this is probably a custom job, but......

All I did was copy and paste it straight from the VikingCoders
documentation. I didn't change anything. The documentation is incorrect.
I need to email them and let them know. I did notice the 's and thought
that was strange, but I missed the missing "c?" Thanks for catching that
for me.

Craig L.

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Andreas Toman
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 8:51 AM
To: 'Visual Reality'; 'Miva Merchant Users'
Subject: RE: [mru] Question about static search form.


Change mv to mvc! Your store is compiled and have a closer look at the faq
file concerning the syntax you are using.

BTW Why are you adding a after storecode (is your storecode really
storecode?)??

Andreas Toman
PCINET, LLC
Miva Development, Installation & Upgrade
"E-commerce is the next step in the evolution ..."
www.pcinet-llc.com


-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Visual Reality
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:50 PM
To: Miva Merchant Users
Subject: [mru] Question about static search form.

Hola. I am having a problem with my static search form.

Here is the code I pasted in from the viking coders tutorial with a couple
of slight mods:

<form Style="display:inline" FORM METHOD = "post" ACTION
="<A HREF ="http://www.sermonvideos.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?>">http://www.sermonvideos.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?></A>
<INPUT TYPE = "hidden" NAME = "Store_Code" VALUE = "storecode">
<INPUT TYPE = "hidden" NAME = "Screen" VALUE = "SRCHM">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="Search_desc" VALUE="1">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="Search_name" VALUE="1">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="Search_keys" VALUE="1">
<INPUT TYPE = "hidden" NAME = "BrokSearch_Have_List_Fields" VALUE="1">
<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="Search_search" SIZE="22" VALUE=""
style="position:
relative; top: 2; border-style: solid; border-width: 1">
<input type="image" name="submit" align="middle"
src="newestgobutton8.gif"
width="29" height="19">
</form>



When I try to search for something, it gives me a "404 not found error"
and this is what is shown in the URL Address bar:
<A HREF ="http://www.sermonvideos.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?><INPUT%20TYPE%20=">http://www.sermonvideos.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?><INPUT%20TYPE%20=</A>

Here is a link to the store for a try:

<A HREF ="http://www.sermonvideos.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?">http://www.sermonvideos.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?</A>

Thanks for any help!

Craig L.

this is probably a custom job, but......



the media types you mention have different extensions. If you name
things by their product code it would make your life easier...
like xxx.wmv and xxx.qt are different files.

Then you can use vc templates with a javascript in it.. to open a popul
window and write the html into it....and also write the html that has
the right link... all using tokens to output the right filename (product
code) links.
What you want doesn't sound too hard at all.

Kelly


Visual Reality wrote:

>I haven't seen any modules for this, but thought I would run it by you guys
>(and gals.)
>
>I need to have video previews of my products. A Windows Media and Quicktime
>version. Any ideas on how I could include this in my product? i.e. go into
>my product and have a place where I can just enter the URL to the videos and
>then via product page templates and tokens, MIVA will call up the buttons to
>choose Windows Media or Quicktime and after one of the buttons is clicked it
>will display an embedded video right there on the product page?
>
>I know, it is prob. a custom job, but thought I would check.
>
>thx!
>
>Craig L.
>
>
>

this is probably a custom job, but......



Great!!! Wow, that is easier than I thought! So if I am keeping the files
on another server, I would do: %VAR(<A HREF ="http://www.myvideoserver.com/)(products">http://www.myvideoserver.com/)(products</A>
code)%.mov ? I am pretty new to tokens, so i am totally guessing here
based on what you initially wrote Vic.

So, will this be able to open the video right there in the same page, or
will it have to open a pop-up page?

Thanks for all the good responses!

Craig L.

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of WolfPaw
Computers - Miva List
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 4:57 PM
To: 'Visual Reality'; [email protected]
Subject: RE: [mru] this is probably a custom job, but......


Not at all. Quite simple to do actually.

Do exactly as you started saying...add the html to embed the media link into
your product description.

Better yet, use the OpenToken %INCLUDE(media.html)% and create html inside
that document to embed the player and use %VAR(Products.d.code)%.avi or .wmv
or .mov etc with the buttons and all to generate the links.

Then simply FTP media.html to your ~/mivadata directory, place you media
files somewhere web accessible, and name them with the product code .
extension.

Vic Vega
WolfPaw Computers
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Visual Reality
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 4:45 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [mru] this is probably a custom job, but......

I haven't seen any modules for this, but thought I would run it by you guys
(and gals.)

I need to have video previews of my products. A Windows Media and Quicktime
version. Any ideas on how I could include this in my product? i.e. go into
my product and have a place where I can just enter the URL to the videos and
then via product page templates and tokens, MIVA will call up the buttons to
choose Windows Media or Quicktime and after one of the buttons is clicked it
will display an embedded video right there on the product page?

I know, it is prob. a custom job, but thought I would check.

thx!

Craig L.

this is probably a custom job, but......



Does this assume you already have said video files prepared and compressed
for web delivery?

A.

First Man Media
<A HREF ="http://www.firstmanmedia.com">http://www.firstmanmedia.com</A>
Custom designs incorporating Flash
Specializing in Miva Merchant E-commerce

At 05/18/2005, you wrote:
>I haven't seen any modules for this, but thought I would run it by you guys
>(and gals.)
>
>I need to have video previews of my products. A Windows Media and Quicktime
>version. Any ideas on how I could include this in my product? i.e. go into
>my product and have a place where I can just enter the URL to the videos and
>then via product page templates and tokens, MIVA will call up the buttons to
>choose Windows Media or Quicktime and after one of the buttons is clicked it
>will display an embedded video right there on the product page?
>
>I know, it is prob. a custom job, but thought I would check.
>
>thx!
>
>Craig L.
>
>
>