Re: Bulk Processing Offline
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texte = This certainly sounds like a viable option so long as I go on to create an orders database to print orders from, I dont suppose you know off what the support is like in good browsers such as opera / mozilla / firefox ? ThanksAlanStuart Tremain wrote:> 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 .> 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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This certainly sounds like a viable option so long as I go on to create an orders database to print orders from, I dont suppose you know off what the support is like in good browsers such as opera / mozilla / firefox ? ThanksAlanStuart Tremain wrote:> 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 .> 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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