Re: Online reference

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 10259
interpreted = N
texte = >Holy Shmoley. You can do a whole heck of a lot! I didn't realize all the >stuff WebCatalog could do. I'm very happy! Good job.We aim to please!>One question. What do I do if I need to have the data in a certain format >to feed into order fulfillment software? They are very specific about how >it should be done. Is there anyway to change the >skublah...etc. into something else?Not a problem. Even though our order file format is fixed in that particular arrangement, there is nothing stopping you from using the [WriteFile] context to write your own file in any way you want. Embedded in your 'thank you' page that displays right after they click purchase you can put something like:[WriteFile YourFile.txt][date],[time] [LineItems][sku],[price] [/LineItems] [/WriteFile]This would of course write to a file called YourFile.txt all the time, but it's easy enough to change that:[WriteFile :SpecialFolder:[cart]]Which would write a file in a folder called SpecialFolder, and the filename would be whatever the cart number is.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | Tools for WebWarriors Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebCommerce Solution 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court, #462 | SiteEdit, SiteCheck, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. [WebDNA] webdna online reference ("Brian B. Burton" 2011)
  2. Re: Online reference (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  3. Online reference (ben 1997)
>Holy Shmoley. You can do a whole heck of a lot! I didn't realize all the >stuff WebCatalog could do. I'm very happy! Good job.We aim to please!>One question. What do I do if I need to have the data in a certain format >to feed into order fulfillment software? They are very specific about how >it should be done. Is there anyway to change the >skublah...etc. into something else?Not a problem. Even though our order file format is fixed in that particular arrangement, there is nothing stopping you from using the [writefile] context to write your own file in any way you want. Embedded in your 'thank you' page that displays right after they click purchase you can put something like:[WriteFile YourFile.txt][date],[time] [lineitems][sku],[price] [/LineItems] [/WriteFile]This would of course write to a file called YourFile.txt all the time, but it's easy enough to change that:[WriteFile :SpecialFolder:[cart]]Which would write a file in a folder called SpecialFolder, and the filename would be whatever the cart number is.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | Tools for WebWarriors Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebCommerce Solution 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court, #462 | SiteEdit, SiteCheck, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com Grant Hulbert

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