Re: emptying shopping carts and orders folder
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
It keeps the original formatting.
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interpreted = N
texte = Hi DonovanHow would I do this?, what happens if 2 people come to the site with thesame cart number?the useful part of google is that is takes the customer to the right page,drawback is the cart, i do not really want to put the custoemr back to thehomw page as then they have to look for the product which is easy enough butannoying when you had the item on the previous pageThanksPaul----- Original Message -----From: "Donovan Brooke"
To: "WebDNA Talk" Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 8:17 PMSubject: Re: emptying shopping carts and orders folder> Paul,> the best way to protect against this is to record purchased carts in a> database and then to check against this database on every page. If a> cart number has been purchased, simply redirect to the home page with> no cart number or a new one.>> As for emptying shoppingcarts and orders folders.. yea, this should> be done. I would do it by date instead of emptying them all every hour.> This is because you don't want to empty a cart that is currently being> used.>> How old the orderfile needs to be before it is deleted is up to you but> I'd keep at least yesterdays cart just for the record... even if you> never access it other than email. This is because, it could be justanother> backup of order record in the case that there is loss of orders.>> IMHO,> Donovan>>>>>> Paul Berman wrote:>> > Hi> >> > Is there an easy way of emptying the orders folder and the shoppingcarts> > folder every hour using a trigger> >> > Google indexd our site but followed all the links so now the searcheshave a> > cart number there already so once one person buys the site is dead untilwe> > delete the order and the cart> >> > The system emails the details to us so there is no need to keep itanyway> >> > Any help appreciated for this nightmare> >> > Thanks> > paul>>> --> =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o> DONOVAN D. BROOKE Eucalyptus Design> <-Web Development (specializing in eCommerce), ->> <- Graphic Design, Custom Tags and Labels ->>> ADDRESS:> Donovan Brooke> DBA Eucalyptus Design> N2862 Summerville Park Rd.> Lodi, WI 53555> PH:> 1.608.592.3567> Web:> http://www.euca.us> =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o>> -------------------------------------------------------------> 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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Hi DonovanHow would I do this?, what happens if 2 people come to the site with thesame cart number?the useful part of google is that is takes the customer to the right page,drawback is the cart, i do not really want to put the custoemr back to thehomw page as then they have to look for the product which is easy enough butannoying when you had the item on the previous pageThanksPaul----- Original Message -----From: "Donovan Brooke" To: "WebDNA Talk" Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 8:17 PMSubject: Re: emptying shopping carts and orders folder> Paul,> the best way to protect against this is to record purchased carts in a> database and then to check against this database on every page. If a> cart number has been purchased, simply redirect to the home page with> no cart number or a new one.>> As for emptying shoppingcarts and orders folders.. yea, this should> be done. I would do it by date instead of emptying them all every hour.> This is because you don't want to empty a cart that is currently being> used.>> How old the orderfile needs to be before it is deleted is up to you but> I'd keep at least yesterdays cart just for the record... even if you> never access it other than email. This is because, it could be justanother> backup of order record in the case that there is loss of orders.>> IMHO,> Donovan>>>>>> Paul Berman wrote:>> > Hi> >> > Is there an easy way of emptying the orders folder and the shoppingcarts> > folder every hour using a trigger> >> > Google indexd our site but followed all the links so now the searcheshave a> > cart number there already so once one person buys the site is dead untilwe> > delete the order and the cart> >> > The system emails the details to us so there is no need to keep itanyway> >> > Any help appreciated for this nightmare> >> > Thanks> > paul>>> --> =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o> DONOVAN D. BROOKE Eucalyptus Design> <-Web Development (specializing in eCommerce), ->> <- Graphic Design, Custom Tags and Labels ->>> ADDRESS:> Donovan Brooke> DBA Eucalyptus Design> N2862 Summerville Park Rd.> Lodi, WI 53555> PH:> 1.608.592.3567> Web:> http://www.euca.us> =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o>> -------------------------------------------------------------> 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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