What does "The [purchase] tag is not deprecated=20though, but should not be operational" even mean?If you want to continue using the old commerce system that's been availab=le since the PCS days (early 1990's) you should absolutely stick with ver=sion 6.2 or earlier -- that's the bottom line. =20Let me repeat this in another way:Do NOT use v7.x with your existing webdna sites if they use any of these =legacy commerce tags or files:[addlineitem]=20[clearlineitems][lineitems][orderfile][purchase][removelineitem][setheader][setlineitem]=20formulas.dbcart/order filesJust keep using v6.2 for backward compatibility with all your old commerc=e sites.Makes sense, right?Look ... if you want to use a modern new commerce system that's based on =v7.0 or later you will simply have to wait a while for WSC (or someone el=se) to create this new commerce system -- because it does not yet exist.The fact is, creating a new commerce system that runs on databases and ex=ternal template code will be a lot of work. I know because I did it more= than a decade ago -- and I made it run on Typhoon which could open only =one database -- and that was long before we had [function] capabilities! ==20Yet after I accomplished this task I had a far more flexible commerce sys=tem than webdna could ever offer with its hard-coded built-in capabilitie=s. And since I actually did this so many years ago (with such limited so=ftware) I know for a fact that it can be done again today, and far more e=asily given a multi-database and function capable webdna. But it's still= a lot of work even today.Regardless of all that, let's just face the facts here:- The old commerce system is an inflexible relic of the 1990's that shoul=d have been replaced or upgraded a very long time ago, but it never was. ==20- WSC is actually trying to upgrade and improve the webdna software, and =unfortunately this is going to mean losing some backward compatibility. =But fortunately WSC is thoughtful enough to continue to distribute v6.2 f=or those who insist upon using the original webdna commerce system.- WSC plans to remove the inflexible internally coded commerce functions,= and just because that code still exists in v7.0 is no reason to assume t=hat you should be moving your existing commerce sites to v7.0 -- because =you should NOT!- WSC's decision to move commerce code to external templates and db files= is going to make the FUTURE of webdna commerce unbelievably flexible and= customizable ... and everyone wants to be able to customize their own sy=stems, right?RIGHT???:)So here's the bottom line as I understand it:1- You should continue using v6.2 or earlier if you require backward comp=atibility with the webdna commerce system that's been programmed into web=dna since the 1990's.2- A modern commerce system for v7.x is not yet available, and when it be=comes available it is going to be based on external templates and databas=es to make it customizable by webdna users like us ... but we simply have= to wait for WSC to build this new system unless we are willing to build =it ourselves.Patience is a virtue ... :)So please don't waste time trying to figure out if your old commerce site=s will run under v7.x because unless you do a lot of adjusting they won't=. And yes the legacy commerce tags are still hard-coded in v7.0 ... but =that doesn't mean you're supposed to try to use them! =20And it doesn't mean they will still be there in any future versions eithe=r ... so sooner or later you're going to have to get rid of your feeling =that you have to upgrade to every new version that happens to come along.Maybe now is the time to realize that you do NOT have to upgrade your old= sites to v7.0 ... ???By now, anyone paying attention will likely be thinkin=g of writing allfuture webdna shopping sites with their own db-based system.. insteadof using the old shopping cart file system and the related e-commerce[contexts]..=20Good observation Govinda. But someone could take it upon him/herself to =write such a system then sell it as an add-on to other webdna users, too.:)but meanwhile we just want to know if all our olduntouched shopping sites which did rely on those e-commerce*[contexts]* are going to break under webdna 7?Yes they will break *UNLESS* you do all these things and more:1- create your own ShoppingCarts folder2- create your own Orders folders3- create your own formulas.db4- create other files/folders currently missing from the v7.0 folder hier=archy5- move your prefs over to the new webdna.ini file6- write a new [thisurl] function to override the v7.0 [thisurl] tagWhy bother with all these changes (and probably more than I haven't even =thought of) when Chris has already said that he is still going to distrib=ute v6.2? After all, v6.2 is 100% compatible with the legacy commerce sy=stem, which means you do not have to make all kinds of changes to get it =working!Here is the important question I have to ask:Is there some new feature or new capability or bug fix introduced in v7.0= that encourages you to want to use it on your old v6.2 commerce sites? =If so, what is this new feature or bug fix that you simply cannot live wi=thout?I ask this question because we already learned that in v7.0 the [thisurl]= tag no longer works like it has always worked before, and this was disco=vered by accident not by WSC reporting the change to us in advance. =20So what will we do if we find that other changes in v7.0 end up breaking =our existing v6.2 sites? Are we just going to bitch and complain about i=t?Or are we going to face the fact that none of our existing sites should b=e moved to v7.0 UNLESS we are willing to figure out how to make them work= ourselves -- WITHOUT bugging WSC for answers on how to get them working =on this new version?Seems to me that with WSC's limited resources we should not be wasting th=em by pestering Chris asking him how we can get our old sites running on =v7.0, especially when he has essentially told us not to bother -- because= v7.0 is a "new animal" and it is not supposed to be used to run v6.x web=sites.Sincerely,Kenneth Grome---------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed tothe mailing list <talk@webdna.us>.To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <talk-leave@webdna.us>archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.usBug Reporting: support@webdna.us
Jym Duane - CTO - Purpose Media
Creating Your Success Story
Marketing : Television - Internet - Print
Phone: (877) 443-1323=A0=A0
Email: jym@purposemedia.com=A0 =A0
Web: www.purposemedia.com
Oregon - www.GuideToOregon.com
PO Box 1725,=A0 Jacksonville,OR 97530
California - www.OrangeCounty.net
PO Box 2025,=A0 CapistranoBeach, CA 92624
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What does "The [purchase] tag is not deprecated=20though, but should not be operational" even mean?If you want to continue using the old commerce system that's been availab=le since the PCS days (early 1990's) you should absolutely stick with ver=sion 6.2 or earlier -- that's the bottom line. =20Let me repeat this in another way:Do NOT use v7.x with your existing webdna sites if they use any of these =legacy commerce tags or files:[addlineitem]=20[clearlineitems][lineitems][orderfile][purchase][removelineitem][setheader][setlineitem]=20formulas.dbcart/order filesJust keep using v6.2 for backward compatibility with all your old commerc=e sites.Makes sense, right?Look ... if you want to use a modern new commerce system that's based on =v7.0 or later you will simply have to wait a while for WSC (or someone el=se) to create this new commerce system -- because it does not yet exist.The fact is, creating a new commerce system that runs on databases and ex=ternal template code will be a lot of work. I know because I did it more= than a decade ago -- and I made it run on Typhoon which could open only =one database -- and that was long before we had [function] capabilities! ==20Yet after I accomplished this task I had a far more flexible commerce sys=tem than webdna could ever offer with its hard-coded built-in capabilitie=s. And since I actually did this so many years ago (with such limited so=ftware) I know for a fact that it can be done again today, and far more e=asily given a multi-database and function capable webdna. But it's still= a lot of work even today.Regardless of all that, let's just face the facts here:- The old commerce system is an inflexible relic of the 1990's that shoul=d have been replaced or upgraded a very long time ago, but it never was. ==20- WSC is actually trying to upgrade and improve the webdna software, and =unfortunately this is going to mean losing some backward compatibility. =But fortunately WSC is thoughtful enough to continue to distribute v6.2 f=or those who insist upon using the original webdna commerce system.- WSC plans to remove the inflexible internally coded commerce functions,= and just because that code still exists in v7.0 is no reason to assume t=hat you should be moving your existing commerce sites to v7.0 -- because =you should NOT!- WSC's decision to move commerce code to external templates and db files= is going to make the FUTURE of webdna commerce unbelievably flexible and= customizable ... and everyone wants to be able to customize their own sy=stems, right?RIGHT???:)So here's the bottom line as I understand it:1- You should continue using v6.2 or earlier if you require backward comp=atibility with the webdna commerce system that's been programmed into web=dna since the 1990's.2- A modern commerce system for v7.x is not yet available, and when it be=comes available it is going to be based on external templates and databas=es to make it customizable by webdna users like us ... but we simply have= to wait for WSC to build this new system unless we are willing to build =it ourselves.Patience is a virtue ... :)So please don't waste time trying to figure out if your old commerce site=s will run under v7.x because unless you do a lot of adjusting they won't=. And yes the legacy commerce tags are still hard-coded in v7.0 ... but =that doesn't mean you're supposed to try to use them! =20And it doesn't mean they will still be there in any future versions eithe=r ... so sooner or later you're going to have to get rid of your feeling =that you have to upgrade to every new version that happens to come along.Maybe now is the time to realize that you do NOT have to upgrade your old= sites to v7.0 ... ???By now, anyone paying attention will likely be thinkin=g of writing allfuture webdna shopping sites with their own db-based system.. insteadof using the old shopping cart file system and the related e-commerce[contexts]..=20Good observation Govinda. But someone could take it upon him/herself to =write such a system then sell it as an add-on to other webdna users, too.:)but meanwhile we just want to know if all our olduntouched shopping sites which did rely on those e-commerce*[contexts]* are going to break under webdna 7?Yes they will break *UNLESS* you do all these things and more:1- create your own ShoppingCarts folder2- create your own Orders folders3- create your own formulas.db4- create other files/folders currently missing from the v7.0 folder hier=archy5- move your prefs over to the new webdna.ini file6- write a new [thisurl] function to override the v7.0 [thisurl] tagWhy bother with all these changes (and probably more than I haven't even =thought of) when Chris has already said that he is still going to distrib=ute v6.2? After all, v6.2 is 100% compatible with the legacy commerce sy=stem, which means you do not have to make all kinds of changes to get it =working!Here is the important question I have to ask:Is there some new feature or new capability or bug fix introduced in v7.0= that encourages you to want to use it on your old v6.2 commerce sites? =If so, what is this new feature or bug fix that you simply cannot live wi=thout?I ask this question because we already learned that in v7.0 the [thisurl]= tag no longer works like it has always worked before, and this was disco=vered by accident not by WSC reporting the change to us in advance. =20So what will we do if we find that other changes in v7.0 end up breaking =our existing v6.2 sites? Are we just going to bitch and complain about i=t?Or are we going to face the fact that none of our existing sites should b=e moved to v7.0 UNLESS we are willing to figure out how to make them work= ourselves -- WITHOUT bugging WSC for answers on how to get them working =on this new version?Seems to me that with WSC's limited resources we should not be wasting th=em by pestering Chris asking him how we can get our old sites running on =v7.0, especially when he has essentially told us not to bother -- because= v7.0 is a "new animal" and it is not supposed to be used to run v6.x web=sites.Sincerely,Kenneth Grome---------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed tothe mailing list <talk@webdna.us>.To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <talk-leave@webdna.us>archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.usBug Reporting: support@webdna.us
Jym Duane - CTO - Purpose Media
Creating Your Success Story
Marketing : Television - Internet - Print
Phone: (877) 443-1323=A0=A0
Email: jym@purposemedia.com=A0 =A0
Web: www.purposemedia.com
Oregon - www.GuideToOregon.com
PO Box 1725,=A0 Jacksonville,OR 97530
California - www.OrangeCounty.net
PO Box 2025,=A0 CapistranoBeach, CA 92624
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