Re: Carts & Refering URLs
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 15418
interpreted = N
texte = Hmmm... would this really solve the problem? Wouldn't a[hideif [referer]^http://www.mydomain.com]Please go to our starting page[/hideif]on each of the detail pages be a better way to go?>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.
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Hmmm... would this really solve the problem? Wouldn't a[hideif [referer]^http://www.mydomain.com]Please go to our starting page[/hideif]on each of the detail pages be a better way to go?>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.
Christer Olsson
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