Re: Referrer from multiple entry points

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 20345
interpreted = N
texte = On 10/9/98 9:45 AM, Mark Bergkvist so noted...>I want to track where the users came from and I have put [SetHeader >cart=[cart]]header39=[referrer][/SetHeader] on my entry.tpl, but if I put >it on all >my pages then won't this change the [referrer] to my own site as a user >clicks from >page to page??? > >How do I deal with multiple points of entry and set this up so once the >referrer is >set, it stays set, even if the user clicks to a page that has another >[SetHeader] >command?Just check to see if the header field contains a value before setting it:[orderfile cart=[cart]][hideif [header39]!][SetHeader cart=[cart]]header39=[referrer][/SetHeader][/hideif][/orderfile]I'd put that line in an include file and slap it at the top of any page you want to track.Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design300 First Avenue North, Suite 150 Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.com Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Referrer from multiple entry points (Mark Bergkvist 1998)
  2. Re: Referrer from multiple entry points (Rob Marquardt 1998)
  3. Re: Referrer from multiple entry points (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  4. Referrer from multiple entry points (Mark Bergkvist 1998)
On 10/9/98 9:45 AM, Mark Bergkvist so noted...>I want to track where the users came from and I have put [SetHeader >cart=[cart]]header39=[referrer][/SetHeader] on my entry.tpl, but if I put >it on all >my pages then won't this change the [referrer] to my own site as a user >clicks from >page to page??? > >How do I deal with multiple points of entry and set this up so once the >referrer is >set, it stays set, even if the user clicks to a page that has another >[setheader] >command?Just check to see if the header field contains a value before setting it:[orderfile cart=[cart]][hideif [header39]!][SetHeader cart=[cart]]header39=[referrer][/SetHeader][/hideif][/orderfile]I'd put that line in an include file and slap it at the top of any page you want to track.Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design300 First Avenue North, Suite 150 Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.com Rob Marquardt

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