Re: NewCart+Search with one click ?
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 11824
interpreted = N
texte = >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 ?Here's something to consider:1- If it's important to hide the search args from the user, you can use theRAW suggestion Marc proposed, or ...2- You can duplicate your results page for this one situation, and enclosethe html on that page inside a [search] context with the specific searchyou want to perform. This technique lets you place a plain old link on theremote page, instead of a link that has the search written into it.3- On the other hand, if it's not critical that you hide the search args,then just use John's suggestion and write your search into a hyperlink,then put that link on the remote page. Nothing special has to be done tomake this work ... just make sure you have [cart] somewhere on the resultspage.Sincerely, Ken GromeWebDNA Solutions
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>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 ?Here's something to consider:1- If it's important to hide the search args from the user, you can use theRAW suggestion Marc proposed, or ...2- You can duplicate your results page for this one situation, and enclosethe html on that page inside a
[search] context with the specific searchyou want to perform. This technique lets you place a plain old link on theremote page, instead of a link that has the search written into it.3- On the other hand, if it's not critical that you hide the search args,then just use John's suggestion and write your search into a hyperlink,then put that link on the remote page. Nothing special has to be done tomake this work ... just make sure you have
[cart] somewhere on the resultspage.Sincerely, Ken GromeWebDNA Solutions
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