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Thomas Schroll
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Posted on 17/07/2014 15:13:09

Hi

I'm trying to override the alt. images functionality in ecom by placing an image on a product.

In the cookbook it says: "This will not conflict with images already attached to products but simply run "on top" of the normal image handling in Dynamicweb eCommerce." (http://developer.dynamicweb-cms.com/documentation/cookbooks-(solution-set)/solution-set/ecommerce/product-catalog.aspx).

Does anybody know if it is possible to override the alt. images functionality, and if so how?

Regards Thomas


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Nicolai Høeg Pedersen
Posted on 17/07/2014 15:34:40
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Hi Thomas

Not quite sure what your are trying to achieve. You cannot override that method that finds the alternative image directly. But you can add a new template tag using a product template extender: http://developer.dynamicweb-cms.com/api8/#Dynamicweb~Dynamicweb.eCommerce.Products.ProductTemplateExtender.html

That will give you an additional tag that you create holding the image path.

Then you can do a conditional in your template:

If Defined(MyAlternativeImageTag)

Else

EndIf

BR Nicolai

 
Thomas Schroll
Posted on 17/07/2014 15:51:18
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Hi Nicolai

Thanks, but that's not quite the solution I was hoping for.

I have a couple of products where I would like to use the same image, but I need to give them different numbers. Instead of having the same image with different names in the archive I would like to change the images on the particular product in ecom. That way I only have to keep track of a single file. I just thought it would be a good idea to be able to choose an alternative (override) image to the alternative image functionality.

Regards Thomas

 

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