numero = 10531
interpreted = N
texte = >I need to know how to get a total number of items ordered to calculate >shipping costs. I found the [numLineItems] command but that appears to >only get the number of separate items ordered, not the overall total. >Am I missing something in the docs?Good point. We should probably pre-calculate that for you. But in the meantime you can use a [math] context to calculate it yourself.[math]totalItems=[lineItems][quantity]+[/lineItems]0[/math]which looks like totalItems=1+3+1+1+3+0 to WebDNA (the last 0 is to prevent a dangling + in the equation)Then somewhere in your purchase form you can put something like There is another way to do this with Formulas.db, but I'll leave that as an exercise to the reader.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | Tools for WebWarriors Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebCommerce Solution 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court, #462 | SiteEdit, SiteCheck, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com ------------------------------------ To leave this talk list send an email to macjordomo@smithmicro.com with BODY unsubscribe WebDNA-Talk ------------------------------------
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Re: Getting total number of items ordered (Grant Hulbert 1997)
>I need to know how to get a total number of items ordered to calculate >shipping costs. I found the [numLineItems] command but that appears to >only get the number of separate items ordered, not the overall total. >Am I missing something in the docs?Good point. We should probably pre-calculate that for you. But in the meantime you can use a [math] context to calculate it yourself.[math]totalItems=[lineitems][quantity]+[/lineItems]0[/math]which looks like totalItems=1+3+1+1+3+0 to WebDNA (the last 0 is to prevent a dangling + in the equation)Then somewhere in your purchase form you can put something like [math]totalItems*1.95[/math]>There is another way to do this with formulas.db, but I'll leave that as an exercise to the reader.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | Tools for WebWarriors Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebCommerce Solution 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court, #462 | SiteEdit, SiteCheck, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com ------------------------------------ To leave this Talk List send an email to macjordomo@smithmicro.com with BODY unsubscribe WebDNA-Talk ------------------------------------
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