how to add featured items - not workinig

I am trying to add a new featured item to the list.

As I understand the process: I go to the products box and start typing the name of the product. The system is supposed to provide autocomplete and provide a list of items to select.

But.... When I start typing in characters nothing happens, no autocomplete, no items to select

I am using version 1.5.1

thanks for your help.

Yeah it's supposed to work like that.

Sounds like you either don't have any products in your store or there's something wrong.

You might want to check that page for javascript errors using firebug.

I tried using firbug, no evidence of any javascript errors
I definitely do have products

is there someplace that I need to turn autocomplete on?

any other ideas would be greatly appreciated

Suggest you either upgrade to 1.5.1.3 or ask your host to install mbstring() module for PHP

Having the same issue- autocomplete doesn't work. Just stopped out of the blue. using 1.5.1

me too have the same problem

Autocomplete worked for 1.4.9.3. I did a fresh install to 1.5.1.3 and now autocomplete for anything, related products, adding customer names to the newsletter does not work.

Is their a way to manually make it work again. I'm working with Hostgator to get mbstrings working. They claim its enabled.

Help????

The techs at Hostgator found a problem with jquery.

From the resolution of the ticket:
what broke your autocomplete was that OpenCart shipped with one javascript file, but is looking for an older copy of it instead. I edited the file biz/admin/view/template/common/header.tpl and changed the filename so that it would load that file. Your autocomplete now works :-)

So he updated the script to look for the more up to date version of the jquery file. I believe the one for autocomplete.

the header.tpl was looking for:

catalog/view/javascript/jquery/ui/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui-1.8.9.custom.css

and should be looking for:
catalog/view/javascript/jquery/ui/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui-1.8.16.custom.css

Hi

I have problem in Featured module....

Step I : I have selected product with Auto complete option
Step II: I save the product
Step III: After saving when I see again in that module "Product is not available" it is not saving ?

Can anyone help ?

Vivek

Solved...