Re: [cart]'s ever get recycled?
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 31688
interpreted = N
texte = Mmmm point taken.How does WebCat generate cart numbers?-- Stuart TremainDigital Imaging DivisionThe Ad-Libitum Group48 Victoria StreetNorth Sydney 2060 AustraliaPhone: +612 9959 5633 Fax: +612 9929 4146email: stuartt@adlib.com.auhttp://www.adlib.com.auOn Thursday, 29 June 1939, Kenneth Grome
wrote:>No, that's not necessarily true. In fact, the only time this would >have to be true is if there is some pre-determined number of digits >in the cart value -- but there does not seem to be any such >limitation.>>Example: If the first section of the cart value were 2000 (for cart >values created this year), then what's to stop the cart value from >beginning with 2500 in 500 years, or 10000 in 8000 years, or 102000 >in one hundred thousand years? Nothing I can think of ...>>>>>But there must be a finite number so that at one stage, if you get >>enough traffic, they will recycle ?>>-->>Stuart Tremain>>>>Digital Imaging Division>>The Ad-Libitum Group>>48 Victoria Street>>North Sydney 2060 Australia>>Phone: +612 9959 5633 Fax: +612 9929 4146>>>>email: stuartt@adlib.com.au>>http://www.adlib.com.au>>>>On Thursday, 29 June 1939, Kenneth Grome wrote:>>>Cart values can be as short as 10 or 11 digits, they are not all the>>>same length so please do not rely on their being the same length ...>>>:)>>>>>>>The carts are 14 digit numbers, they must restart eventually .....>>>>>>>>I will take a while though.>>>>-->>>>Stuart Tremain>>>>>>>>Digital Imaging Division>>>>The Ad-Libitum Group>>>>48 Victoria Street>>>>North Sydney 2060 Australia>>>>Phone: +612 9959 5633 Fax: +612 9929 4146>>>>>>>>email: stuartt@adlib.com.au>>>>http://www.adlib.com.au>>>>>>>>On Thursday, 29 June 1939, John Butler wrote:>>>>>someone suggested to me that [cart] values can actually get>>>>>recycled on the same server>>>>>after some long time. My understanding was that they were *always*>>>>>unique even after>>>>>many years or indefinately...>>>>>>>>>>right?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>------------------------------------------------------------->>>>>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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>------------------------------------------------------------->>>>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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>================================>>>Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant>>>808-737-6499 http://webdna.net>>>================================>>>>>>>>>>>>------------------------------------------------------------->>>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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>------------------------------------------------------------->>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 >>>>>>================================>Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant>808-737-6499 http://webdna.net>================================>>>>------------------------------------------------------------->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 >Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/>-------------------------------------------------------------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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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Mmmm point taken.How does WebCat generate cart numbers?-- Stuart TremainDigital Imaging DivisionThe Ad-Libitum Group48 Victoria StreetNorth Sydney 2060 AustraliaPhone: +612 9959 5633 Fax: +612 9929 4146email: stuartt@adlib.com.auhttp://www.adlib.com.auOn Thursday, 29 June 1939, Kenneth Grome wrote:>No, that's not necessarily true. In fact, the only time this would >have to be true is if there is some pre-determined number of digits >in the cart value -- but there does not seem to be any such >limitation.>>Example: If the first section of the cart value were 2000 (for cart >values created this year), then what's to stop the cart value from >beginning with 2500 in 500 years, or 10000 in 8000 years, or 102000 >in one hundred thousand years? Nothing I can think of ...>>>>>But there must be a finite number so that at one stage, if you get >>enough traffic, they will recycle ?>>-->>Stuart Tremain>>>>Digital Imaging Division>>The Ad-Libitum Group>>48 Victoria Street>>North Sydney 2060 Australia>>Phone: +612 9959 5633 Fax: +612 9929 4146>>>>email: stuartt@adlib.com.au>>http://www.adlib.com.au>>>>On Thursday, 29 June 1939, Kenneth Grome wrote:>>>Cart values can be as short as 10 or 11 digits, they are not all the>>>same length so please do not rely on their being the same length ...>>>:)>>>>>>>The carts are 14 digit numbers, they must restart eventually .....>>>>>>>>I will take a while though.>>>>-->>>>Stuart Tremain>>>>>>>>Digital Imaging Division>>>>The Ad-Libitum Group>>>>48 Victoria Street>>>>North Sydney 2060 Australia>>>>Phone: +612 9959 5633 Fax: +612 9929 4146>>>>>>>>email: stuartt@adlib.com.au>>>>http://www.adlib.com.au>>>>>>>>On Thursday, 29 June 1939, John Butler wrote:>>>>>someone suggested to me that [cart] values can actually get>>>>>recycled on the same server>>>>>after some long time. My understanding was that they were *always*>>>>>unique even after>>>>>many years or indefinately...>>>>>>>>>>right?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>------------------------------------------------------------->>>>>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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>------------------------------------------------------------->>>>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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>================================>>>Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant>>>808-737-6499 http://webdna.net>>>================================>>>>>>>>>>>>------------------------------------------------------------->>>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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>------------------------------------------------------------->>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 >>>>>>================================>Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant>808-737-6499 http://webdna.net>================================>>>>------------------------------------------------------------->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 >Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/>-------------------------------------------------------------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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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