Arbitrary limits on length of data in cart header fields?
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = This would be one for the WebCat Experts list ; )In storing data in my cart header fields, I've used up headers 1-40 and I'm moving on to use some of my unused named fields at the bottom (which I previously thought worked the same as the numbered headers).A string I put into into CartIPAddress gets clipped at 15 characters -- D'oh!The questions:1) What are the character length limits for each of the cart header fields (since it's apparently not consistent across the board)?2) WHY are the character length limits different for the various cart header fields?In the CartIPAddress limitation above, if I was using it for its *intended* purpose and I'm trying to pass more than 15 characters as an IP address, I've got bigger problems to solve and truncating the length at 15 isn't helping any (in fact, it may hinder the debugging process).Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design800 Washington Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.com ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to
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This would be one for the WebCat Experts list ; )In storing data in my cart header fields, I've used up headers 1-40 and I'm moving on to use some of my unused named fields at the bottom (which I previously thought worked the same as the numbered headers).A string I put into into CartIPAddress gets clipped at 15 characters -- D'oh!The questions:1) What are the character length limits for each of the cart header fields (since it's apparently not consistent across the board)?2) WHY are the character length limits different for the various cart header fields?In the CartIPAddress limitation above, if I was using it for its *intended* purpose and I'm trying to pass more than 15 characters as an IP address, I've got bigger problems to solve and truncating the length at 15 isn't helping any (in fact, it may hinder the debugging process).Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design800 Washington Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.com ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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