Re: CART question
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 59985
interpreted = N
texte = Is the membership ID used for login purposes or just as a reference to the member? If it is for login, then it would seem kind of long to remember and might limit people who can't remember from using it. I would just use [random] with the persons last name or something [random][lname][random]. If it's a reference ID, then I would not see an issue unless they have to enter it somewhere for some reason. In this case, you could use a nums.db and have whatever starting number you want and just keep adding 1. Sal D'Anna -----Original Message----- From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com] On Behalf Of Patrick J. Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 3:05 PM To: WebDNA Talk Subject: CART question Hi, everyone. I'm using [cart] to assign a unique identifier for a membership program. It is immediately recorded in a db, and will only be recalled through standard search and lookup functions, never again by the [cart] tag. The client is concerned that 15 numbers is too long for the membership ID. Would it be a bad thing to, say, [getchars] on the last 8 numbers of the [cart] before storing it in the db? Are those 8 numbers always different under the algorithm WebDNA uses, or is it still possible to end up with a duplicate number if I don't use the whole [cart] value? Anyone know? TIA ----- Patrick Junkroski http://www.vsm.net ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Is the membership ID used for login purposes or just as a reference to the member? If it is for login, then it would seem kind of long to remember and might limit people who can't remember from using it. I would just use [random] with the persons last name or something [random][lname][random]. If it's a reference ID, then I would not see an issue unless they have to enter it somewhere for some reason. In this case, you could use a nums.db and have whatever starting number you want and just keep adding 1. Sal D'Anna -----Original Message----- From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com] On Behalf Of Patrick J. Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 3:05 PM To: WebDNA Talk Subject: CART question Hi, everyone. I'm using [cart] to assign a unique identifier for a membership program. It is immediately recorded in a db, and will only be recalled through standard search and lookup functions, never again by the [cart] tag. The client is concerned that 15 numbers is too long for the membership ID. Would it be a bad thing to, say, [getchars] on the last 8 numbers of the [cart] before storing it in the db? Are those 8 numbers always different under the algorithm WebDNA uses, or is it still possible to end up with a duplicate number if I don't use the whole [cart] value? Anyone know? TIA ----- Patrick Junkroski http://www.vsm.net ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
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