Can't access custom variable
 

Hi All,

I have a modified mini-cart. I want to also input a text line, such as "Only ё3.40 until FREE SHIPPING!"

To do this, I have created a variable that looks at my shipping tables. I want to make sure that my minicart always reads whatever value is in a certain shipping method, that qualifies them for free shipping. If we ever changed the threshold, I won't have to change the template.

Bearing that in mind, the variable does now appear in "Webmaster Mode"

{$free_shipping_subtotal_requirement}Array (1)0 => Array (1) mintotal => "25.00"


I want to be able to access the "mintotal" value.

However, even as a starting point, I can't reference it in a template - It just comes out as blank :(

Have I missed something fundamental that will allow me to get to that? Or, should I just be able to call it, if it's populated - Which it is doing - And contains the correct value?

Any help will be hugely appreciated! ](*,)

Thank you!

Re: Can't access custom variable
 

You have to assign it to smarty form the php file before you can access it in template

$smarty->assign("variable_name_in_template", $variable_name_in_php);

Re: Can't access custom variable
 

I have this in the .php file - ?

$smarty->assign("free_shipping_subtotal_requirement",$free _shipping_subtotal_requirement);

Re: Can't access custom variable
 

Re: Can't access custom variable
 

It's the result of:

$query = "SELECT mintotal FROM `xcart_shipping_rates` where rate = '0' and shippingid = '173'";

But that's as much as I know ... ?

Re: Can't access custom variable
 

FYI, there's a couple similar mods already available on here..
http://forum.x-cart.com/showthread.php?t=28275
http://forum.x-cart.com/showthread.php?t=17500

Re: Can't access custom variable
 

Hi Phil,

Thanks for those - Seems I am sort of on the right track.

I have already modified the minicart to do this, with a fixed value of "25" - Only when the user is delivering to the UK.

However, I don't want to fix the 25 in the template - The likelihood is, with everything else that I have to do, I will forget that it's there in a couple of years - If we ever change our rules - I want to eliviate this.

The 25, as above, comes from our horrendous 485 line shipping table - When the delivery method is Royal Mail & the charge is 0. This will give us an accurate reading of the "free postage" threshold - Without any other manual intervention.

Our shipping table is a direct sync from our backoffice setup, so if it changes there, it will change in x-cart.

Re: Can't access custom variable
 

Since the only value you need is mintotal you can do this
Then use $mintotal in the template to calculate whatever you need

Re: Can't access custom variable
 

Strangely, my xcart didn't like calling the table name ...?

I've popped this in instead and it seems to work?

$mintotal = func_query_first_cell("SELECT mintotal FROM `xcart_shipping_rates` where rate = '0' and shippingid = '173'");
$smarty->assign("mintotal",$mintotal);



Dropped it into the equation and it works perfectly! Faaaaantastic! Whoop! Thank you, Steve!

:D/

Re: Can't access custom variable
 

My bad, sorry, the table must be without "xcart_"