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[JeffQuestad]

I want to make a fly out version of my cateogy menu.... Something I am used to doing in Dreamweaver in static web sites, but not in a site like this.

Is there a plug in available, even a commecially available one, that will make this easier? I would like categoires to flyout showing subcategories, etc.

Thanks

[funkydunk]

Is it just one level of subcategories that you would like?

[funkydunk]

also what version are you running?

[funkydunk]

Actually...here's the code for include/categories.php:

<?
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#
# $Id: categories.php,v 1.46.2.1 2003/06/02 11:57:44 svowl Exp $
#

#
# For users some categories may be disabled
#

if ($current_area == "C") {
	$membership_condition = " AND ($sql_tbl[categories].membership='$user_account[membership]' OR $sql_tbl[categories].membership='') ";
} else {
	$membership_condition = "";
}

// funkydunk modification
// amended query to get the main cat and subcat for each record
$categories_data = func_query("select $sql_tbl[categories].*, SUBSTRING_INDEX($sql_tbl[categories].category, '\/', -1) as category_name, SUBSTRING_INDEX($sql_tbl[categories].category, '\/', 1) as maincat, SUBSTRING_INDEX($sql_tbl[categories].category, '\/', 2) as subcat from $sql_tbl[categories] ".($current_area=="C"?"where $sql_tbl[categories].avail='Y' $membership_condition ":"")." group by $sql_tbl[categories].categoryid order by ".($current_area=="C" ? "order_by" : "category"));


#
# Put all categories into $all_categories array and find current_category
# by categoryid stored in $cat
#
if(!$categories_data) $categories_data = array();


foreach($categories_data as $k=>$category_data) {

	if ($current_area == "C") {
		$int_res = func_query_first("SELECT * FROM $sql_tbl[categories_lng] WHERE code='$store_language' AND categoryid='$category_data[categoryid]'");
		if ($int_res["category"])
			$categories_data[$k]["category_name"] = $category_data["category_name"] = $int_res["category"];
		if ($int_res["description"])
			$categories_data[$k]["description"] = $category_data["description"] = $int_res["description"];
	}

	if ($category_data["categoryid"]==$cat) {
		$current_category = $category_data;
	}
	
	// funkydunk code 
   if(strstr($category_data["category"],"/")) { 
	   if ($category_data["category"] == $category_data["subcat"]){
	   // echo "got one";
	   // after taking off the initial category name this checks to see if this is only a sub category with no categories below it.
	   // if i didn't do this the subcategory would be duplicated in the list
	   $categories_data[$k]["subcatonly"]="true";
	   }
   } 
   // end of funkydunk amended code


$all_categories = $categories_data;
// func_print_r ($all_categories);
}

#
# Put all root categories to $categories array
# Put all subcategories of current_category to $categories array
#

foreach($all_categories as $all_category) {

	$category=$all_category["category"];

	$cur_dir_len = strlen($current_category["category"]);

	if(!strstr($category,"/")) {
            $categories[]=$all_category;
			if(empty($current_category)) { 
				$subcategories[]=$all_category;
			}

	}

	if(substr($category,0,$cur_dir_len+1) == $current_category["category"]."/" and $category!=$current_category["category"]) 
		if(!strstr(substr($category,$cur_dir_len+1),"/")) {
			$all_category["category"]=ereg_replace("^.*/","",$all_category["category"]);
			$subcategories[]=$all_category;
		}

}


#
# Put  subcategory_count  to $subcategories array
#
if ($subcategories)
foreach($subcategories as $key =>$subcategory) {
	
	$subcategory["subcategory_count"]=0;

	foreach($all_categories as $all_category) {
		if ($all_category["categoryid"]==$subcategory["categoryid"]) {		
			$cur_dir_len = strlen($all_category["category"]);
			$current_subcategory=$all_category["category"]; 
		}		
	}
	
	foreach($all_categories as $all_category) {
		$category=$all_category["category"];
		if(substr($category,0,$cur_dir_len+1) == $current_subcategory."/" and $category!=$current_subcategory) 
			if(!strstr(substr($category,$cur_dir_len+1),"/")) 
				$subcategory["subcategory_count"]++;
	}
	$subcategories[$key]["subcategory_count"]=$subcategory["subcategory_count"];
}

#
# Generate category sequence, i.e.
# Books, Books/Poetry, Books/Poetry/Philosophy ...
#

$current_category_array = explode("/",$current_category["category"]);
$prev = $current_category_array[0];
list($key,$val)=each($current_category_array);

$new_array = array($val);

while(list($key,$val)=each($current_category_array)) {
	$new_array[] = $prev."/".$val;
	$prev = $prev."/".$val;
}
unset($current_category_array);

#
# Generate array for displaying categories sequence in location
#

$category_location=array();
reset($all_categories);

$my_cats = array ();

foreach($all_categories as $all_category) {

	$categoryid=$all_category["categoryid"];
	$category=$all_category["category"];

	$my_cats [$categoryid] = $category;
}

asort ($my_cats);

foreach ($my_cats as $categoryid => $category) {
	reset ($new_array);
	while(list($key,$val)=each($new_array)) {
		if ($val==$category) {
			foreach($categories_data as $category_data) {
				if ($category_data["categoryid"] == $categoryid)
					$val = $category_data["category_name"];
			}
			$category_location[]=array(ereg_replace(".*/","",$val),"home.php?cat=".$categoryid);
		}
	}
}

#
# Assign Smarty variables
#

$smarty->assign("allcategories",$all_categories);
$smarty->assign("categories",$categories);
$smarty->assign("subcategories",$subcategories);
$smarty->assign("current_category",$current_category);
$smarty->assign("cat",$cat);
?>

[JeffQuestad]

I am running the most recent version of X-Cart. We just installed it last week.

I would actually like the menus to show more than one level deep of subcategorie, at least one more.

I am looking over this chunk of code you sent me now to see if it makes sense to me. I'm not especially experienced with this kind of thing.

Jeff

[funkydunk]

Jeff

I am working on a downloadable mod for drop down menus whereby you can just switch this on/off in admin and have all the submenus poluated by the database.

I will let you know when it is complete.

[cbarning]

Is that Sub Cat thing work with ver 3.4.6?

[funkydunk]

It will work with 3.4.x and 3.5.x versions when completed....still about a week or so away I am afraid

[Cameron]

Hi Funky,

I definitely want this mod too. I need a horozontal category list where each parent category goes into its own table cell. Will that type of set up work with what you're doing?

Thanks,
Cameron

[cbarning]

Can it be done like the OS Commerce style?

Main Cat
Sub Cat 1
Sub Cat 2
Main Cat
Main Cat
Main Cat