Re: WebCat B13 Mac CGI -- Frames question

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 10656
interpreted = N
texte = >I am using the [referrer] tags to go back from a product details page, >but have run into a problem. It works if I came from a page in the same >frame, but it doesn't work if it comes from a search in a different >frame. Here's how it works: The search form is in a separate frame. >When the search is initiated, the results go to a different frame. When >you click on a link on the results page, it brings up a details page in >the same frame as the search results (the link is a search on a specific >sku). Now, the referrer link comes up as just results.tmpl$search. >Is it really a problem with frames or is it because of the search on the >specific sku?Frames make everything harder, but in your case any time you see just results.tmpl$search it's because you are using form method=POST, which does not show the search parameters in the referrer. Experiment with method=GET and see if that helps.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | Tools for WebWarriors Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebCommerce Solution 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court, #462 | SiteEdit, SiteCheck, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com ------------------------------------ To leave this talk list send an email to macjordomo@smithmicro.com with BODY unsubscribe WebDNA-Talk ------------------------------------ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: WebCat B13 Mac CGI -- Frames question (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  2. WebCat B13 Mac CGI -- Frames question (John S. Winningham 1997)
>I am using the [referrer] tags to go back from a product details page, >but have run into a problem. It works if I came from a page in the same >frame, but it doesn't work if it comes from a search in a different >frame. Here's how it works: The search form is in a separate frame. >When the search is initiated, the results go to a different frame. When >you click on a link on the results page, it brings up a details page in >the same frame as the search results (the link is a search on a specific >sku). Now, the referrer link comes up as just results.tmpl$search. >Is it really a problem with frames or is it because of the search on the >specific sku?Frames make everything harder, but in your case any time you see just results.tmpl$search it's because you are using form method=POST, which does not show the search parameters in the referrer. Experiment with method=GET and see if that helps.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | Tools for WebWarriors Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebCommerce Solution 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court, #462 | SiteEdit, SiteCheck, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com ------------------------------------ To leave this Talk List send an email to macjordomo@smithmicro.com with BODY unsubscribe WebDNA-Talk ------------------------------------ Grant Hulbert

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