Re: Shopping Carts
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 32292
interpreted = N
texte = Will using Copyfile actually be a better solution than Movefile?I'm just thinking that this way, it will allow them to continue adding extra items to their cart, and then they can still save it again later.Any disadvantages to using Copyfile?On Thursday, May 25, 2000, Kenneth Grome
wrote: >>Am I right in assuming that everytime someone visits a Webcat site, >>a new file is created in the ShoppingCarts folder? > >Yes. > > >>How long do these files live for? > >24 hours, more or less. > > >>I'm putting together an option on our site where people can store >>shopping carts and come back to them whenever they wish, obviously >>the files stored in ShoppingCarts are perfect for this, but I need >>them to stay around for 7 days. >> >>Is there any other easy way to do this? >>I guess we could build an option which said store this cart, and >>create a bit of WebDNA that stored that cart somehwere else, but how >>would we read it back into the system again? > >You can move the cart out of the ShoppingCarts folder via [movefile] >while the shopper is gone, then move it back into that folder when >the shopper returns again ... > > >================================ >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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Will using Copyfile actually be a better solution than Movefile?I'm just thinking that this way, it will allow them to continue adding extra items to their cart, and then they can still save it again later.Any disadvantages to using Copyfile?On Thursday, May 25, 2000, Kenneth Grome wrote: >>Am I right in assuming that everytime someone visits a Webcat site, >>a new file is created in the ShoppingCarts folder? > >Yes. > > >>How long do these files live for? > >24 hours, more or less. > > >>I'm putting together an option on our site where people can store >>shopping carts and come back to them whenever they wish, obviously >>the files stored in ShoppingCarts are perfect for this, but I need >>them to stay around for 7 days. >> >>Is there any other easy way to do this? >>I guess we could build an option which said store this cart, and >>create a bit of WebDNA that stored that cart somehwere else, but how >>would we read it back into the system again? > >You can move the cart out of the ShoppingCarts folder via [movefile] >while the shopper is gone, then move it back into that folder when >the shopper returns again ... > > >================================ >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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