when posting updates for a product, this happens in product modify sections upselling links, product options and customer reviews.

So when for example adding an upseeling link to an existing product, one submits the form with the link and the page refreshes to section wholesale while no link has been added to the section upselling links.

Anyone else encountered this? I've installed 4.1.3 several time son multiple servers, same story each time...

cherie

09-03-2006 08:16 AM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xidos

Yep! In modules/Wholesale_Trading/product_wholesale.php you probably have something like this towards the bottom:

PHP Code:


		
			
if (!empty($pids))

        func_build_quick_prices(array_unique($pids));



    func_refresh("wholesale");

It should look like this:

PHP Code:


		
			
if (in_array($mode, array("wholesales_modify", "wholesales_delete"))) {

        if (!empty($pids))

            func_build_quick_prices(array_unique($pids));



        func_refresh("wholesale");

    }

It's the func_refresh part that is causing this. It should only occur inside one of those two modes. :D

Xidos

09-04-2006 01:02 AM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

Works like the proverbial charm!

Thanks a lot for the solution

RichieRich

09-06-2006 03:51 AM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

The images location is still an issue.

Despite the images location being on the file system, the "product thumbnail image" is still a database (image.php), which defeats the purpose of the option even being there, as it does not work. I have noted this on numerous occasions.

This being said, the product image is now on the file system, Im confused as to why the product thumbnail image has not also been assigned to the file system, if you have this option selected. This was from a new install, to have images on the file system, so theres no excuses.

skayworth@jp-enterprises.

09-09-2006 08:16 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

[quote=cherie]Yep! In modules/Wholesale_Trading/product_wholesale.php you probably have something like this towards the bottom.....

I was experiencing this same problem and on a hunch, I went to my file area on X-Cart and downloaded the currently offered distributive for 4.1.3. After extracting the files, I looked at the code for product_wholesale.php and discovered that the corrected code snippet is now included. Once I replaced my existing file with the new one, both Product Options and Product Variants began working correctly.

Anyone experiencing problems with Options/Variants not working should download the currently distributive and replace product_wholesales.php. This should clear up any problems you're having.

Raptor

09-11-2006 08:44 AM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

ill stick with my nice 4.0.18 thanks :)

I dont think I could deal with doing all the mods again lol

skayworth@jp-enterprises.

09-11-2006 09:00 AM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

I hear you! I would love to stay with what we have, but the new feature of being able to assign wholesale prices to variants, is something that we've wanted for a while, thus the foray into version 4.1.X. It's quite an educational experience to say the least.

Raptor

09-11-2006 09:19 AM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

i do have to say the support from X-Cart and from members on here really is exeptional though

very fast and helpful - excellent community

Although 4.1.X should still be in BETA imho :/

oh and heres my 2 cents

Ive spent over $2000 on mods and required mucho tech support from various vendors

www.xcartmods.co.uk A+ - I tried a few xcart "experts" to help with problems. They were good with actual installation of mods but were a little slow and didn't really know how to fulfill custom requirements. I stumbled upon Phil at xcartmods.co.uk by complete accident. I needed a small job on our old site, I was so impressed with the speed of his work and the fact that he spent a good hour telling me the other things I should change on the site that I contracted him to do an entire new site. He was amazing, sometimes staying up with me till late to fix a problem, he changed things without even asking about it as he knew it would be better, recommended new ideas and addons, wrote every customization i requested and he spoke to me with respecta and we even became friends in the process. I recommend him to everyone and I dont do that lightly - A+++++ all the way - absolutley brilliant - my business is the better for his work - hire him now !! (lol you cant get a better kiss ass review than that - but its honest to god honest)

www.bcsengineering.com B+ (support can be slow but they do get back to you and the mods are awesome)

www.cartmods.com F - absolutley the most god awful support experience ive ever had - you have to threaten them with legal action and to their CC provider before they even responded to an email - let alone actually acted on the issues. They would get 1000% more business if they just kept the customer in the loop with a simple reply. I learned a hard lesson - most of the mods I bought from them were from other vendors such as BCSE anyway - however I will say this and its the only thing from them not getting an F- - the promo manager 2 mod is f'ing brilliant. But their support just left me with a very very sour taste in my mouth.

gastu

09-14-2006 09:09 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

import language from server/home/url its possible in future version?

TL408

09-16-2006 03:19 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

Not sure if this thread is the right place to post this or not.....But here it is.....

An improvement is needed on the last page of the checkout process. Take a look at the picture below. As you can see on this page, the "selected option" is not shown for any items with options. This will certainly cause confusions for many customers.

Can you please patch it up on the next release so that it would show the "selected option" for any items available with options? The last checkout page is the last place you would want to confuse customers and cause them to abandon the purchase.

(Viewing the shopping cart would show the items along with their "selected options". Not sure why X-cart did not include the "selected option" on the last checkout page)

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/9445/mvp001jl8.jpg

carpeperdiem

09-16-2006 04:40 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

Thanks for posting an obnoxiously large image and ruining the fornmatting of this page for those of us only on 1280x1024 laptop displays.

Here's my obnoxiously large image of my final checkout page...
note: my page is formatted the way you want it. The code follows...

from skin1/mail/html/order_data.tpl :

Code:

{foreach from=$products item=product}

<tr>

<td align="center">{$product.productcode}</td>

<td><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11px">{$product.product}</font>

{if $product.product_options ne '' && $active_modules.Product_Options}

<table>



<tr>

<td valign="top">{$lng.lbl_options}: </td> 

<td>{include file="modules/Product_Options/display_options.tpl" options=$product.product_options options_txt=$product.product_options_txt force_product_options_txt=$product.force_product_options_txt}</td>

</tr>



</table>

{/if}

Use this code where you need it...

Hope this helps.

Jeremy

Steve-C

09-17-2006 12:21 AM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

Thanks for this, Jeremy, but it hasn't worked for me. Surely the template to be modified should be skin1/customer/main/cart_details.tpl ? The emails already show the options.

Cheers
Steve

carpeperdiem

09-17-2006 06:23 AM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve-C

Thanks for this, Jeremy, but it hasn't worked for me. Surely the template to be modified should be skin1/customer/main/cart_details.tpl ? The emails already show the options.

Steve,

I'm so sorry. It was almost 3am... and I had just tackled 12 shipping zones, including Alaska and Hawaii zones 44 and 46 and NYC same day messenger (and excluding air delivery to UPS zone 1 addresses)... my brain was toast.

OK, in cart_details.tpl, this is what I have - you should be able to extract what you need from this:

Code:

<td>

{if $current_membership_flag ne 'FS'}

{capture name=link_title}

{$products[prod_num].product|escape:"html"}

{if $products[prod_num].product_options}:

{include file="modules/Product_Options/display_options.tpl" options=$products[prod_num].product_options is_plain='Y'}

{/if}

{/capture}

<a href="product.php?productid={$products[prod_num].productid}" title="{$smarty.capture.link_title|escape}">

{/if}

{* BEGIN COMMENT OUT SKU DISPLAY AT CHECKOUT *}

{* {if $products[prod_num].productcode}{$products[prod_num].productcode}{else}#{$products[prod_num].productid}{/if}. *}

{* END COMMENT OUT SKU DISPLAY AT CHECKOUT *}

{$products[prod_num].product|truncate:"40":"...":true}

{if $products[prod_num].product_options ne ""}{include file="modules/Product_Options/display_options.tpl" options=$products[prod_num].product_options} {/if}

{if $current_membership_flag ne 'FS'}

</a>

{/if}

</td>

OK?

TL408

09-17-2006 08:57 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

I totally overlook the screen resolution and forgot to resize the image. The original post has been edited to have the image link only.

Thanks Jeremy for listing the required codes. I will give it a try. IMO, X-Cart team show take notes and include it in the original file on the next release. Have a good night, guys.

-Tuan

Steve-C

09-18-2006 01:29 AM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

OK Jeremy, thats the one. Works fine now, thank you very much.
Glad its not just me that goes off half-cocked !

Cheers
Steve

TL408

09-18-2006 03:38 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

Here is another issue I notice on version 4.1.3 which I would like to see X-cart addressed in the next release.

Currently, when a customer submit an order that is "Failed", "Declined" or "Not finished", then store owner will receive a new order with the respective status - "Failed", "Declined" or "Not finished". And when the customer resumes and complete that one order successfully, x-cart would create a brand new oder with the status "Received" or "Processed". However, the old failed/declined order is still store in the system as a separate order.

As you can see, this can cause some confusions for many customers. Hopefully, X-cart will add this to their "To-Do" list for next release.

Thanks
-Tuan

TL408

09-18-2006 03:51 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

Well...I'm on a roll today...so here is another improvement suggestion for the next release....Hehehehe....

On the Authorize.net and credit card payment modules, it would be nice the account fields and CVV field are locked down to digits only.

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/9997/paymentsa7.jpg

RichieRich

09-19-2006 04:49 AM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

4.0.19-4.1.3_sql_upgrade.tgz just added to the file area

TL408

09-19-2006 01:10 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

One more improvement suggestion.......Is to enable SKU search in the search box by default. This would certainly be VERY HELPFUL to customer looking/searching by product SKU's and part numbers. I can not think of any good reason why it should not be turn on by default. Here is a discussion thread. http://forum.x-cart.com/showthread.php?t=22671

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/3683/searchql9.jpg

Better yet, there should be a feature to allow user searches to apply to the text in product options as well.

-Tuan

gastu

09-21-2006 03:54 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

when works with many manufacturers is very difficult to work the list or search in manufacturer.php, in my opinion need basic search.

gastu

09-21-2006 04:09 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

many countries work without decimal, x-cart dont have option for disable it.

cmec321

09-22-2006 04:48 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

Are you guys sure it's the cart_details.tpl file? When in webmaster mode I saw it was the cart_contents.tpl page. I added code in red in between other code in that file and it worked great.

<td>{$products[prod_num].product|truncate:30:"...":true}
<p>
{if $products[prod_num].product_options ne ""}{include file="modules/Product_Options/display_options.tpl" options=$products[prod_num].product_options} {/if}
</td>

Quote:

Originally Posted by carpeperdiem

Code:

<td>

{if $current_membership_flag ne 'FS'}

{capture name=link_title}

{$products[prod_num].product|escape:"html"}

{if $products[prod_num].product_options}:

{include file="modules/Product_Options/display_options.tpl" options=$products[prod_num].product_options is_plain='Y'}

{/if}

{/capture}

<a href="product.php?productid={$products[prod_num].productid}" title="{$smarty.capture.link_title|escape}">

{/if}

{* BEGIN COMMENT OUT SKU DISPLAY AT CHECKOUT *}

{* {if $products[prod_num].productcode}{$products[prod_num].productcode}{else}#{$products[prod_num].productid}{/if}. *}

{* END COMMENT OUT SKU DISPLAY AT CHECKOUT *}

{$products[prod_num].product|truncate:"40":"...":true}

{if $products[prod_num].product_options ne ""}{include file="modules/Product_Options/display_options.tpl" options=$products[prod_num].product_options} {/if}

{if $current_membership_flag ne 'FS'}

</a>

{/if}

</td>

OK?

matt2005

09-22-2006 05:24 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmec321

Are you guys sure it's the cart_details.tpl file? When in webmaster mode I saw it was the cart_contents.tpl page. I added code in red in between other code in that file and it worked great.

yeah cart_details.tpl .. I just finished migrating to 4.1.3 .. works good so far, but my store is simple..

www.orthoticshop.com if u want to look.

RichieRich

09-23-2006 02:29 AM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

The code could be tied up considerably in many cases;

<font class="MarketPrice"> <span id="product_alt_price">{include file="customer/main/alter_currency_value.tpl" alter_currency_value=$product.taxed_price}</span></font>

SHOULD BE;

<span class="MarketPrice" id="product_alt_price">{include file="customer/main/alter_currency_value.tpl" alter_currency_value=$product.taxed_price}</span>

I thought FONT tags were extinct? and also that XHTML was supposed to be followed? There were several examples of this unecessary extra code within just the product.tpl itself! This should not be overlooked.

TL408

09-24-2006 09:50 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

X-cart Team,

Can you please let me know if the "X-SpecialOffers" add-on module has been tested with version 4.1.3? Is it fully working on this release?

Thanks
-Tuan

kevinrm

10-01-2006 05:31 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

I know it used to be that it took many versions before all of the bugs were worked out on previous versions of x-cart, but I'm looking at this one and it seems to me they go this one pretty close right now. So far, I really haven't found any problems with it - I may go live.

RichieRich

10-03-2006 12:17 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

Very small error i noticed, if you have made the "Title" required as a "Ship to a different address" area in User profile options, the required * will not show up next to the Title, so it might not actually be required.

Should display like;

Title *

CACHE-Man

10-10-2006 01:25 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

Just a quick question. We purchased xcart for a client after reading it was XHTML compliant straight out the box, and realised afterwards that the current stable version (4.0.xx) isnt.

Is version 4.1.3 safe to use for a live site yet, as the XHTML compliancy is a big thing for us, and it will be a monster job for us to convert 4.0.19 to XHTML1.

It's just not made clear if the 4.1.3 version is still a beta or a release-candidate or pre-release version. I see in this thread some of you are using it on sites already.

carpeperdiem

10-10-2006 01:37 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

if you need some great makeup, make an order form my store. use discount code: XCART15OCT3106 for 15% off -- then you decide if 4.1.3 isn't ready for cusotmers.

4.1.3 has a few admin issues... for me, related to import/export of data -- and there were some shipping calculation and tax issues... but these have been resolved with patches... don't know if it made the distributives yet.

Also, your server's config may have something to do with what is "stable" -- we have learned that some settings are beter or worse than others...

We can't find any customer related issues for our config and our needs, so we went live. No regrets. YMMV. You're here, so that means you have a license... you can always waste a day testing? For something as important as a new ecommerce platform, a day is not a big investment.

Good luck.

Jeremy

CACHE-Man

10-10-2006 02:05 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

Thanks for your comments carpeperdiem. And i took a look at your site which is very nice, I love your templating, fits your store very well, although it doesnt validate, but I presume you've done a lot of customisations, and validation wasnt onw of your priorities. Still, very well done.

Does anyone else have any more comments on how they've got on with 4.1.3 on a live site, and if they consider it safe to deploy live please?

timbrrr

10-10-2006 03:36 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

Quote:

Originally Posted by carpeperdiem

4.1.3 has a few admin issues... for me, related to import/export of data -- and there were some shipping calculation and tax issues... but these have been resolved with patches... don't know if it made the distributives yet.

Did you get a patch from xcart for importing? What issues were you facing with the import? I've been fighting this for a few days now trying to find a clean way to import product. I use a boat load of HTML in every product to display pictures, bold, etc. Not sure if that makes a difference, but when I try to export in CSV format, the descriptions of the products are loaded with <EOL> which is why I'm sure that the import breaks with errors.
Otherwise, I'm happy for the most part with 4.13 and have been running live since the 4.1 release came out.

CACHE-Man

10-10-2006 04:09 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

All sounds very promising timbrr, thanks

carpeperdiem

10-10-2006 05:05 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

Quote:

Originally Posted by CACHE-Man

I love your templating, fits your store very well, although it doesnt validate, but I presume you've done a lot of customisations, and validation wasnt onw of your priorities

Not a priority today, but it will be soon. Lots of the validation errors are bAD CapITaliZAtiOn by 3rd parties. And then there's the <table width="100%"> that some 3rd party code insists on using... ( should be: <table style="width:100%;"> )

But yes, one of these evenings, I'll break down and make it validate. I'll learn about GREP while I'm at it... ;-)

carpeperdiem

10-10-2006 05:38 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

Quote:

Originally Posted by timbrrr

Did you get a patch from xcart for importing? What issues were you facing with the import?

No, I just gave up. I had problems with certain characters (unicode) such as "trademark" -- so I just gave up and killed these. I was too tired to fight.

I had issues with sales tax calculations (related to fixed rate shipping and DST+SH calculation method). This was patched by xcart. I'll be happy to share this with anyone who needs it. They also patched a display error in sales tax (in NY, tax rates go to 3 decimal places, and do not round).

I also paid xcart to fix some things that were (in my opinion) fundamentally broken -- but it wasn't worth a fight... for about 250 points they fixed things that I needed, including masking the credit card # on customer invoice (ex last 4); making the viaKlix gateway work as a real background process; and fighting them on the "trademark" export issues, plus a few more things...

The customers have been satisfied. I have asked each one for comments on the site, and nobody seems to have anything negative to say... either they are not critical, or we are real close to having a customer friendly site. I am always open to criticism (constructive or otherwise). Bring it on!

timbrrr

10-10-2006 06:19 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

I would be interested in the sales tax fix.... I think I've seen some kind of error with calculation of that awhile back. you can pm me or post it here for others to see.

gastu

10-10-2006 07:36 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

it is not possible buy 2 units of he himself product with different options.

example:
http://www.x-cart.com/demo/
select 'javascript: Definitive Guide' 2 times.
now it not possible buy one with soft cover and other with hard cover.

Light Speed

10-10-2006 10:56 PM

Re: X-Cart 4.1.3 released

Quote:

Originally Posted by gastu

The demo seems to work fine for me.

Click on the product to view the product page.

Soft is the default.
Click add to cart.

Click the picture of the product in the cart to easily jump back to the product.
Select Hard
Click add to cart.

Now two versions are in the cart.
One soft one hard.

Is this not what you expected?

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