Re: duplicate cart numbers
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2002
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 45359
interpreted = N
texte = What if the visitor has cookies disabled in their browser? Do you then fallback onto [cart]?Just curious, I'm looking for possible solutions also.GK > I do it a little bit different FWIW. > > I set a session cookie called SessionID that's equal to cart. At the > end of a session, it's value is set to expired, or is expired when the > user closes the browser. > > Then at the top of *every* page on the site I have an include at the > top of every web page called checkcookies.inc > > [showif [GetCookie SessionID]=expired] > [SetCookie name=SessionID&value=[cart]&path=/&domain=.novaderm.com] > [/showif] > > [showif [GetCookie SessionID]=] > [SetCookie name=SessionID&value=[cart]&path=/&domain=.novaderm.com] > [/showif] > > [showif [GetCookie SessionID]=] > [redirect index.html] > [/showif] > > [showif [GetCookie SessionID]=expired] > [redirect index.html] > [/showif] > > I should say that I don't pass [cart] from page to page, but rely on > the session cookie for this. My site is also a command free zone. > > No duplicate carts here, as far as I can tell. If the cookie has a cart > number, then it's still an ongoing session. If it doesn't then I'm > setting a new cart number. > > -Will > > > > Then at the top of *every* page on the site I have a bit of code at > the top of every web page called checkcookies.inc > > > On Sunday, November 17, 2002, at 09:56 AM, Bob Minor wrote: > > > Actually all generated cart numbers are unique, problems only arise > > when people follow bookmarks with the cart stored in them. I don't > > like how webdna handles such occurrences and so I wrote the routine to > > take care of those situations so I could avoid the ugly errors that > > webdna produces by default. The cart number is a machination of the > > date and time along with other factors and so is unique by default. If > > you still want the other code bits I can share, but its fairly simple > > to check and use your own database names, filenames etc. > > > > ie: > > start final check out > > test for duplicate ip > > if duplicate > > then got to cartcleaner.tpl?file=[cart] > > on the cartcleaner page copy data from [file] to [cart] > > redirect to invoice.tpl?cart=[cart] > > else > > redirect to invoice.tpl?cart=[cart] > > end if > > > > > > On Sunday, November 17, 2002, at 01:45 AM, catalogs wrote: > > > >> are you checking then if there is a duplicate, it randomizes again and > >> double checks, then loops until clear. > >> > >> can I get the code from you? It sound like you have taken care of > >> what I am > >> looking for. Why do you think web cat store builder have not taken > >> care of > >> these issues, there is so many things that the store could use but > >> does not > >> address? > > Robert Minor > > Director of Internet Services ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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What if the visitor has cookies disabled in their browser? Do you then fallback onto [cart]?Just curious, I'm looking for possible solutions also.GK > I do it a little bit different FWIW. > > I set a session cookie called SessionID that's equal to cart. At the > end of a session, it's value is set to expired, or is expired when the > user closes the browser. > > Then at the top of *every* page on the site I have an include at the > top of every web page called checkcookies.inc > > [showif [GetCookie SessionID]=expired] > [SetCookie name=SessionID&value=[cart]&path=/&domain=.novaderm.com] > [/showif] > > [showif [GetCookie SessionID]=] > [SetCookie name=SessionID&value=[cart]&path=/&domain=.novaderm.com] > [/showif] > > [showif [GetCookie SessionID]=] > [redirect index.html] > [/showif] > > [showif [GetCookie SessionID]=expired] > [redirect index.html] > [/showif] > > I should say that I don't pass [cart] from page to page, but rely on > the session cookie for this. My site is also a command free zone. > > No duplicate carts here, as far as I can tell. If the cookie has a cart > number, then it's still an ongoing session. If it doesn't then I'm > setting a new cart number. > > -Will > > > > Then at the top of *every* page on the site I have a bit of code at > the top of every web page called checkcookies.inc > > > On Sunday, November 17, 2002, at 09:56 AM, Bob Minor wrote: > > > Actually all generated cart numbers are unique, problems only arise > > when people follow bookmarks with the cart stored in them. I don't > > like how webdna handles such occurrences and so I wrote the routine to > > take care of those situations so I could avoid the ugly errors that > > webdna produces by default. The cart number is a machination of the > > date and time along with other factors and so is unique by default. If > > you still want the other code bits I can share, but its fairly simple > > to check and use your own database names, filenames etc. > > > > ie: > > start final check out > > test for duplicate ip > > if duplicate > > then got to cartcleaner.tpl?file=[cart] > > on the cartcleaner page copy data from [file] to [cart] > > redirect to invoice.tpl?cart=[cart] > > else > > redirect to invoice.tpl?cart=[cart] > > end if > > > > > > On Sunday, November 17, 2002, at 01:45 AM, catalogs wrote: > > > >> are you checking then if there is a duplicate, it randomizes again and > >> double checks, then loops until clear. > >> > >> can I get the code from you? It sound like you have taken care of > >> what I am > >> looking for. Why do you think web cat store builder have not taken > >> care of > >> these issues, there is so many things that the store could use but > >> does not > >> address? > > Robert Minor > > Director of Internet Services ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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