Re: Bulk Processing Offline
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
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texte = To print all your orders just produce one long HTML file with a pagebreak after each order, then print from IE or what ever you have. This HTML forces a page break in IE, hope it helps :)
On 08/12/2004, at 11:06 AM, Alan wrote: > Hi Stuart > > I will need to look more into the batch processing with our CC > processors but the main application for this initially is to batch > download and print out orders so they can be dealt with by various > members of staff, the outline I just gave is a lot more advanced than > my first thoughts... although a nice goal ;-) > > FedEx may enable us to batch process stuff though which would lighten > the load... > > Do you know of any applications that I should start looking at that > would allow the importing of XML to be batch processed and printed? > > Thanks > Alan > > Stuart Tremain wrote: > >> Alan >> >> Batch processing online is available with some CC processors. Contact >> your CC processor and they will be able to give you guidelines and if >> they accept files for bulk processing. >> >> You are on the right track about the XML file. It will be a matter of >> creating the file to their specs and then uploading it through their >> interface. >> >> >> On 08/12/2004, at 10:51 AM, Alan wrote: >> >>> Hi Marc >>> >>> At the moment we only send out an email to our customer and one to >>> ourselves and store card details online, what I would like to start >>> doing is to log our orders to a db and then then when the time come >>> to process them it can either be done from a web interface or by >>> creating an xml document from the same info which is downloaded >>> securely & processed in some sort of local application. >>> >>> I guess this could apply to batch processing online also but it is >>> for an offline environment I am interested. >>> >>> Ideally I guess I would want a nice customer receipt generated as >>> well as details of the order + card details for ourselves. I >>> suppose an addition to something like this would be to have some >>> sort of archiving system that we could integrate with our main stock >>> database which is excel based. We also have a *LOT* of paperwork >>> that we do for our shipping for FedEx etc so any integration on that >>> front would be a bonus (if a long shot)... I'm sure a template >>> based integration method may allow us to directly print onto our >>> FedEx documents though... >>> >>> I figured XML was the perfect delivery tool for the passing about of >>> this information, I am just a little grey on implementing something >>> like this. >>> >>> Any ideas? >>> >>> Oh yeah, I guess I should say we currently run 4.5.1 so we do not >>> actually have webdna native xml support at the moment although if >>> there were strong arguments for an upgrade then it would not be a >>> problem. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Alan >>> >>> Kaiwi, Marc wrote: >>> >>>> Now this sounds interesting ... do you have an outline of the >>>> process to see exactly what needs to be done? >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf >>>> Of >>>> Alan >>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 3:27 PM >>>> To: WebDNA Talk >>>> Subject: Bulk Processing Offline >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi Everyone >>>> >>>> I was wondering if anyone has developed a method of mass processing >>>> orders offline (or online for that matter). I am looking into ways >>>> of reducing admin for us and one way would be to allow a way of >>>> batch printing out all out orders which can then be dealt with >>>> internally. We do not use a payment gateway and do everything >>>> inhouse... >>>> >>>> I was thinking along the lines of creating an XML document and then >>>> using it to populate an offline application or something that would >>>> then batch all the orders. >>>> >>>> Has anyone done anything like this? I am curious as to how people >>>> would cope with say 500 orders a day as hopefully one day we will >>>> reach and I get rich lol... >>>> >>>> Any feedback on this concept is appreciated. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Alan >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this outgoing message. >>> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>> Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.5 - Release Date: 12/3/2004 >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list
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To print all your orders just produce one long HTML file with a pagebreak after each order, then print from IE or what ever you have. This HTML forces a page break in IE, hope it helps :) On 08/12/2004, at 11:06 AM, Alan wrote: > Hi Stuart > > I will need to look more into the batch processing with our CC > processors but the main application for this initially is to batch > download and print out orders so they can be dealt with by various > members of staff, the outline I just gave is a lot more advanced than > my first thoughts... although a nice goal ;-) > > FedEx may enable us to batch process stuff though which would lighten > the load... > > Do you know of any applications that I should start looking at that > would allow the importing of XML to be batch processed and printed? > > Thanks > Alan > > Stuart Tremain wrote: > >> Alan >> >> Batch processing online is available with some CC processors. Contact >> your CC processor and they will be able to give you guidelines and if >> they accept files for bulk processing. >> >> You are on the right track about the XML file. It will be a matter of >> creating the file to their specs and then uploading it through their >> interface. >> >> >> On 08/12/2004, at 10:51 AM, Alan wrote: >> >>> Hi Marc >>> >>> At the moment we only send out an email to our customer and one to >>> ourselves and store card details online, what I would like to start >>> doing is to log our orders to a db and then then when the time come >>> to process them it can either be done from a web interface or by >>> creating an xml document from the same info which is downloaded >>> securely & processed in some sort of local application. >>> >>> I guess this could apply to batch processing online also but it is >>> for an offline environment I am interested. >>> >>> Ideally I guess I would want a nice customer receipt generated as >>> well as details of the order + card details for ourselves. I >>> suppose an addition to something like this would be to have some >>> sort of archiving system that we could integrate with our main stock >>> database which is excel based. We also have a *LOT* of paperwork >>> that we do for our shipping for FedEx etc so any integration on that >>> front would be a bonus (if a long shot)... I'm sure a template >>> based integration method may allow us to directly print onto our >>> FedEx documents though... >>> >>> I figured XML was the perfect delivery tool for the passing about of >>> this information, I am just a little grey on implementing something >>> like this. >>> >>> Any ideas? >>> >>> Oh yeah, I guess I should say we currently run 4.5.1 so we do not >>> actually have webdna native xml support at the moment although if >>> there were strong arguments for an upgrade then it would not be a >>> problem. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Alan >>> >>> Kaiwi, Marc wrote: >>> >>>> Now this sounds interesting ... do you have an outline of the >>>> process to see exactly what needs to be done? >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf >>>> Of >>>> Alan >>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 3:27 PM >>>> To: WebDNA Talk >>>> Subject: Bulk Processing Offline >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi Everyone >>>> >>>> I was wondering if anyone has developed a method of mass processing >>>> orders offline (or online for that matter). I am looking into ways >>>> of reducing admin for us and one way would be to allow a way of >>>> batch printing out all out orders which can then be dealt with >>>> internally. We do not use a payment gateway and do everything >>>> inhouse... >>>> >>>> I was thinking along the lines of creating an XML document and then >>>> using it to populate an offline application or something that would >>>> then batch all the orders. >>>> >>>> Has anyone done anything like this? I am curious as to how people >>>> would cope with say 500 orders a day as hopefully one day we will >>>> reach and I get rich lol... >>>> >>>> Any feedback on this concept is appreciated. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Alan >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this outgoing message. >>> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>> Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.5 - Release Date: 12/3/2004 >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>> 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/ >>> >>> >> Regards >> >> Stuart Tremain >> idfk web developments >> 114a/40 yeo street neutral bay 2089 australia >> t +612 9908 2134 >> f +612 9908 4837 >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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/ >> > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.5 - Release Date: 12/3/2004 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ > > Regards Stuart Tremain idfk web developments 114a/40 yeo street neutral bay 2089 australia t +612 9908 2134 f +612 9908 4837 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . 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