Community Add-Ons

Release: Quick Research Infobox v1.01
Developer: Sylvio Ruiz, Salvador - Brazil

Add: lithuanian translation;
Add: french translation;
Chg: submit image button to default image button of osCommerce ("button_quick_research.gif" to "button_search.gif").

This is a useful infobox that allows locate easily what we are looking for.
It allows to search for product using keywords, price range, category and manufacturer like as "advanced search page" but more simple and fast and not force the customers insert data in any field (in this case all products is returned).
The "advanced search page", "quick find infobox", "search by manufacturer", etc, are not more necessary. This contribution is great for use with Gift Voucher or Credit Class.

Screenshot of infobox is include in zip file.

None bug found. I have tested some times before placing it here.

Thanks to all contributors, specially to Brian Gallagher for your "Simple Template System - STS", OsCommerce Team, Michail Potapov and Lordbdp ( Marc from France).
Thanks also to my wife Ivânia for the name of this infobox ... i'm not very creative.

This package was translated to english, french and lithuanian by people what like to help you. Respect the credit of them.

Translations for other languages will be comming well. Post it or send me to: sylvioruiz@ibest.com.br unpacked for futures updates.

How To Install

The "quick_research_pack_v1_01.zip" is a full package. This package has 06 files with the follow structure:

quick_research.php --> page result file
includes/boxes/quick_research.php --> infobox file
includes/languages/brazilian/quick_research.php --> brazilian language file
includes/languages/english/quick_research.php --> english language file
includes/languages/french/quick_research.php --> french language file
includes/languages/lithuanian/quick_research.php --> lithuanian language file

For install follow this steps:

1. Unpack in your root directory (catalog) or send the unziped files to your site into your respectives directories.

2. Edit "/includes/application_top.php" adding:
define('FILENAME_QUICK_RESEARCH','quick_research.php');

3. Edit "/includes/column_left.php" or "/includes/column_right.php" (or where you want this infobox will be show) adding:
include(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'quick_research.php');

For install, if you use STS:

1. Unpack in your root directory (catalog) or send the unziped files to your site into your respectives directories.

2. Edit "/includes/application_top.php" adding:
define('FILENAME_QUICK_RESEARCH','quick_research.php');

3. Edit "/includes/column_left.php" adding:
include(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'quick_research.php');
// STS: ADD
$sts_block_name = 'quickresearchbox';
require(STS_RESTART_CAPTURE);
// STS: EOADD

4. Edit "/includes/sts_display_out.php" adding after "Create custom boxes" for create a new variable for use in your html template:
$template['quickresearchbox'] = strip_unwanted_tags($sts_block['quickresearchbox'], 'quickresearchbox');

5. Edit your html template placing the variable $quickresearchbox where you want.

Best Regards,
Sylvio Ruiz

Package contents:
Lithuanian, English, Brazilian translations, some design fixes.

This is Lithuanian translation of contibution.

Thank to Sylvio Ruiz for realization of this contibution, it is really very useful for computer stores with more than 10000 products.

Important: file encoded UTF-8, depending on translation may be you will need to encode if windows-1257

Release: Quick Research Infobox v1.00
Developer: Sylvio Ruiz, Salvador - Brazil

This is a useful infobox that allows locate easily what we are looking for.
It allows to search for product using keywords, price range, category and manufacturer like as "advanced search page" but more simple and fast and not force the customers insert data in any field (in this case all products is returned).
The "advanced search page" and "quick find infobox" are not more necessary. This contributions is great for use with Gift Voucher or Credit Class.

Screenshot of infobox is include in zip file.

None bug found. I have tested some times before placing it here.

Thanks to all contributors, specially to Brian Gallagher for your "Simple Template System - STS", OsCommerce Team and Michail Potapov.
Thanks also to my wife Ivânia for the name of this infobox ... i'm not very creative.

Translations for other languages will be comming well. Post it or send me to: sylvioruiz@ibest.com.br unpacked for futures updates.