Re: Shop from PDF

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2004


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 59781
interpreted = N
texte = Dan, You could use a cookie based cart id. When they add the first item to the cart just write a cookie with their cart number. Then when they come back use the cookie to tie it to the first cart item. Sam >Hi all, > >I have a scenario in the works where a person will download a PDF >catalog and all of the products have been hotlinked to the item in >the online store. Once there they can add to cart like normal and >all is fine except that if they 'shop' from the PDF again it clears >the cart (as expected). I need to get around this. Dynamically >populating the PDFs with unique cart #'s is not a viable option at >this time. > >Right now, my thinking is to make a temp.db that basically has DATE >TIME IP CART and then if they click another link from the PDF, there >is some logic in the header of the store ([included] on all pages, >of course), that checks the IP and if it is a 'fresh' IP (say, less >than an hour old or something), then the cart associated with the IP >is used, and, in theory, would repopulate the cart correctly with >any existing items. > >Only prob I can see with this is that the .db would get pretty >unwieldy as it would pretty much become a traffic counter and could >get unwieldy quick, so now I would need to constantly roll this .db, >which seems like overkill... any thoughts before I dive in? Is there >anything obvious I am missing? > >Thanks in advance, >-Dan > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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/ -- ------------------------------------------------------------- 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: OT: P3P (was Re: Shop from PDF) ( John Peacock 2004)
  2. OT: P3P (was Re: Shop from PDF) ( devaulw@onebox.com 2004)
  3. Re: Shop from PDF ( "Dan Strong" 2004)
  4. Re: Shop from PDF ( John Peacock 2004)
  5. Re: Shop from PDF ( "Dan Strong" 2004)
  6. Re: Shop from PDF ( John Peacock 2004)
  7. Re: Shop from PDF ( Terry Wilson 2004)
  8. Re: Shop from PDF ( "Dan Strong" 2004)
  9. Re: Shop from PDF ( Robert Schmidt 2004)
  10. Re: Shop from PDF ( Joe D'Andrea 2004)
  11. Re: Shop from PDF ( "Dan Strong" 2004)
  12. Re: Shop from PDF ( Sam Lewis 2004)
  13. Shop from PDF ( "Dan Strong" 2004)
Dan, You could use a cookie based cart id. When they add the first item to the cart just write a cookie with their cart number. Then when they come back use the cookie to tie it to the first cart item. Sam >Hi all, > >I have a scenario in the works where a person will download a PDF >catalog and all of the products have been hotlinked to the item in >the online store. Once there they can add to cart like normal and >all is fine except that if they 'shop' from the PDF again it clears >the cart (as expected). I need to get around this. Dynamically >populating the PDFs with unique cart #'s is not a viable option at >this time. > >Right now, my thinking is to make a temp.db that basically has DATE >TIME IP CART and then if they click another link from the PDF, there >is some logic in the header of the store ([included] on all pages, >of course), that checks the IP and if it is a 'fresh' IP (say, less >than an hour old or something), then the cart associated with the IP >is used, and, in theory, would repopulate the cart correctly with >any existing items. > >Only prob I can see with this is that the .db would get pretty >unwieldy as it would pretty much become a traffic counter and could >get unwieldy quick, so now I would need to constantly roll this .db, >which seems like overkill... any thoughts before I dive in? Is there >anything obvious I am missing? > >Thanks in advance, >-Dan > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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/ -- ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Sam Lewis

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