Hi, I'm looking to download or help with creating a script that will allow website users to select and customize a computer system. I need it to re-calculate the price of the system real time based on what selections they make. This would be similar to what many manufacturer websites use for their computers such as alienware or dell. Any help with this would be great. Thanks

well you have to build an list of computer customization options, and put a price for each one .....
make a html form that let's the user select what he wants, then at the action script .... add all the prices for the options the user selected ... and have a total price

that is a big picture ... after you have something done, and get stuck on a problem, reply here

This could easily be done, but i think you would have to use javascript to have it do it like you said.

I could probably write a PHP version for you. talk to me if your interested

Very easy look up html forms then make a form then make a php script that will send it via email to you and give a price by part and the aproxx. amount of time to build so you can charge by the hour and the parts.

Also maybe make some prebuilt systems for people that don't know alot.

I already know how to do that, goheadtry. I need something that will show the customer in realtime what they will have to pay. A "quote" email form is not what I am looking for. That is what I have used in the past. I want something that autocalculates price change based on what the user selects.

I really thought i was bad for posting for the sake of it but john you have done this alot today, i have seen atleast 2 threads where you reply with a answer to questions which wasnt being asked!

You obviously havent read the thread(s).

Dan

I believe it might go something like this:

<form action="process.php" method="post">
  <select name="os">
    <option value="150">Window XP Professional: $150</option>
    <option value="95">Windows 95: $95</option>
  </select>
  <select name="extra">
    <option value="5">Mouse: $5</option>
    <option value="25">Keyboard: $25</option>
  </select>
</form>

PHP Code:

<?php
  $price = $_POST['os'] += $_POST['extra'];
  echo 'Your total price is: $' . $price;
?>

Hope this helped.

Depends on what you mean by 'realtime'. If you want to update a total field after the user changes a package item, you have two choices, AJAX or plain javascript.

The only other option is to add a 'recalculate' button to the form that submits for a server round-trip to process the new total.

Personally, I'd go for the javascript option, and include the 'recalculate' button in <noscript> tags.

Writing up javascript to calculate totals on a form is dead easy stuff. Post your form source here or in the js forum to get started.

Hey im really sorry i ahvent had time to be able to do this yet, i been really busy with coursework, if your still interetsed im sure i can still knock it up do you have the form with what you want it to add already done?