Re: orderfile headers (was: 2nd Request for help/advice
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texte = John, > John Butler wrote: > > So say the user comes to a form for the first time and one of the inputs is > this- > > and say at that moment 'header14' has not yet been given a value in that > orderfile. So then the HTML that is returned to the browser is- > > (since in orderfile contexts > undefined headers act like variables assigned to the null string - same > behavior as db fields with no value.) > > Which means the user sees an input with no predefined value. Perfect since > this is his 1st visit. > > Now say he fills in the form and submits it so now he is on the next page > where you do error checking. He goofed up something so you instruct him to go > back and check his form values and submit the form again after he corrects his > errors. He uses a link which goes back to that page where the form is, and > now the HTML that is returned to his browser is- > > (if he had input yes for the 'whatever' text input-) > > Okay, just to make sure I understand this, when the customer enters data in the form and submits it and the form field was styled:where [Header14] was empty, whatever data he submitted would be placed in [Header14] of his cart, yes? If that's the case, what if I have a field that is filled by the user selecting a predefined value from a popup menu, such as: Do I need to put value=[HeaderN] in the selection? * * *I tried the above by using the following pages:--------- classified0.tpl : welcome page --------------Just has some welcome text plus a form that takes the customer to the next page:--------- classified1.tpl : ad entry page --------------This page has the following at the top:=
[cart] [orderfile cart=[cart]] [/orderfile] I'm not passing any formvariables, so none are showing up, but the cart value is printing, then I get:Error: Can't open order file. Ignoring [OrderFile] contextDo I need to use an ADD context or command in order to get something to the orderfile and/or shopping cart?Thanks!Steve > Steven Jarvis wrote: > >> John, >> >> I have some questions about something you said earlier, regarding orderfile >> headers: >> >>>>> seems easier to me stick all the field values in orderfile headers so you >>>>> can simply use imputs with predefined values equal to those headers. >>>> >>>> I'm not exactly sure what you mean by using inputs with predefined values. >>>> Do you mean the input name equals a particular header? >>> >>> which will evaluate >>> to- >>> >>> when Header14 has no value yet, but- >>> >>> when Header14 has a value of yes already ------------------------------------------------ Steven Jarvis Web Developer sjarvis@nwaonline.netMorning News of Northwest Arkansas http://www.nwaonline.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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John, > John Butler wrote: > > So say the user comes to a form for the first time and one of the inputs is > this- > > and say at that moment 'header14' has not yet been given a value in that > orderfile. So then the HTML that is returned to the browser is- > > (since in orderfile contexts > undefined headers act like variables assigned to the null string - same > behavior as db fields with no value.) > > Which means the user sees an input with no predefined value. Perfect since > this is his 1st visit. > > Now say he fills in the form and submits it so now he is on the next page > where you do error checking. He goofed up something so you instruct him to go > back and check his form values and submit the form again after he corrects his > errors. He uses a link which goes back to that page where the form is, and > now the HTML that is returned to his browser is- > > (if he had input yes for the 'whatever' text input-) > > Okay, just to make sure I understand this, when the customer enters data in the form and submits it and the form field was styled:where [Header14] was empty, whatever data he submitted would be placed in [Header14] of his cart, yes? If that's the case, what if I have a field that is filled by the user selecting a predefined value from a popup menu, such as: Do I need to put value=[HeaderN] in the selection? * * *I tried the above by using the following pages:--------- classified0.tpl : welcome page --------------Just has some welcome text plus a form that takes the customer to the next page:--------- classified1.tpl : ad entry page --------------This page has the following at the top:=
[cart] [orderfile cart=[cart]] [/orderfile] I'm not passing any formvariables, so none are showing up, but the cart value is printing, then I get:Error: Can't open order file. Ignoring [orderfile] contextDo I need to use an ADD context or command in order to get something to the orderfile and/or shopping cart?Thanks!Steve > Steven Jarvis wrote: > >> John, >> >> I have some questions about something you said earlier, regarding orderfile >> headers: >> >>>>> seems easier to me stick all the field values in orderfile headers so you >>>>> can simply use imputs with predefined values equal to those headers. >>>> >>>> I'm not exactly sure what you mean by using inputs with predefined values. >>>> Do you mean the input name equals a particular header? >>> >>> which will evaluate >>> to- >>> >>> when Header14 has no value yet, but- >>> >>> when Header14 has a value of yes already ------------------------------------------------ Steven Jarvis Web Developer sjarvis@nwaonline.netMorning News of Northwest Arkansas http://www.nwaonline.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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