Re: Carts & cookies
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1999
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 23238
interpreted = N
texte = >>We need three newish cart tags, [&cart] [?cart] [input-cart] >>these would all look for the presence of a cart in a cookie named cart >>and hide themselves if their presence was not needed, and they would fill in >>just like the above examples if a browser failed to send back a cart >>value, but >>WebCatalog would be programmed (possibly with a user selectable setting >>to turn >>this off?) to attempt to set a cookie with the current cart on any page >>request >>that didn't include the cart cookie. > >Sounds interesting, but this will create problems ... > >>If WebCatalog detects a cookie named cart, it uses that value >>automatically for all cart tags that may be needed on that page. > >This is exactly where the problems will come in ... > >This technique would result in re-using a previously-used cart values for >a new and completely different carts when the same user happens to return >to the site to create a new order -- even if the previous order has >already been completed.No.1. Remove the cookie when purchase is done 2. The should expire at the end of the browser session(on the other hand - there's other problems with cookies, so personally I prefer the cart approach). ************************************************************* Christer Olsson Stora Nygatan 21 Phone +46 40 791 50 Ljusa Ideer AB S-211 37 Malmoe Fax +46 40 97 99 77 Sweden http://www.ljusaideer.se
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>>We need three newish cart tags, [&cart] [?cart] [input-cart] >>these would all look for the presence of a cart in a cookie named cart >>and hide themselves if their presence was not needed, and they would fill in >>just like the above examples if a browser failed to send back a cart >>value, but >>WebCatalog would be programmed (possibly with a user selectable setting >>to turn >>this off?) to attempt to set a cookie with the current cart on any page >>request >>that didn't include the cart cookie. > >Sounds interesting, but this will create problems ... > >>If WebCatalog detects a cookie named cart, it uses that value >>automatically for all cart tags that may be needed on that page. > >This is exactly where the problems will come in ... > >This technique would result in re-using a previously-used cart values for >a new and completely different carts when the same user happens to return >to the site to create a new order -- even if the previous order has >already been completed.No.1. Remove the cookie when purchase is done 2. The should expire at the end of the browser session(on the other hand - there's other problems with cookies, so personally I prefer the cart approach). ************************************************************* Christer Olsson Stora Nygatan 21 Phone +46 40 791 50 Ljusa Ideer AB S-211 37 Malmoe Fax +46 40 97 99 77 Sweden http://www.ljusaideer.se
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