Re: frames & carts
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texte = >I have a page that utilizes frames. WC assigns a different cart # when >you hit reload in the browser. Is there any way to make sure it assigns >the same cart number?It's supposed to generate a different cart number when you reload a page that doesn't explicitly set the cart...otherwise it would never assign a new cart number to new visitors.>I am using the cart=[cart] command. Is this even necessary with WC2b12?You absolutely need to propagate the same cart using that technique once you've given someone their first cart...but now with ACTIONs and Smart Carts you don't need to explicitly send a $NewCart command -- when WebCatalog sees a template with [cart] in it, and no cart=### in the parameters, then it assumes you want a new cart. You can see this happen in the GeneralStore example.Is your problem really with frames themselves? Perhaps each sub-frame is getting a different cart # because you're not using
in the master frame container?--Grant Hulbert, connected via Etheric-Net from behind Hale-Bopp (At least that's what I told Mom when I told her we were going on 'vacation') ------------------------------------ To leave this talk list send an email to macjordomo@smithmicro.com with BODY unsubscribe WebDNA-Talk ------------------------------------
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>I have a page that utilizes frames. WC assigns a different cart # when >you hit reload in the browser. Is there any way to make sure it assigns >the same cart number?It's supposed to generate a different cart number when you reload a page that doesn't explicitly set the cart...otherwise it would never assign a new cart number to new visitors.>I am using the cart=
[cart] command. Is this even necessary with WC2b12?You absolutely need to propagate the same cart using that technique once you've given someone their first cart...but now with ACTIONs and Smart Carts you don't need to explicitly send a $NewCart command -- when WebCatalog sees a template with
[cart] in it, and no cart=### in the parameters, then it assumes you want a new cart. You can see this happen in the GeneralStore example.Is your problem really with frames themselves? Perhaps each sub-frame is getting a different cart # because you're not using
[cart]> in the master frame container?--Grant Hulbert, connected via Etheric-Net from behind Hale-Bopp (At least that's what I told Mom when I told her we were going on 'vacation') ------------------------------------ To leave this
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