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I have a client who runs a small hotel (backpacker hostel actually). I need to provide some VERY basic functionality and would like someone who is familiar with ubercart to tell me if the module is suitable for what my client requires.

My client's hostel needs to receive an email generated from a form on their Drupal website that presents the customer with:

a) 3 product options (ie. 3 different rooms) - via a dropdown box, radio buttons, etc.
b) Text fields for name, address and telephone contact details
c) Credit card number field that preferably validates the card's numbers (to ensure correct numbers are entered) but DOES NOT CHARGE THE CARD TO ANY PAYMENT PROCESSING FACILITY
d) Text field to allow comments, etc.
e) Return form confirming request

I ran through the Ubercart demonstration and I like the initial customer info form - will my little request fit inside this cart or is the cart too complicated for what I need?

With thanks,

Tim - Sydney

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Re: Is ubercart suitable for this?

Hey Tim, for what you're describing I think you'll find Ubercart to be a good solution. Your product page can be a room w/ an attribute dropdown for room type (like the size on the Ubercart Beanie). Granted, if you want it to check availability based on his current rentals you'll have to add a little bit of custom code to work w/ the existing stock system. At checkout, the "Billing information" pane will handle your contact needs, and you can turn off/rename various address fields in the checkout settings, too. There are CC settings to validate card numbers up front and store the data encrypted for your client to process later. As you've seen, there's also an order comments pane, too.

So, points a-d are all default functions. I'm not exactly sure what you mean by e, so I'll wait and see what your follow-up questions are. We're fleshing out the documentation, so you can peruse the User's Guide for more information.

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Ubercart is just fine

Ryan, hi.

Thanks for the time and response, much appreciated. I went ahead late yesterday and installed the modules and it's just what I needed (as you suggested). I'm now trying to get my head around the Product Kit. BTW, this is the most professional Drupal module that I've come across in both its documentation and implementation. If all Drupal modules were this well designed, then Drupal would be amazing beyond words. I love how Ubercart simply works with very little configuration but allows you to change whatever you want to change (within reason). Which brings me to my next question...

I want to customize some text that's presented to the user at checkout. My application is a hotel, so terms such as "Shopping Cart" and "Checkout" aren't appropriate. I have attached two image screen shots of what I'm talking about. How do you change this text, or, if it's a code change, which file needs changing?

Loving this module!

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Re: Ubercart is just fine

activate the locale module

setup a 2nd language for example myenglish and make it your site lanuage

now serch for the strings and "translate" them...

and yor done....

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Strings aren't showing up

Thanks for the suggestion.

It's all good - working it out - didn't know about this Locale Drupal module - it's a Godsend!

Tim