Re: Multiple catalog databases and showcart

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 10685
interpreted = N
texte = >I'm racking my brain on this one: > >The site we are building currently is for a record shop whose catalogs >consist of: > >(1) A general collection of used vinyl, (2) used classical, (3 and 4 and >maybe more) new CD catalogs imported from CD rom. > >Here's the problem. I want to be able to add items to my cart from any >catalog database. How can I do a showcart for a cart than spans more than >one database? > >I don't want to combine the databases--the used catalogs need to have items >removed when ordered because each item is unique, and will also have items >added remotely three or four times a week. > >The CD rom databases will be updated in one fell swoop, and because they >are new, orders will not delete them from the database, because the orders >will drop ship from a distributor. > >Any thoughts?I think you can create an 'entry' page that sets the cart value, then pass that value using cart=[cart] to all the rest of your pages so it will be available wherever the visitor chooses to go on your site ...Sincerely, Ken Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Multiple catalog databases and showcart (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  2. Re: Multiple catalog databases and showcart (Ed Trefzger 1997)
  3. Re: Multiple catalog databases and showcart (grichter@panavise.com (Gary Richter) 1997)
  4. Re: Multiple catalog databases and showcart (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  5. Multiple catalog databases and showcart (Ed Trefzger 1997)
>I'm racking my brain on this one: > >The site we are building currently is for a record shop whose catalogs >consist of: > >(1) A general collection of used vinyl, (2) used classical, (3 and 4 and >maybe more) new CD catalogs imported from CD rom. > >Here's the problem. I want to be able to add items to my cart from any >catalog database. How can I do a showcart for a cart than spans more than >one database? > >I don't want to combine the databases--the used catalogs need to have items >removed when ordered because each item is unique, and will also have items >added remotely three or four times a week. > >The CD rom databases will be updated in one fell swoop, and because they >are new, orders will not delete them from the database, because the orders >will drop ship from a distributor. > >Any thoughts?I think you can create an 'entry' page that sets the cart value, then pass that value using cart=[cart] to all the rest of your pages so it will be available wherever the visitor chooses to go on your site ...Sincerely, Ken Kenneth Grome

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