Attribute Issue

[kathymac]

Hello

I need to add 3 attributes to my products:
- package_width
- package_height
- package_length

I went to Catalog -> Manage Products, selected a product and clicked the
Create New Attribute button. A new window opens and I get an error message saying that ...

Warning: SimpleXMLElement::addAttribute() [simplexmlelement.addattribute]: Attribute already exists in /var/www/vhosts/modernadult.com/httpdocs/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Layout.php on line 165

So then I tried adding the attribute through Catalog -> Attributes and I added the package_width attribute, cleared the cache and viewed a product and it doesn't show up.

I am totally stuck. HOw do I get these attributes working?

Thanks.

[bobdog]

Sounds like a magento problem. A quick google search for Warning: SimpleXMLElement::addAttribute() renders results in the magento forum.

Good luck. Magento is a real bear to set up properly.