[r.jones]

This is another workaround for X-Cart Gold version 4.0.13 that I am trying on a new installation (not live yet). It needs some more testing, but may help others with this problem. Perhaps this post belongs in 4.0.13 - Cannot do anonymous checkout or register. Both threads are aimed at solving the problem of entering names more than once.

Step 1:

General Settings : User Profile options

Set "First Name" and "Last Name" to Active and Required.

Step 2:

Apply this patch, http://forum.x-cart.com/download.php?id=9 which allows the ship to names to be left blank. Shoppers will see a message: Shipping Address (leave empty if same as billing address). The patch changes only a few lines in two files. The "-" (minus sign) indicates the code that is removed, and the "+" (plus sign) indicates the code that replaces it.

Step 3:

Hide the billing names by changing in register_billing_address.tpl starting at about line 28 from:

{if $default_fields.firstname.avail eq 'Y'}
<TR>
<TD align="right">{$lng.lbl_first_name}</TD>
<TD>{if $default_fields.firstname.required eq 'Y'}<FONT class="Star">*</FONT>{else}{/if}</TD>
<TD nowrap>
<INPUT type="text" name="b_firstname" size="32" maxlength="32" value="{$userinfo.b_firstname}">
{if $reg_error ne "" and $userinfo.b_firstname eq "" && $default_fields.firstname.required eq 'Y'}<FONT class="Star">&lt;&lt;</FONT>{/if}
</TD>
</TR>
{/if}

{if $default_fields.lastname.avail eq 'Y'}
<TR>
<TD align="right">{$lng.lbl_last_name}</TD>
<TD>{if $default_fields.lastname.required eq 'Y'}<FONT class="Star">*</FONT>{else}{/if}</TD>
<TD nowrap>
<INPUT type="text" name="b_lastname" size="32" maxlength="32" value="{$userinfo.b_lastname}">
{if $reg_error ne "" and $userinfo.b_lastname eq "" && $default_fields.lastname.required eq 'Y'}<FONT class="Star">&lt;&lt;</FONT>{/if}
</TD>
</TR>
{/if}

to:

{if $default_fields.firstname.avail eq 'Y'}
{* <TR> *}
{* <TD align="right">{$lng.lbl_first_name}</TD> *}
{* <TD>{if $default_fields.firstname.required eq 'Y'}<FONT class="Star">*</FONT>{else}{/if}</TD> *}
{* <TD nowrap> *}
<INPUT type="hidden" name="b_firstname" size="32" maxlength="32" value="{$userinfo.firstname}">
{* {if $reg_error ne "" and $userinfo.b_firstname eq "" && $default_fields.firstname.required eq 'Y'}<FONT class="Star">&lt;&lt;</FONT>{/if} *}
{* </TD> *}
{* </TR> *}
{/if}

{if $default_fields.lastname.avail eq 'Y'}
{* <TR> *}
{* <TD align="right">{$lng.lbl_last_name}</TD> *}
{* <TD>{if $default_fields.lastname.required eq 'Y'}<FONT class="Star">*</FONT>{else}{/if}</TD> *}
{* <TD nowrap> *}
<INPUT type="hidden" name="b_lastname" size="32" maxlength="32" value="{$userinfo.lastname}">
{* {if $reg_error ne "" and $userinfo.b_lastname eq "" && $default_fields.lastname.required eq 'Y'}<FONT class="Star">&lt;&lt;</FONT>{/if} *}
{* </TD> *}
{* </TR> *}
{/if}

Step 4:

Make an onBlur event to move data entered in the personal name fields to the billing fields by changing in register_personal_info.tpl starting at about line 27 from:

<INPUT type="text" id="firstname" name="firstname" size="32" maxlength="32" value="{$userinfo.firstname}">
{if $reg_error ne "" and $userinfo.firstname eq "" && $default_fields.firstname.required eq 'Y'}<FONT class="Star">&lt;&lt;</FONT>{/if}
</TD>
</TR>
{/if}
{if $default_fields.lastname.avail eq 'Y'}
<TR>
<TD align="right">{$lng.lbl_last_name}</TD>
<TD>{if $default_fields.lastname.required eq 'Y'}<FONT class="Star">*</FONT>{else}{/if}</TD>
<TD nowrap>
<INPUT type="text" id="lastname" name="lastname" size="32" maxlength="32" value="{$userinfo.lastname}">

to:

<SCRIPT type="text/javascript">
{literal}
function update_b_firstname() {
document.registerform.b_firstname.value = document.registerform.firstname.value;
}
{/literal}
</SCRIPT>

<SCRIPT type="text/javascript">
{literal}
function update_b_lastname() {
document.registerform.b_lastname.value = document.registerform.lastname.value;
}
{/literal}
</SCRIPT>

<INPUT type="text" id="firstname" name="firstname" size="32" maxlength="32" value="{$userinfo.firstname}" onBlur="update_b_firstname()">
{if $reg_error ne "" and $userinfo.firstname eq "" && $default_fields.firstname.required eq 'Y'}<FONT class="Star">&lt;&lt;</FONT>{/if}
</TD>
</TR>
{/if}
{if $default_fields.lastname.avail eq 'Y'}
<TR>
<TD align="right">{$lng.lbl_last_name}</TD>
<TD>{if $default_fields.lastname.required eq 'Y'}<FONT class="Star">*</FONT>{else}{/if}</TD>
<TD nowrap>
<INPUT type="text" id="lastname" name="lastname" size="32" maxlength="32" value="{$userinfo.lastname}" onBlur="update_b_lastname()">