Re: FRAME SRC references

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 35802
interpreted = N
texte = Sounds like you are on the right track. You need to make sure that you pass the cart in all of your frame src tags and in all of the hrefs. Your link should look something like this:and your mainframe page should look something like this: -----Original Message----- From: WebCatalog Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of Auto Bulb Depot-Web Manager Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 1:40 PM To: WebCatalog Talk Subject: FRAME SRC references Hi All!I'm changing my WebCat site to use frames but the home page is still frameless and links from there are to framed pages. I'm losing my cart numbers (or they're changing) when I go through a transaction using the framed pages. The Smith Micro Knowledge Base had a reference page to this but the very piece of information I needed was omitted from the page!?! I included a copy of the text from that knowledge base file below. The FRAME SRC example I need is completely missing!Does anyone know the correct FRAME SRC link to use in the frameset page so the cart number follows from the first click? I tried this:(for the leftFrame): src=fr_insert.tpl?cart=[cart](for the mainFrame): src=prodindex.tpl?cart=[cart]Didn't work, cart number changed as soon as I clicked on any link on prodindex.tpl (target is: mainFrame).Thanks, any help is appreciated!Mike> From WebCatalog Knowledge Base: > > Why are my customers loosing their [cart] numbers or shopping cart items? > (Ref. #990919-0043) >   > Description: > > Why is the cart number changing when users move from page to page or frame to > frame? >   > Solution: > > WebCatalog knows to create a unique cart number the first time a browser > requests a page that contains a [cart] tag, but if you want this cart number > to stay with the browser, you must put &cart=[cart] in all the subsequent > links they will follow. If you are using forms you must have a hidden form > field that will pass the cart to the next page: > > If you are using frames, make sure that the main frames page (the one that > contains the references to the actual files displayed in each frame) contains > the current [cart] in the link to each WebCatalog file. For example, the FRAME > SRC references in your main frames page should > look like this: > > <<>> > > so that each frame will have access to the current cart number. If you have > trouble, try using the tag [cart] on your pages to display the current cart > number, so you can see where the number first gets lost. > Product: .WebCatalog Date Created: 09/19/1999 08:56 PM Ref. #: > 990919-0043 > Category: E-Commerce Date Updated: 09/19/1999 08:56 PM ------------------------------------------------------------- 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: FRAME SRC references (Michael Davis 2000)
  2. Re: FRAME SRC references (John Jakovich 2000)
  3. FRAME SRC references (Auto Bulb Depot-Web Manager 2000)
Sounds like you are on the right track. You need to make sure that you pass the cart in all of your frame src tags and in all of the hrefs. Your link should look something like this:[cart] target=mainFrame>and your mainframe page should look something like this: [cart]> [cart]> -----Original Message----- From: WebCatalog Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of Auto Bulb Depot-Web Manager Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 1:40 PM To: WebCatalog Talk Subject: FRAME SRC references Hi All!I'm changing my WebCat site to use frames but the home page is still frameless and links from there are to framed pages. I'm losing my cart numbers (or they're changing) when I go through a transaction using the framed pages. The Smith Micro Knowledge Base had a reference page to this but the very piece of information I needed was omitted from the page!?! I included a copy of the text from that knowledge base file below. The FRAME SRC example I need is completely missing!Does anyone know the correct FRAME SRC link to use in the frameset page so the cart number follows from the first click? I tried this:(for the leftFrame): src=fr_insert.tpl?cart=[cart](for the mainFrame): src=prodindex.tpl?cart=[cart]Didn't work, cart number changed as soon as I clicked on any link on prodindex.tpl (target is: mainFrame).Thanks, any help is appreciated!Mike> From WebCatalog Knowledge Base: > > Why are my customers loosing their [cart] numbers or shopping cart items? > (Ref. #990919-0043) >   > Description: > > Why is the cart number changing when users move from page to page or frame to > frame? >   > Solution: > > WebCatalog knows to create a unique cart number the first time a browser > requests a page that contains a [cart] tag, but if you want this cart number > to stay with the browser, you must put &cart=[cart] in all the subsequent > links they will follow. If you are using forms you must have a hidden form > field that will pass the cart to the next page: > > If you are using frames, make sure that the main frames page (the one that > contains the references to the actual files displayed in each frame) contains > the current [cart] in the link to each WebCatalog file. For example, the FRAME > SRC references in your main frames page should > look like this: > > <<>> > > so that each frame will have access to the current cart number. If you have > trouble, try using the tag [cart] on your pages to display the current cart > number, so you can see where the number first gets lost. > Product: .WebCatalog Date Created: 09/19/1999 08:56 PM Ref. #: > 990919-0043 > Category: E-Commerce Date Updated: 09/19/1999 08:56 PM ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Jakovich

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