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How To Make All Shipping Fields Required In VPCart

By default, the shipping fields are not mandatory in VPCart (eg Ship to Name , Shipping address, Shipping City etc..).

If you need to make them all to be mandatory, please follow these steps :

1. Open file shopcustomerform.asp using notepad or text editor.

2. Locate this code :

CreateFieldSetRow GetLang("langShipName"),"shipname", strshipname,"No",""

3. Please change to :

CreateFieldSetRow GetLang("langShipName"),"shipname", strshipname,"Yes",""

4. Locate this code :

CreateFieldSetRow GetLang("langCustAddress"), "shipaddress", strshipaddress,"No",""

5. Please change to :

CreateFieldSetRow GetLang("langCustAddress"), "shipaddress", strshipaddress,"Yes",""

6. Locate this code :

CreateFieldSetRow GetLang("langCustCity"), "shiptown", strshiptown ,"No",""

7. Please change to :

CreateFieldSetRow GetLang("langCustCity"), "shiptown", strshiptown ,"Yes",""

8. Locate this code:

CreateFieldSetRow GetLang("langCustPostCode"),"shipzip", strshipzip,"No",""

9. Please change to:

CreateFieldSetRow GetLang("langCustPostCode"),"shipzip", strshipzip,"Yes",""

10. Locate this code:

CreateFieldSetRow GetLang("langCustCountry"), "shipcountry", strshipCountry,"No",""

11. Please change to:

CreateFieldSetRow GetLang("langCustCountry"), "shipcountry", strshipCountry,"Yes",""

12. Locate this code :

HtmlWrite "<label>" & GetLang("langCustState") & "</label>"

13. Please change to :

HtmlWrite "<label>" & "* " & GetLang("langCustState") & "</label>"

14. Locate this code:

htmlwrite "<label>" & getlang("langCustPostCode") & "</label>"

15. Please change to:

htmlwrite "<label>" & "* " & getlang("langCustPostCode") & "</label>"

16. Locate this code :

HtmlWrite "<label>" & GetLang("langCustCountry") & "</label>"

17. Please change to :

HtmlWrite "<label>" & "* " & GetLang("langCustCountry") & "</label>"

18. Save the file and upload to your site via FTP.

19. Open file shop$common_checkout.asp using notepad or text editor.

20. Locate this code :

if GetConfig("xhearaboutusrequired")="Yes" and strhearaboutus="" then
SError = SError & GetLang("langhearaboutus") & GetLang("langCustRequired") & "<br />"
session("serror_hearaboutus") = "yes"
end if

21. Below that code, please insert :

if (instr(lcase(request.ServerVariables("script_name")), "shopcustregister.asp") > 0) then
else
if strshipname = "" then
SError = SError & GetLang("langShipName") & GetLang("langCustRequired") & "<br />"
end if
if strshipaddress = "" then
SError = SError & "Shipping " & GetLang("langCustAddress") & GetLang("langCustRequired") & "<br />"
end if
if strshiptown = "" then
SError = SError & "Shipping " & GetLang("langCustCity") & GetLang("langCustRequired") & "<br />"
end if
if strshipstate = "" then
SError = SError & "Shipping " & GetLang("langCustState") & GetLang("langCustRequired") & "<br />"
end if
if strshipzip = "" then
SError = SError & "Shipping " & GetLang("langCustPostCode") & GetLang("langCustRequired") & "<br />"
end if
if strshipCountry = "" then
SError = SError & "Shipping " & GetLang("langCustCountry") & GetLang("langCustRequired") & "<br />"
end if
end if

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