Re: Bookmarked URL with cart
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 19756
interpreted = N
texte = >Situation: Someone bookmarks a shopping cart (or some other page) and they >have already purchased the cart. The bookmark contains the cart number and >when they return later the cart is probably gone, so WebCatalog obliges >them by making a cart with the cart number in their bookmark. They add some >new products to their recycled cart number and when they want to purchase >they are stopped because the orderfile already exists with that number. > >Is there some way to trap for this error and change the cart number when >they try to purchase?Maybe you can use the Welcome multihoming plug in with its rules features to check if a page with a cart is really new by checking the referrer (if it is not your domain, then the page is bookmarked) and redirect the user to the homepage where he gets a new shopping cart number.Laurent--- Laurent Pladys LXir L a u r e n t P l a d y s ‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹ L X i r _____________________________________________ 1 5 5 r u e d e P i c p u s 7 5 0 1 2 P a r i s F r a n c e _____________________________________________ +33 (0)1 44 68 80 60 (tel) +33 (0)1 44 68 80 61 (fax) _____________________________________________ w w w . L X i r . n e t l t p l a d y s @ L X i r . n e t
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>Situation: Someone bookmarks a shopping cart (or some other page) and they >have already purchased the cart. The bookmark contains the cart number and >when they return later the cart is probably gone, so WebCatalog obliges >them by making a cart with the cart number in their bookmark. They add some >new products to their recycled cart number and when they want to purchase >they are stopped because the orderfile already exists with that number. > >Is there some way to trap for this error and change the cart number when >they try to purchase?Maybe you can use the Welcome multihoming plug in with its rules features to check if a page with a cart is really new by checking the referrer (if it is not your domain, then the page is bookmarked) and redirect the user to the homepage where he gets a new shopping cart number.Laurent--- Laurent Pladys LXir L a u r e n t P l a d y s ‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹ L X i r _____________________________________________ 1 5 5 r u e d e P i c p u s 7 5 0 1 2 P a r i s F r a n c e _____________________________________________ +33 (0)1 44 68 80 60 (tel) +33 (0)1 44 68 80 61 (fax) _____________________________________________ w w w . L X i r . n e t l t p l a d y s @ L X i r . n e t
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