Re: customer.db and forms

This WebDNA talk-list message is from

1999


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 22614
interpreted = N
texte = >Hi, Ive got a customer database. And I want to use it to automatically >fill in the fields on the order form. I check the users IPaddress and >then check that IP in the customer.db, and then use those fields to fill >in the form. But, it seems that if no records are found, then the forms >dont show up. Whats causing this? If there is a better way to do this, >that would be great. thanks.You cannot rely on the IP address to be the same for a specific customer every time. It is nearly always better to issue them a unique username and/or password, then have them enter that value in a form ... to be used in your search.The form doesn't show up because it is more than likely contained within the founditems context. When nothing is found, nothing inside the founditems context will be displayed ...Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: customer.db and forms (Dave MacLeay 1999)
  2. Re: customer.db and forms (Sandra L. Pitner 1999)
  3. Re: customer.db and forms (Sandra L. Pitner 1999)
  4. Re: customer.db and forms (Kenneth Grome 1999)
  5. customer.db and forms (Mike Jones 1999)
>Hi, Ive got a customer database. And I want to use it to automatically >fill in the fields on the order form. I check the users IPaddress and >then check that IP in the customer.db, and then use those fields to fill >in the form. But, it seems that if no records are found, then the forms >dont show up. Whats causing this? If there is a better way to do this, >that would be great. thanks.You cannot rely on the IP address to be the same for a specific customer every time. It is nearly always better to issue them a unique username and/or password, then have them enter that value in a form ... to be used in your search.The form doesn't show up because it is more than likely contained within the founditems context. When nothing is found, nothing inside the founditems context will be displayed ...Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net Kenneth Grome

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