Re: Setting Cart value

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 32564
interpreted = N
texte = Use [text]; that's why I cautioned you to only use [math] when it is an actual number. The cart value is an string of 10-14 characters which happen to numbers. You are seeing the cart as a exp notation numeric.John PeacockMark Derrick wrote: > > Thanks, > what's really strange (or maybe not that strange!) is that when using > [math show=f]cart=[GETCOOKIE cookiecart][/math], the value for [cart] becomes > 3.0427201834694e+14 > > How else can we set a value for cart without using [math]? > > Mark. > > On Thursday, June 1, 2000, John Peacock wrote: > >Don't use [Math] for anything you are not going to perform math on, and > >not just for things that look like numbers. You will be sorry, maybe > >not right away, but at some time you will. > > > >That being said, what you have below should work (we are doing the same > >thing). This is our CartCookie.inc file (remove linebreaks > >when using): > > > > > > > > > >Mark Derrick wrote: > >> > >> Hi, > >> we're looking to be able to set the [cart] value by pulling > >it from a previously set cookie. > >> Tried using [math show=f]cart=[GETCOOKIE cookiecart][/math] but no luck, any pointers? > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> Mark. > >> > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- > >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/------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Setting Cart value (John Peacock 2000)
  2. Re: Setting Cart value (Mark Derrick 2000)
  3. Re: Setting Cart value (Mike Davis 2000)
  4. Re: Setting Cart value (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  5. Re: Setting Cart value (John Peacock 2000)
  6. Re: Setting Cart value (John Butler 2000)
  7. Re: Setting Cart value (John Peacock 2000)
  8. Re: Setting Cart value (John Peacock 2000)
  9. Re: Setting Cart value (Mark Derrick 2000)
  10. Re: Setting Cart value (Mike Davis 2000)
  11. Re: Setting Cart value (John Peacock 2000)
  12. Re: Setting Cart value (Joseph D'Andrea 2000)
  13. Re: Setting Cart value (Mark Derrick 2000)
  14. Re: Setting Cart value (John Peacock 2000)
  15. Setting Cart value (Mark Derrick 2000)
  16. Re: Setting Cart value (Theo Najim 2000)
Use [text]; that's why I cautioned you to only use [math] when it is an actual number. The cart value is an string of 10-14 characters which happen to numbers. You are seeing the cart as a exp notation numeric.John PeacockMark Derrick wrote: > > Thanks, > what's really strange (or maybe not that strange!) is that when using > [math show=f]cart=[GETCOOKIE cookiecart][/math], the value for [cart] becomes > 3.0427201834694e+14 > > How else can we set a value for cart without using [math]? > > Mark. > > On Thursday, June 1, 2000, John Peacock wrote: > >Don't use [math] for anything you are not going to perform math on, and > >not just for things that look like numbers. You will be sorry, maybe > >not right away, but at some time you will. > > > >That being said, what you have below should work (we are doing the same > >thing). This is our CartCookie.inc file (remove linebreaks > >when using): > > > > > > > > > >Mark Derrick wrote: > >> > >> Hi, > >> we're looking to be able to set the [cart] value by pulling > >it from a previously set cookie. > >> Tried using [math show=f]cart=[GETCOOKIE cookiecart][/math] but no luck, any pointers? > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> Mark. > >> > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- > >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/------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ John Peacock

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