E-goods - quantity more than one

skim · #1 10-07-2005, 07:29 AM

Hi,

I've got a problem where I'm actually selling a product which needs to be shipped but also has a e-goods file attached as a download too.

The problem is that the customer is likely to buy more than a single product - is there any way of enabling e-good to have a quantity of more than one?

Thanks

instinctual · #2 10-07-2005, 05:33 PM

You could do that with some custom programming - - - probabaly hardcoding the qty value dropdown option, or undoing the if/then that x-cart is usting to control that.

As far as the electronic download, keep in mind you could write an if/then on the order invoice or thank-you type page that was something like {if $product.category eq "2"}Click here to download your file.{/if}

Dunno exactly what you're trying to do...

skim · #3 10-07-2005, 09:50 PM

Thanks for the reply.

What I'm doing is selling colour samples.

The customer may buy say 5 colour samples but they also need data which refers to the colour sample which is in the form of a text file.

So what I want to be able to do is sell whatever quantity of colour samples the customer wants which I then ship but they also recieve a link to the text file so that they can download the data for the relevant colour sample.

Hope that makes sense??

shan · #4 10-08-2005, 05:08 AM

you could create an extra field with the link to the text file that only shows on the order invoice

instinctual · #5 10-08-2005, 05:45 AM

yeah, had no idea that's what you were doing. I'd avoid the e-goods module all together and just make them regular products. Then, it's pretty simple on the detail page to hardcode a link after the product description something like: <a href="pathtofolder/{product.productcode}_text.txt" target="_blank">

I've done that before...then you just have to name your txt file appropriately to the product sku and upload it to that folder and each detail page will automatically know where to look for the text file.

Make sense?

skim · #6 10-08-2005, 06:50 AM

Hmmm.... the problem is that I want to make the download time limited too so hardcoding a link will not really be possible, plus they'd guess my other download names too.

If I bought X-configurator would that enable me to do it as a bundled product - i.e. the physical product as the main product to purchase where they can select the number of items & bundled with it the e-goods item???
Presuming X-configurator can work this way?

skim · #7 10-12-2005, 05:42 AM

anyone know the answer - though the x-cart staff might comment at least?

instinctual · #8 10-12-2005, 07:53 AM

Your best bet is going to be to copy the encryption functionality that xcart is using on the current download links to apply to another link that would reference the text file. So in essence have two spots to upload files intead of one.

Xcart team could do it for you...I personally don't have time to tackle it at this point

, you can also post in the Professional Services Requests forum.

skim · #9 10-13-2005, 02:54 AM

not sure exactly what you mean?