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[mgatten]

I'm editing my /mail/order_notification_admin.tpl file to fit the specifications of a system used by my distributor for automated shipping.

One of the fields I need to include is Customer_Notes (taken from the payment screen field), but I can't figure out what the variable name is that I need to use.

Also, am I going to run into any snags embedding XML into the notification email?

As it stands, my /mail/order_notification_admin.tpl file looks like this:

{config_load file="$skin_config"}
{assign var=where value="A"}
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE b2b_pop3_order_ship SYSTEM "http://www.wdgcorp.com/dtd/b2b_pop3_order_ship.dtd">

<b2b_pop3_order_ship>
   <xtn>{$order.orderid}</xtn>
   <vendor_acct>AMB ENTERPRISES</vendor_acct>
   <whse>MCKNIGHT</whse>
   <order_number>{$order.tracking}</order_number>
   <po_number></po_number>
   <special_instructions>
!!      $comments
   </special_instructions>
   <shipper_description>{$order.firstname} {$order.lastname}</shipper_description>
   <shipper_addr1>{$order.b_address}</shipper_addr1>
   <shipper_addr2></shipper_addr2>
   <shipper_city>{$order.b_city}</shipper_city>
   <shipper_state>{$order.b_statename}</shipper_state>
   <shipper_postalcode>{$order.b_zipcode}</shipper_postalcode>
   <shipper_country>{$order.b_countryname}</shipper_country>
   <consignee_description>{$order.s_firstname} {$order.s_lastname}</consignee_description>
   <consignee_addr1>{$order.s_address}</consignee_addr1>
   <consignee_addr2></consignee_addr2>
   <consignee_city>{$order.s_city}</consignee_city>
   <consignee_state>{$order.s_statename}</consignee_state>
   <consignee_postalcode>{$order.s_zipcode}</consignee_postalcode>
   <consignee_country>{$order.s_countryname}</consignee_country>
   <ship_date>{$order.date|date_format:$config.Appearance.date_format}</ship_date>
   <ship_email>{$order.email}</ship_email>
   <ship_method>{$order.shipping}</ship_method>
   <ship_instructions>
!!      $comments
   </ship_instructions>
   <ship_billto_description></ship_billto_description>
   <ship_billto_addr1></ship_billto_addr1>
   <ship_billto_addr2></ship_billto_addr2>
   <ship_billto_city></ship_billto_city>
   <ship_billto_state></ship_billto_state>
   <ship_billto_postalcode></ship_billto_postalcode>
   <ship_billto_telephone></ship_billto_telephone>
   <ship_billterms>PREPAID</ship_billterms>
{section name=prod_num loop=$products}
   <item_entry>
      <sku>{$products[prod_num].productcode}</sku>
      <quantity>{$products[prod_num].amount}</quantity>
      <uom>Blankets</uom>
   </item_entry>
{/section}
</b2b_pop3_order_ship>

The two lines starting with !! are the ones that I need to replace with the proper variable. (Same variable, both places.)

Once I complete this and try to make it work, do you see any reasons that XCart might choke on the XML?

I'm a complete newbie when it comes to XCart and SmartyTags, so please try to avoid sailing over my head.

Thanks,
M

[mgatten]

It just dawned on me that the /mail/order_notification_admin.tpl email is sent when the order is initially placed, regardless of the outcome of the charge attempt.



This won't work, because my shipping house should only receive orders that are approved.

Is there a way to send a notification after credit card approval?

If a card is declined, or there is some other error keeping a charge from being processed, the last thing I want to do is automatically instruct my shipping house to ship the order.

Thanks,
M

[mgatten]

On further tinkering, I've discovered the code in func.php which sends a notification to the customer when an order is completed, in the func_complete_order function:

func_send_mail($userinfo["email"], "mail/order_cust_complete_subj.tpl", "mail/order_customer_complete.tpl", $config["Company"]["orders_department"], false);

It seems to me that I could create a new pair of .tpl files in the email directory called notification_shippinghouse.tpl and notification_shippinghouse_subj.tpl and add the following line just after the one above.

func_send_mail(shippinghouse\@miracleblanket.com, "mail/notification_shippinghouse_subj.tpl", "mail/notification_shippinghouse.tpl", $config["Company"]["orders_department"], false);

So, the question (other than "Would that work?") then becomes: Would a change to the func.php file be likely to survive a software upgrade? Would it void my customer support with X-Cart?

Are there any other gotchyas I should be aware of?

Most importantly, is there a better way to do this?

Thanks,
M