Re: Carts & Refering URLs
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 15421
interpreted = N
texte = It would be easier to do that, but more work for your visitors. However, you could set up the page to do a browser re-direct to the other page: that might be better.John.>Hmmm... would this really solve the problem? Wouldn't a > >[hideif [referer]^http://www.mydomain.com] >Please go to our starting page >[/hideif] > >on each of the detail pages be a better way to go? > >>Sure. On the starting page, just create your own cart number like >>cart=[date %Y%m%d][time %H%M%S][random] instead of cart=[cart] which will >>use the incoming cart value. You may want to wrap this in a [showif] if >>you want to retain the cart number in some situations. >> >>John. >> >>>One of our clients has noted that some external web sites are using the >>>full URLs from WebCatalog to point to our server site. These ULRs include >>>a unique Cart assignment based upon what that webmaster noted when looking >>>at the detail of the specific product. >>> >>>Is there any method of making sure that Cart numbers are flushed and a >>>new one assigned when a user comes into a page from a exterior web site? >>> >>>The problem here is that the URL on this other web site includes an >>>assigned Cart number in the URL which will cause any orders generated by >>>that user then visiting our web site to overwrite previous >>>orders.....submitted by an entirely different customer. John A. Hill Pacific Coast Software http://www.smithmicro.com
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It would be easier to do that, but more work for your visitors. However, you could set up the page to do a browser re-direct to the other page: that might be better.John.>Hmmm... would this really solve the problem? Wouldn't a > >[hideif [referer]^http://www.mydomain.com] >Please go to our starting page >[/hideif] > >on each of the detail pages be a better way to go? > >>Sure. On the starting page, just create your own cart number like >>cart=[date %Y%m%d][time %H%M%S]
[random] instead of cart=
[cart] which will >>use the incoming cart value. You may want to wrap this in a
[showif] if >>you want to retain the cart number in some situations. >> >>John. >> >>>One of our clients has noted that some external web sites are using the >>>full URLs from WebCatalog to point to our server site. These ULRs include >>>a unique Cart assignment based upon what that webmaster noted when looking >>>at the detail of the specific product. >>> >>>Is there any method of making sure that Cart numbers are flushed and a >>>new one assigned when a user comes into a page from a exterior web site? >>> >>>The problem here is that the URL on this other web site includes an >>>assigned Cart number in the URL which will cause any orders generated by >>>that user then visiting our web site to overwrite previous >>>orders.....submitted by an entirely different customer. John A. Hill Pacific Coast Software http://www.smithmicro.com
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