Re: Cart passing in URL...

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2004


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 58292
interpreted = N
texte = Alan White wrote: > How do you combine the use of both just out of interest? I haven't really > had that much experience using cookies etc so I'm afraid I am having > difficulty justifying their use to my employers also... I would be happy to > use them as it would certainly make my life easier ;-) We use well-formed session cookies (meaning they won't trigger browser security issues) to store only the cart number. We then use POST to move from page to page (wherever possible), so the URL looks uncluttered. Basically, my rule of thumb is that any URL that is too long to view in the URL box of my browser is probably too long. Check out: http://www.rowmanlittlefield.com/ and do a quick search. The main Multibook page and the Next and Previous links don't have anything in the URL (they are all driven by form variables). The individual book links are fully exploded URL's (since otherwise we'd have to have a graphical submit for individual
's). I notice that the book images on the front page are actually GET-style URL's, but they could just as easily be POST-style forms. I don't actually develop the site at all (any more), so it seems the web people have been going the simpler route. Whatever... John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Cart passing in URL... ( Kenneth Grome 2004)
  2. Re: Cart passing in URL... ( Rob Marquardt 2004)
  3. Re: Cart passing in URL... ( devaulw@onebox.com 2004)
  4. Re: Cart passing in URL... ( Alan White 2004)
  5. Re: Cart passing in URL... ( eLists 2004)
  6. Re: Cart passing in URL... ( devaulw@onebox.com 2004)
  7. Re: Cart passing in URL... ( John Peacock 2004)
  8. Re: Cart passing in URL... ( Alan White 2004)
  9. Re: Cart passing in URL... ( devaulw@onebox.com 2004)
  10. Re: Cart passing in URL... ( Alan White 2004)
  11. Re: Cart passing in URL... ( John Peacock 2004)
  12. Cart passing in URL... ( Alan White 2004)
Alan White wrote: > How do you combine the use of both just out of interest? I haven't really > had that much experience using cookies etc so I'm afraid I am having > difficulty justifying their use to my employers also... I would be happy to > use them as it would certainly make my life easier ;-) We use well-formed session cookies (meaning they won't trigger browser security issues) to store only the cart number. We then use POST to move from page to page (wherever possible), so the URL looks uncluttered. Basically, my rule of thumb is that any URL that is too long to view in the URL box of my browser is probably too long. Check out: http://www.rowmanlittlefield.com/ and do a quick search. The main Multibook page and the Next and Previous links don't have anything in the URL (they are all driven by form variables). The individual book links are fully exploded URL's (since otherwise we'd have to have a graphical submit for individual 's). I notice that the book images on the front page are actually GET-style URL's, but they could just as easily be POST-style forms. I don't actually develop the site at all (any more), so it seems the web people have been going the simpler route. Whatever... John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ John Peacock

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