A list of soon to expire ads & help with checkboxes for templates

[criscokid]

I've got a few questions so I'll put them into one posting:

From an admin point of view... I can't seem to find any functionality (so I'm guessing there might not be any yet) to list ads that close to expire (say in the next week or less).

The drop down 'sort by' list that's used through Classifieds... I'd like to change the word 'product' that appears in that list. What file do I need to edit?

I'n one of my 'upload product' templates I'd like to make one othe extrafields multiple checkboxes which will make things a lot easier for my users and also ensure that text in that field is uniform (which is also advantageous for users doing a search of the ads). I've seen use of drop down lists in the templates but not multiple checkboxes. Some guidance from someone in the know would very much be appreciated! :-)

[Chuck S]

1. There is no list of close to expire ads

2. There are 6 global extra fields in category edit. Multiple checkbox functionality is not apart of Classifieds. It is a relatively new feature that was added to Photopost so it will most likely be a while before you see this in the other products. As always ensure you place any product suggestions for future versions in the suggestions forum.

[criscokid]

I've posted my bits in the feature request forum.

Omegatron: Two questions though that I'd really appreciate you answering...

1: The drop down 'sort by' list that's used through Classifieds... I'd like to change the word 'product' that appears in that list. What file do I need to edit?

2: I realise multiple checkboxes aren't part of Classifieds yet but what I would like to do is make one of my extrafields have them. That means I'd need to edit some of my templates - I don't know how to go about it - I just need to see what the structure of the 'code' is that I should use (and I should hopefully be able to do it on my own).

[Chuck S]

well the drop down is the sort table in the database. Change the name.

Well the template has a straight html input text box so if you do some reading on html you should be able to figure out the proper html

Here is a great resource on html tags

http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_reference.asp

[criscokid]

Checkcboxes for extrafield... Getting there slowly :-) Here's an example of what I've done:

if ( $Globals['extra1name'] != "" ) {
echo<<<PPPRINT
<tr>
<td align="left" class="{$Style['tddetails']}">{$Globals['extra1name']}:</td>
<td align="left" class="{$Style['tddetails']}"><INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="extra1" VALUE="Red">Red<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="extra1" VALUE="Blue">Blue<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="extra1" VALUE="Green">Green<BR></td>
</tr>
PPPRINT;
}

My problem is that when ticking more than one check box only one value is being wtitten into the database - so when you come to view the ad only one value is being shown. What do I need to do for multiple values to be written to the database?

[Chuck S]

There are tons one would need to do to do multiple checkboxes. You would need to look at the photopost code for ideas. As it stands now with the photopost code you can have select boxes etc but only one entry is stored

multiple entries require a whole separate coding scheme

[criscokid]

Oh no :-(
I was hoping it would be a little more straightforward than "multiple entries require a whole separate coding scheme". Why can't it be nice and straightforward? :-)

Most people see ' multiple check boxes' as the ability to choose multiple bits of data and drop down lists for single items of data (even though you can use the Ctrl key to select multiple entries it's not that easy for people who are new to computers / the web).

Do you have any idea of a timeframe that you guys would be able to include the ability to put multiple bits of data into the database along the line of what I'd like to do?