Re: Cart # Starting at 1000
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 30624
interpreted = N
texte = >I'll take a swing at this question... I'm guessing that the client wants a >_human-compatible_ invoice number. Oh sure, 37 digit numeric session IDs are >a wonderful way to keep browsing sessions unique, but they make LOUSY >invoice numbers. Call an customer service number sometime, and tell them >your order was 3 0 0 6 8 34 75 6 45 ummm where was I, let me start over 300 >6 8 3 4 756 4 5 87 ... Are you seeing the point yet? > >:) EXACTLY - Ok, let me ask you this - screw the number that the cart generates... Since I'm doing a writefile tag anyway after I get all the info my client inputs, how can I name the file it writes so that each time a new file is written it goes up by on in numerical value? For example, 1000.txt, 1001.txt, 10002.txt, etc... Mr. Moo ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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>I'll take a swing at this question... I'm guessing that the client wants a >_human-compatible_ invoice number. Oh sure, 37 digit numeric session IDs are >a wonderful way to keep browsing sessions unique, but they make LOUSY >invoice numbers. Call an customer service number sometime, and tell them >your order was 3 0 0 6 8 34 75 6 45 ummm where was I, let me start over 300 >6 8 3 4 756 4 5 87 ... Are you seeing the point yet? > >:) EXACTLY - Ok, let me ask you this - screw the number that the cart generates... Since I'm doing a writefile tag anyway after I get all the info my client inputs, how can I name the file it writes so that each time a new file is written it goes up by on in numerical value? For example, 1000.txt, 1001.txt, 10002.txt, etc... Mr. Moo ------------------------------------------------------------- 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
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