Re: Referring URL
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 19968
interpreted = N
texte = >I would like to be able to place the referring page to my entry page in the>email of an order. Is there a way to retain that value while someone shops,>and then when the order is placed have that referring url of the first>entry page added to the fulfillment email?Yes.You can store it in one of the spare header fields in the cart file when the original cart value is created.Or you can pass it in your forms and URLs in all the same places the [cart] value is passed.Or you can create a separate database with two fields, cart and page, and enter the referrer page at the time the cart value is created for each visitor, then retrieve that value later by referencing the cart value in your [sendmail] context.Or you can ... etc. etc. ... :)Sincerely,Ken Grome808-737-6499WebDNA Solutionsmailto:ken@webdna.nethttp://www.webdna.net
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>I would like to be able to place the referring page to my entry page in the>email of an order. Is there a way to retain that value while someone shops,>and then when the order is placed have that referring url of the first>entry page added to the fulfillment email?Yes.You can store it in one of the spare header fields in the cart file when the original cart value is created.Or you can pass it in your forms and URLs in all the same places the
[cart] value is passed.Or you can create a separate database with two fields, cart and page, and enter the referrer page at the time the cart value is created for each visitor, then retrieve that value later by referencing the cart value in your
[sendmail] context.Or you can ... etc. etc. ... :)Sincerely,Ken Grome808-737-6499WebDNA Solutionsmailto:ken@webdna.nethttp://www.webdna.net
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