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SIGH.... multiple main category menus not working

I am trying to create multiple main category menus and have them function with either pos values or making new entry fields within the admin category_modify.tpl

Here is a sample of what i am trying to achieve:
http://www.starvingpilotshop.com/shop/home.php

I have been looking through forum posts... and these refer to what I am trying to do.... but i still can't seem to make 'em work

http://forum.x-cart.com/viewtopic.php?t=27016&start=0&postdays=0&postorder =asc&highlight=multiple%20category%20menus

http://forum.x-cart.com/viewtopic.php?t=27033&start=0&postdays=0&postorder =asc&highlight=multiple%20category%20menus

So far, I have created tpl files for the new categories (categories2.tpl and categories3.tpl). However, I just cut and pasted the code from the original categories.tpl, and I don't know how to modify it to make it fuction within customer home.tpl

right now i just get an ugly "parse error" message!

pos values within the customer mangement section have been set.... are tehre advantages/disadvatages to this meathod as opposed to creating new output fields within the admin category_modify.tpl file?

anyways..... here is my code for categories2.tpl
I need some pointers on how to modify it so it works when i include it in the home.tpl code

Code:

{* $Id: categories2.tpl,v 1.23 2004/06/24 09:53:29 max Exp $ *}

{capture name=menu}

{if $active_modules.Fancy_Categories ne ""}

{include file="`$fancycategories_config.modules_path`/fancy_categories.tpl"}

{else}

{if $config.General.root_categories eq "Y"}

{section name=cat_num loop=$categories} 

{if $categories[cat_num].order_by < 500}

 <FONT class="CategoriesList">{$categories[cat_num].category}</FONT>







{/if} 

{/section}

{else} {section name=cat_num loop=$subcategories}

<FONT class="CategoriesList">{$subcategories[cat_num].category}</FONT>




{/section}

{/if}

{/if}

{/capture}

{ include file="menu.tpl" dingbats="dingbats_categorie.gif" menu_title=$lng.lbl_categories menu_content=$smarty.capture.menu }

thanks a lot,
michelle

x-cart vs 4.0.19[/code]

What, exactly, does the error say?

The error message says:

Quote:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected '<' in /home/content/m/o/t/motonekoparts/html/XCART/templates_c/%%44^44B^44B58DE1%%categories2.tpl.php on line 31

Ahh...clear out your templates_c directory. Just delete all the files in there....it is caching the templates.

I tried cleaning out my templates_c directory by deleting all the files, but they keep reappearing! I ran the cleanup.php, and the message confirms that template_c is cleaned up.... but i am still getting the same error message as before.

does the code for my categories2.tpl look right? all i did was cut and paste from the orignial categories.tpl file, and give it a different name.

thanks again...

You didn't check the 'Compile Templates' box by any chance did you?

the only "compile templates" selection that I know of is at the bottom of the "browse templates" section within the "edit templates" window. however, this is not a box that you can check or un-check. it's just a button to disable multi-language templates.

I have not used this button .... and as far as i know, i have not compiled the templates for this site.

is this the "compile templates" that you are referring to?