Re: NewCart+Search with one click ?

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 11820
interpreted = N
texte = There is a command in WebCatalog, newcartsearch, that does what you describe. However, a simple search will do the same thing since WebCatalog automatically creates a cart value if it finds a [cart] tag in a template somewhere. The link from the other site can have search criteria built-in that only finds their products.John.>I have some thoughts about how to do this, but I'd really like to hear >the opinions of others before going down the wrong path. > >We've been asked if there is a way to set up the store so that a single >click from a visitor at another site would bring the visitor to a >searched listing of products (the products being sold at the remote site) >with a shopping cart automatically assigned. IOW, the owner of the remote >site wants to drop the visitor into our catalog, but only show his >products rather than offer the distraction of our other stuff. > >Any thoughts or suggestions ? > >Thanks, > > >-Sven > >_____________________________________________________________________ > Sven U. Grenander > BeeHive Technologies, Inc. > > http://www.bzzzzzz.com - with a WebCam in Pasadena, California >_____________________________________________________________________ John A. Hill Pacific Coast Software 11770 Bernardo Plaza Ct. #453 * Web tools for Macintosh and WinNT * San Diego, CA 92128 http://www.smithmicro.com Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
There is a command in WebCatalog, newcartsearch, that does what you describe. However, a simple search will do the same thing since WebCatalog automatically creates a cart value if it finds a [cart] tag in a template somewhere. The link from the other site can have search criteria built-in that only finds their products.John.>I have some thoughts about how to do this, but I'd really like to hear >the opinions of others before going down the wrong path. > >We've been asked if there is a way to set up the store so that a single >click from a visitor at another site would bring the visitor to a >searched listing of products (the products being sold at the remote site) >with a shopping cart automatically assigned. IOW, the owner of the remote >site wants to drop the visitor into our catalog, but only show his >products rather than offer the distraction of our other stuff. > >Any thoughts or suggestions ? > >Thanks, > > >-Sven > >_____________________________________________________________________ > Sven U. Grenander > BeeHive Technologies, Inc. > > http://www.bzzzzzz.com - with a WebCam in Pasadena, California >_____________________________________________________________________ John A. Hill Pacific Coast Software 11770 Bernardo Plaza Ct. #453 * Web tools for Macintosh and WinNT * San Diego, CA 92128 http://www.smithmicro.com John Hill

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