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Message started by villager on 06/20/05 at 15:23:28

Title: Phone Fax Removal
Post by villager on 06/20/05 at 15:23:28

hello,
I am very pleased with eAuction, but I would like to remove the input and form checking for the phone and fax areas at registration.

Dieter, how do I remove these instances without breaking the script?

Thank you,

Brian :)

Title: Re: Phone Fax Removal
Post by Dieter Werner on 06/20/05 at 17:26:31

villager wrote:

I would like to remove the input and form checking for the phone and fax areas at registration.

Search eConfig161.p for

Code:

# Set this from 1 to 0 if you don't want user's phone/fax informations sent out
$config{'print_phone_fax'} = 1; # 1 = yes | 0 = no

set it to

Code:

# Set this from 1 to 0 if you don't want user's phone/fax informations sent out
$config{'print_phone_fax'} = 0; # 1 = yes | 0 = no

and the phone/fax information will not be given out to the buyer/seller.

Title: Re: Phone Fax Removal
Post by villager on 06/20/05 at 18:06:50

I do not want to require the collecting of that information at all (I find it unnecessary and invasive).

I want to remove the form areas for it completely without breaking anything.

Title: Re: Phone Fax Removal
Post by Dieter Werner on 06/20/05 at 18:42:45

villager wrote:

I do not want to require the collecting of that information at all (I find it unnecessary and invasive).

I want to remove the form areas for it completely without breaking anything.

That's not a good idea, because phone/fax is the only possibility to verify your users.

Title: Re: Phone Fax Removal
Post by villager on 06/20/05 at 18:53:54

I can appreciate that you do not think that is a great idea.
Could you please give me the solution?

Title: Re: Phone Fax Removal
Post by Dieter Werner on 06/21/05 at 11:16:45

villager wrote:

I can appreciate that you do not think that is a great idea.
Could you please give me the solution?

There is not a 'single' solution because a lot of code is involved in it.

Title: Re: Phone Fax Removal
Post by villager on 06/21/05 at 12:29:18

OK.
I can appreciate that there is a lot of code involved. I know that you have worked a very long time to make eAuction where I want to change it.

But without debating the issues surrounding ecommerce liabilities, I would still like to alter this script to function without asking for a person's telephone number. I do not require it. To be quite truthful, no current auction venue will ever verify your existence by calling you on the telephone. Or faxing you.

When I registered for this forum, you didn't call me.
When I registered for eBay, they didn't call me.
When I registered for paypal, they didn't call me.

I take all of my online payments through paypal. They carry the responsibility for keeping the clients financial information safe. They provide the SSL, the encryption and FDIC insurance.

I take personal checks from folks in 9 countries so far, as long as they are drawn on a US bank. I have never had one bounce in 4 years. My customers are all grownups. They do not need me to police them.

All I need to collect is just enough information to ship the item to them.

Title: Re: Phone Fax Removal
Post by mars on 06/21/05 at 12:52:24

Villager,

This is what I would try first if I were trying to do what you are.
Look for all occurances of $form{'PHONE'}'; and hard code some number into it like $form{'PHONE'} = '0049-123-456789';
Then go the "Post A New Item Form" (also the Change Registration) and remark out the HTML code for the Phone entry:
FROM: <tt>$txt{'Phone'}:</tt><br>
<input name="PHONE" type="TEXT" size="30" value="$phone"><br>
<tt>$txt{'FAX'}:</tt><br>

TO: 

ITake a look at Sub: Make Test-Items where Dieter has set up the Test form information as hard coded.

Not sure if this would work but it is where I would start the process. If that failed I would see what using hidden values (in the forms) for the phone variable would do.

mars

Title: Re: Phone Fax Removal
Post by villager on 06/21/05 at 13:32:50

Ok, that is do-able.

Let's see what the author says...

Title: Re: Phone Fax Removal
Post by Dieter Werner on 06/21/05 at 16:17:59

villager wrote:

Ok, that is do-able.

Let's see what the author says...

The author says: simply try it :)
(but don't forget the 'Change-Registration' subroutines)

The script is very wide open for every kind of changes and additions - but you have to have at least a little knowledge of Perl and HTML.