Cut off from the list and can't get an answer to the confused re:QTY price updating question

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 20117
interpreted = N
texte = Ok... so I look up in the archives and you did post an answer BUT.. I'm not getting any digests since 9/13. (not even my own test message (which got posted). I just tried unsubscribing and re-subscribing, but so far can't get a message to return to me. The Webcatalog BETA list comes through fine, so I believe it's something on your end.Meanwhile I can't get your answers at this point, unless you cc them to me....Back to my question...1998/09/26 02:53:12 PCS Technical Support Re: Confused about QTY and QTY* price updating >>sorry but the tearoom example DOESN'T have an update button, nor does the >>general store, and there's nothing in my manual>Maybe I don't understand what you mean. When I go to the GeneralStore and >put something in the cart I see a Qty field I can type in. When I proceed >to Final Checkout, the resulting qty shows up there. If I back up and >change it, it gets changed in the final invoice. Do you not mean that?I'd like to simply allow people to view their cart, change quantities, SEE THE UPDATED PRICE, and then continue shoppping WITHOUT proceeding to final check-out. I searched the archives for solutions to this and come up with the posts that referred to the tutorials in the tearoom and general store, neither of which do this. So I'm asking how.>>Also, another strange and related behavior.... clicking on the refresh >>button of the browser causes the general store cart example to add items >>on its own (and any templates derived from it), but the tearoom doesn't.>This is most likely a browser caching issue. Probably the GeneralStore >templates contain Pragma no-cache headers in them, and the TeaRoom ones >don't. Your browser may be deciding to re-send a form, when other browsers >might not. It is a nasty issue, because no two browsers are the same, but >you can usually control it with HTML pragmas or worst-case code some WebDNA >to look for duplicates in your cart and remove them.I have no idea what you're talking about here -- pragmas???Specifically, how can I stop this behavior or modify the templates.ThanksReg Harris_____________________________________________________________ John Reginald Harris, Jr. MD President Omniscient Productions Inc Email: jrharris@omprod.com WWW: http://www.omprod.com Our goal: to enrich, enhance, enlighten, and entertain ------------------------------------------------------------- Introducing Beyond Savings - a 14 day course in personal financial planning. The perfect way to learn personal financial management. For more information, or a free demo, visit our web site. Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Cut off from the list and can't get an answer to the confused re:QTY price updating question (John Reginald Harris Jr 1998)
  2. Cut off from the list and can't get an answer to the confused re:QTY price updating question (John Reginald Harris Jr 1998)
Ok... so I look up in the archives and you did post an answer BUT.. I'm not getting any digests since 9/13. (not even my own test message (which got posted). I just tried unsubscribing and re-subscribing, but so far can't get a message to return to me. The Webcatalog BETA list comes through fine, so I believe it's something on your end.Meanwhile I can't get your answers at this point, unless you cc them to me....Back to my question...1998/09/26 02:53:12 PCS Technical Support Re: Confused about QTY and QTY* price updating >>sorry but the tearoom example DOESN'T have an update button, nor does the >>general store, and there's nothing in my manual>Maybe I don't understand what you mean. When I go to the GeneralStore and >put something in the cart I see a Qty field I can type in. When I proceed >to Final Checkout, the resulting qty shows up there. If I back up and >change it, it gets changed in the final invoice. Do you not mean that?I'd like to simply allow people to view their cart, change quantities, SEE THE UPDATED PRICE, and then continue shoppping WITHOUT proceeding to final check-out. I searched the archives for solutions to this and come up with the posts that referred to the tutorials in the tearoom and general store, neither of which do this. So I'm asking how.>>Also, another strange and related behavior.... clicking on the refresh >>button of the browser causes the general store cart example to add items >>on its own (and any templates derived from it), but the tearoom doesn't.>This is most likely a browser caching issue. Probably the GeneralStore >templates contain Pragma no-cache headers in them, and the TeaRoom ones >don't. Your browser may be deciding to re-send a form, when other browsers >might not. It is a nasty issue, because no two browsers are the same, but >you can usually control it with HTML pragmas or worst-case code some WebDNA >to look for duplicates in your cart and remove them.I have no idea what you're talking about here -- pragmas???Specifically, how can I stop this behavior or modify the templates.ThanksReg Harris_____________________________________________________________ John Reginald Harris, Jr. MD President Omniscient Productions Inc Email: jrharris@omprod.com WWW: http://www.omprod.com Our goal: to enrich, enhance, enlighten, and entertain ------------------------------------------------------------- Introducing Beyond Savings - a 14 day course in personal financial planning. The perfect way to learn personal financial management. For more information, or a free demo, visit our web site. John Reginald Harris Jr

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