template variables in "product pages" for e-commerce

Okay I’m stupid.

I’ve never fully unlocked the power of template variables, mostly because I’ve never needed to. But now I’m kinda stuck and would appreciate some help. What I’m trying to do isn’t hard, methinks, but I can’t find any documentation.

A little explanation on the site. I used an e-commerce type setup (similar to ShopX) with individual product pages and Ditto to bring it all together. But I need various options in each product (e.g. large or small). I can do this by using template variables within each product page I think, but I’m clueless where to start. I’d like the options to be available as a simple form with drop down options.

I can’t logically think this one through. Do I create a different TV for every option I need? Can I define the different options in each document using TVs? How would it work? Right now I’m only using one TV for price, [*itemprice*].

Thanks. It’s probably something simple that I’ll shake my head about later.

I have a shop setup similarly as well. I use a separate TV for price, weight, part number, etc. I use various Input Widgets as needed to build select lists for instance.

Wish I had lots of time to do a write up but at the moment I’m a bit swamped. There’s lots of posts on TVs in general, and the documentation/wiki covers them as well. If you’ve got any specific questions I’ll try to get you some answers. Good luck!

Using radio buttons would allow you just a few pre-set prices, is that what you want? You’d just create the TV in the format specified in the documentation, and then set the appropriate output widget.

Try what Ryan says - it works. You can also use a snippet that calls the getTemplateVariableOutput() function to create your form output if you find that easier. But I think that a TV output widget is the fastest and simplest method for radio buttons.