[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Profile for boxcarmib ## [![boxcarmib's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") **[ Offline](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib)** - **User Type:** User - **Register Date:** 11 Oct 2015 - **Last login:** 8 years 10 months ago - **Time Zone:** UTC +0:00 - **Local Time:** 18:31 - **Posts:** 13 - **Profile views:** 61 - **Gender:** Unknown - **Birthdate:** Unknown - Posts # boxcarmib's recent posts (13 messages ) All Since last visit 4 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 24 Hours 48 Hours Week Month Year All Since last visit 4 Hours 8 Hours 12 Hours 24 Hours 48 Hours Week Month Year | [ ](#forumbottom) | Subject | Replies / Views | Last Post | [ ](#forumtop) | |---|---|---|---|---| | [](/forum/26-product-category-display/887780-api-advice-on-creating-digital-product#257081) | [API advice on creating digital product](/forum/26-product-category-display/887780-api-advice-on-creating-digital-product#257081 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.4 -- Joomla version -- : 3.6.4 So looking through the forum and reading the API docs, I think I understand how to create a new product with the API. Here's my code... $price = new stdClass(); $price->price_value = 99.99; $price->price_currency_id = 1; $price->price_price_min_quantity = 0; $product = new stdClass(); $product->product_name ='fileA'; $product->product_quantity = -1; $product->product_published = 1; $product->product_weight = 0; $product->product_type = "main"; $product->product_msrp = 4.99; $product->product_access = "all"; $product->prices = [$price]; $product->categories = [1]; $productClass = hikashop_get('class.product'); $productId = $productClass->save($product); $productClass->updateCategories($product,$productId); So while a new product is created (I can see it in the database), it is not displayed in the back end hikashop products listing. Also I note that there is a table "hikashop_file" that gets stuffed with some digital download info. Is there some API i should be calling to update that database table as well? Please tell me what I'm doing wrong.") Category: [Product & Category Display](/forum/26-product-category-display "Questions about product and category display. You can't find how to make Hikashop looks incredible? The answer is here!") Topic started 9 years 10 months ago, by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") [Last Post](/forum/26-product-category-display/887780-api-advice-on-creating-digital-product#257081 "Thanks for fixing it! :)") 9 years 10 months ago by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") | Replies:6 Views:688 | [Last Post](/forum/26-product-category-display/887780-api-advice-on-creating-digital-product#257081 "Thanks for fixing it! :)") by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") 9 years 10 months ago | | [](/forum/26-product-category-display/887780-api-advice-on-creating-digital-product#256996) | [API advice on creating digital product](/forum/26-product-category-display/887780-api-advice-on-creating-digital-product#256996 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.4 -- Joomla version -- : 3.6.4 So looking through the forum and reading the API docs, I think I understand how to create a new product with the API. Here's my code... $price = new stdClass(); $price->price_value = 99.99; $price->price_currency_id = 1; $price->price_price_min_quantity = 0; $product = new stdClass(); $product->product_name ='fileA'; $product->product_quantity = -1; $product->product_published = 1; $product->product_weight = 0; $product->product_type = "main"; $product->product_msrp = 4.99; $product->product_access = "all"; $product->prices = [$price]; $product->categories = [1]; $productClass = hikashop_get('class.product'); $productId = $productClass->save($product); $productClass->updateCategories($product,$productId); So while a new product is created (I can see it in the database), it is not displayed in the back end hikashop products listing. Also I note that there is a table "hikashop_file" that gets stuffed with some digital download info. Is there some API i should be calling to update that database table as well? Please tell me what I'm doing wrong.") Category: [Product & Category Display](/forum/26-product-category-display "Questions about product and category display. You can't find how to make Hikashop looks incredible? The answer is here!") Topic started 9 years 10 months ago, by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") [Last Post](/forum/26-product-category-display/887780-api-advice-on-creating-digital-product#257081 "Thanks for fixing it! :)") 9 years 10 months ago by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") | Replies:6 Views:688 | [Last Post](/forum/26-product-category-display/887780-api-advice-on-creating-digital-product#257081 "Thanks for fixing it! :)") by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") 9 years 10 months ago | | [](/forum/26-product-category-display/887780-api-advice-on-creating-digital-product#256950) | [API advice on creating digital product](/forum/26-product-category-display/887780-api-advice-on-creating-digital-product#256950 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.4 -- Joomla version -- : 3.6.4 So looking through the forum and reading the API docs, I think I understand how to create a new product with the API. Here's my code... $price = new stdClass(); $price->price_value = 99.99; $price->price_currency_id = 1; $price->price_price_min_quantity = 0; $product = new stdClass(); $product->product_name ='fileA'; $product->product_quantity = -1; $product->product_published = 1; $product->product_weight = 0; $product->product_type = "main"; $product->product_msrp = 4.99; $product->product_access = "all"; $product->prices = [$price]; $product->categories = [1]; $productClass = hikashop_get('class.product'); $productId = $productClass->save($product); $productClass->updateCategories($product,$productId); So while a new product is created (I can see it in the database), it is not displayed in the back end hikashop products listing. Also I note that there is a table "hikashop_file" that gets stuffed with some digital download info. Is there some API i should be calling to update that database table as well? Please tell me what I'm doing wrong.") Category: [Product & Category Display](/forum/26-product-category-display "Questions about product and category display. You can't find how to make Hikashop looks incredible? The answer is here!") Topic started 9 years 10 months ago, by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") [Last Post](/forum/26-product-category-display/887780-api-advice-on-creating-digital-product#257081 "Thanks for fixing it! :)") 9 years 10 months ago by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") | Replies:6 Views:688 | [Last Post](/forum/26-product-category-display/887780-api-advice-on-creating-digital-product#257081 "Thanks for fixing it! :)") by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") 9 years 10 months ago | | [](/forum/26-product-category-display/887780-api-advice-on-creating-digital-product#256834) | [API advice on creating digital product](/forum/26-product-category-display/887780-api-advice-on-creating-digital-product#256834 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.4 -- Joomla version -- : 3.6.4 So looking through the forum and reading the API docs, I think I understand how to create a new product with the API. Here's my code... $price = new stdClass(); $price->price_value = 99.99; $price->price_currency_id = 1; $price->price_price_min_quantity = 0; $product = new stdClass(); $product->product_name ='fileA'; $product->product_quantity = -1; $product->product_published = 1; $product->product_weight = 0; $product->product_type = "main"; $product->product_msrp = 4.99; $product->product_access = "all"; $product->prices = [$price]; $product->categories = [1]; $productClass = hikashop_get('class.product'); $productId = $productClass->save($product); $productClass->updateCategories($product,$productId); So while a new product is created (I can see it in the database), it is not displayed in the back end hikashop products listing. Also I note that there is a table "hikashop_file" that gets stuffed with some digital download info. Is there some API i should be calling to update that database table as well? Please tell me what I'm doing wrong.") Category: [Product & Category Display](/forum/26-product-category-display "Questions about product and category display. You can't find how to make Hikashop looks incredible? The answer is here!") Topic started 9 years 10 months ago, by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") [Last Post](/forum/26-product-category-display/887780-api-advice-on-creating-digital-product#257081 "Thanks for fixing it! :)") 9 years 10 months ago by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") | Replies:6 Views:688 | [Last Post](/forum/26-product-category-display/887780-api-advice-on-creating-digital-product#257081 "Thanks for fixing it! :)") by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") 9 years 10 months ago | | [](/forum/4-how-to/887733-advice-on-how-to-create-fulfill-orders#256573) | [Advice on how to create/fulfill orders](/forum/4-how-to/887733-advice-on-how-to-create-fulfill-orders#256573 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.4 -- Joomla version -- : 3.6.4 I sell customized stil files. What I want is for a customer to select the product they are interested in. They then select the configuration options. Generating the download file for them to purchase can take some time, so the finished product cannot be put in their cart right away. So I think the best way to proceed is to send them an email when their product is ready. The question is, how best to accomplish this? As a first step I created a configuration file which is written to a file which a cron task processes and creates the output file. But this leaves me with a finished file and no way to stuff it in the user's cart because the file was created 'offline'. What strikes me as the best solution would be for the offline process to put the customized file in the customer's cart and send them an email that their order is now ready for download, but there's no obvious way to do that. So I'm just looking for some advice on what you think would be the best way to try and accomplish this task... or is this too complex for Hikashop?") Category: [How to?](/forum/4-how-to "If you didn't find the answer on our documentation neither on existing posts, please ask your question here.") Topic started 9 years 10 months ago, by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") [Last Post](/forum/4-how-to/887733-advice-on-how-to-create-fulfill-orders#256573 "figured out an easy way to do it. sorry to trouble you.") 9 years 10 months ago by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") | Replies:1 Views:1101 | [Last Post](/forum/4-how-to/887733-advice-on-how-to-create-fulfill-orders#256573 "figured out an easy way to do it. sorry to trouble you.") by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") 9 years 10 months ago | | [](/forum/4-how-to/887733-advice-on-how-to-create-fulfill-orders#256554) | [Advice on how to create/fulfill orders](/forum/4-how-to/887733-advice-on-how-to-create-fulfill-orders#256554 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.4 -- Joomla version -- : 3.6.4 I sell customized stil files. What I want is for a customer to select the product they are interested in. They then select the configuration options. Generating the download file for them to purchase can take some time, so the finished product cannot be put in their cart right away. So I think the best way to proceed is to send them an email when their product is ready. The question is, how best to accomplish this? As a first step I created a configuration file which is written to a file which a cron task processes and creates the output file. But this leaves me with a finished file and no way to stuff it in the user's cart because the file was created 'offline'. What strikes me as the best solution would be for the offline process to put the customized file in the customer's cart and send them an email that their order is now ready for download, but there's no obvious way to do that. So I'm just looking for some advice on what you think would be the best way to try and accomplish this task... or is this too complex for Hikashop?") Category: [How to?](/forum/4-how-to "If you didn't find the answer on our documentation neither on existing posts, please ask your question here.") Topic started 9 years 10 months ago, by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") [Last Post](/forum/4-how-to/887733-advice-on-how-to-create-fulfill-orders#256573 "figured out an easy way to do it. sorry to trouble you.") 9 years 10 months ago by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") | Replies:1 Views:1101 | [Last Post](/forum/4-how-to/887733-advice-on-how-to-create-fulfill-orders#256573 "figured out an easy way to do it. sorry to trouble you.") by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") 9 years 10 months ago | | [](/forum/25-install-update/879964-finish-in-cart-raises-error#217875) | ["Finish" in Cart raises error](/forum/25-install-update/879964-finish-in-cart-raises-error#217875 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.6 -- Joomla version -- : 3.4.4 -- PHP version -- : 5.6.13 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : N/A -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : 1054 Unknown column 'Array' in 'where clause' SQL=SELECT * FROM ps_hikashop_product WHERE product_id = Array LIMIT 1 Cannot get to paypal from cart, pressing the Finish button in the cart raises the error.") Category: [Install & Update](/forum/25-install-update "Having an installation or update issue? You will probably find some help here.") Topic started 11 years 5 days ago, by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") [Last Post](/forum/25-install-update/879964-finish-in-cart-raises-error#217947 "Hello, It's actually working fine on my end, can you download the last Hikashop version on our website, install it and test it again ? Thanks.") 11 years 5 days ago by [Mohamed Thelji](/forum/user/6861-mohamed-thelji "View Mohamed Thelji's Profile") | Replies:1 Views:310 | [Last Post](/forum/25-install-update/879964-finish-in-cart-raises-error#217947 "Hello, It's actually working fine on my end, can you download the last Hikashop version on our website, install it and test it again ? Thanks.") by [Mohamed Thelji](/forum/user/6861-mohamed-thelji "View Mohamed Thelji's Profile") 11 years 5 days ago | | [](/forum/31-development/879907-get-item-custom-field-values-in-onbeforecartupdate#217592) | [Get item custom field values in onBeforeCartUpdate](/forum/31-development/879907-get-item-custom-field-values-in-onbeforecartupdate#217592 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.6 -- Joomla version -- : 3.4.4 -- PHP version -- : 5.6.13 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : safari -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : N/A I have products set up with item custom fields which are then used to create a custom file. I need to access those custom fields as the product is being put in the cart so that the image that is displayed in the cart reflects the item values the customer entered for the product. so far in a plugin on an onBeforeCartUpdate event function I have: $productClass = hikashop_get('class.product'); $product = $productClass->get($product_id); var_dump($product); which displays a lot of product fields but not the item custom values that the user entered before clicking "Add to Cart". In my onBeforeCartUpdate function, how do I access the item custom values the customer selected?") Category: [Development](/forum/31-development "If you are developping a plugin for Hikashop or customizing our component, this is the board to be.") Topic started 11 years 1 week ago, by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") [Last Post](/forum/31-development/879907-get-item-custom-field-values-in-onbeforecartupdate#217606 "Hi, If you load the product ; you will load the "product" custom fields. If you want to access to the "item" custom fields ; you should load the "order product" ; but that's not needed when you have the order object (from a "loadFullCart" because the item custom fields are already loaded there). Regardsn") 11 years 1 week ago by [Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") | Replies:1 Views:1809 | [Last Post](/forum/31-development/879907-get-item-custom-field-values-in-onbeforecartupdate#217606 "Hi, If you load the product ; you will load the "product" custom fields. If you want to access to the "item" custom fields ; you should load the "order product" ; but that's not needed when you have the order object (from a "loadFullCart" because the item custom fields are already loaded there). Regardsn") by [Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") 11 years 1 week ago | | [](/forum/4-how-to/879876-add-a-download-option-to-article-product-button#217573) | [Add a "Download" option to article product button](/forum/4-how-to/879876-add-a-download-option-to-article-product-button#217573 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.0 -- Joomla version -- : 3.4.4 -- PHP version -- : 5.6.13 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : safari -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : N/A Rather than catalog pages, I'm using the "Product" editor button to embed products in Joomla Articles. With this approach it is difficult to provide customers with simple access to download the free file offerings of my site. What I would like is to have an "Download" or "Download Now" button showing up below the free file product listing rather than "Add to Cart". I know that this is not currently a Hikashop feature, but I was hoping someone might be able to supply me with some direction on how to proceed. E.g. ... what file is the "Product" button logic in? Where is the "Add to Cart" button generated... what might be the best way to add a "Add download button" to the Article insert options.") Category: [How to?](/forum/4-how-to "If you didn't find the answer on our documentation neither on existing posts, please ask your question here.") Topic started 11 years 1 week ago, by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") [Last Post](/forum/4-how-to/879876-add-a-download-option-to-article-product-button#217573 "Yes, you're right. I was too fixated on thinking that everything had to be done in Hikashop. Thanks for your help.") 11 years 1 week ago by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") | Replies:2 Views:883 | [Last Post](/forum/4-how-to/879876-add-a-download-option-to-article-product-button#217573 "Yes, you're right. I was too fixated on thinking that everything had to be done in Hikashop. Thanks for your help.") by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") 11 years 1 week ago | | [](/forum/4-how-to/879876-add-a-download-option-to-article-product-button#217435) | [Add a "Download" option to article product button](/forum/4-how-to/879876-add-a-download-option-to-article-product-button#217435 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.0 -- Joomla version -- : 3.4.4 -- PHP version -- : 5.6.13 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : safari -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : N/A Rather than catalog pages, I'm using the "Product" editor button to embed products in Joomla Articles. With this approach it is difficult to provide customers with simple access to download the free file offerings of my site. What I would like is to have an "Download" or "Download Now" button showing up below the free file product listing rather than "Add to Cart". I know that this is not currently a Hikashop feature, but I was hoping someone might be able to supply me with some direction on how to proceed. E.g. ... what file is the "Product" button logic in? Where is the "Add to Cart" button generated... what might be the best way to add a "Add download button" to the Article insert options.") Category: [How to?](/forum/4-how-to "If you didn't find the answer on our documentation neither on existing posts, please ask your question here.") Topic started 11 years 1 week ago, by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") [Last Post](/forum/4-how-to/879876-add-a-download-option-to-article-product-button#217573 "Yes, you're right. I was too fixated on thinking that everything had to be done in Hikashop. Thanks for your help.") 11 years 1 week ago by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") | Replies:2 Views:883 | [Last Post](/forum/4-how-to/879876-add-a-download-option-to-article-product-button#217573 "Yes, you're right. I was too fixated on thinking that everything had to be done in Hikashop. Thanks for your help.") by [boxcarmib](/forum/user/39131-boxcarmib "View boxcarmib's Profile") 11 years 1 week ago | [](/forum/topics/feed/mode-topics?format=feed&type=rss) Time to create page: 0.146 seconds [Powered by](/forum/credits) [Kunena Forum](https://www.kunena.org) [](#top)