inherit product image of category if image missing

-- url of the page with the problem -- : exo-l.com/webshop
-- HikaShop version -- : 1.6
-- Joomla version -- : 2.5
-- PHP version -- : 5.3.13

I was wondering whether it's possible for hikashop 1.6 to inherit the product image of its parent category if there is an image missing? I have system which programatically creates products (so they're not created within hikashop but with a script) and are added to the correct category. However, I want all the products in that category to have the same image in case their image is missing.

Is that something that hikashop has built in or do i have to add a ref_id manually in the files table to the corresponding product?

Hi,
Firstly, I think that you should probably be to download the last Hikashop version through our website, install it, and test it again ?
Also, note that regarding your issue, the solution will probably be to directly add your product images by using a CSV import for example, or to edit the code of hikashop but some development skill will be required.

Yeah i'm a developer, so that's not an issue. Upgrading will be done later on, so that's not an option as of now.

Products are created with php (they depend on certain variables).