Re: Carts & Refering URLs
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 15416
interpreted = N
texte = Sure. On the starting page, just create your own cart number like cart=[date %Y%m%d][time %H%M%S][random] instead of cart=[cart] which will use the incoming cart value. You may want to wrap this in a [showif] if you want to retain the cart number in some situations.John.>One of our clients has noted that some external web sites are using the >full URLs from WebCatalog to point to our server site. These ULRs include >a unique Cart assignment based upon what that webmaster noted when looking >at the detail of the specific product. > >Is there any method of making sure that Cart numbers are flushed and a >new one assigned when a user comes into a page from a exterior web site? > >The problem here is that the URL on this other web site includes an >assigned Cart number in the URL which will cause any orders generated by >that user then visiting our web site to overwrite previous >orders.....submitted by an entirely different customer. > > >John Benn, PetsForum Group >On C From CompuServe - The Net's Best Thing For Pets & Animals John A. Hill Pacific Coast Software http://www.smithmicro.com
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Sure. On the starting page, just create your own cart number like cart=[date %Y%m%d][time %H%M%S]
[random] instead of cart=
[cart] which will use the incoming cart value. You may want to wrap this in a
[showif] if you want to retain the cart number in some situations.John.>One of our clients has noted that some external web sites are using the >full URLs from WebCatalog to point to our server site. These ULRs include >a unique Cart assignment based upon what that webmaster noted when looking >at the detail of the specific product. > >Is there any method of making sure that Cart numbers are flushed and a >new one assigned when a user comes into a page from a exterior web site? > >The problem here is that the URL on this other web site includes an >assigned Cart number in the URL which will cause any orders generated by >that user then visiting our web site to overwrite previous >orders.....submitted by an entirely different customer. > > >John Benn, PetsForum Group >On C From CompuServe - The Net's Best Thing For Pets & Animals John A. Hill Pacific Coast Software http://www.smithmicro.com
John Hill
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