Re: WebCommerce: Folder organization ?
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 10573
interpreted = N
texte = >We're trying to set up our WebCommerce folder hierarchy so that it will be >logical even as we add catalogs. What we're currently thinking is that >we'd use the following: > > Our_Catalogs Ÿ >> Catalog_1 Ÿ >> Catalog_2 Ÿ >> .... > Catalog_N Ÿ >> WebMerchant Ÿ >> WebMerchant Application > Orders Ÿ >> Problems Ÿ >> ... > Template files > etc. > >Is that the logical way to do it ?> What I do on my site is to leave everything that comes from Pacific Coast > software in the same folder it comes in, and I place that folder in the > same folder as the WebSTAR application. For each separate vendor, I create > a new folder and place it in the same folder as the WebSTAR application as > well. > > All the database files and template files for a particular vendor go > directly into that vendor's folder, not into any subfolders. Other files > related only to that vendor are placed in separate folders which reside > inside that vendor's folder - example, all the image files for a particular > vendor are placed inside an images folder which resides inside that > vendor's folder. > > Using this technique, it is very easy to keep almost everything related to > a particular vendor inside that vendor's folder. The only exceptions are > the Shopping Carts and Orders folders which reside inside the WebCatalog or > WebMerchant folder and are used by *all* the different vendors on my site. > > Sincerely, > KenKen, not to confuse the issue, but Grant replied to a statement that you made last week regarding multiple storefronts: >I don't think so, because from my understanding, all the items stored in >those folders have unique names generated by WebCat2's [cart] function. >Therefore, it shouldn't make any difference how many different stores you >run, they should all be able to use the same Shopping Carts and Orders >folders.Grant replied: The preference for the shopping cart folder is URL-relative, so if you set the preference to ShoppingCarts/ (which is the default), then it looks for a folder called ShoppingCarts in the same folder as the invoice template.So to me, this means that each storefront folder can have its own ShoppingCarts and Orders folders. I could understand why some individuals would prefer to have only one of each in the WebCat folder, but if each client wants to be able to peek inside their own folders, it might be better to segregate them.Just my two cents.-- Gil Poulsen, Webmaster************************************************************** * AltiM@c * Phone: (908) 469-2567 * * 126 Jerome Avenue * FAX: (908) 469-5823 * * South Bound Brook, NJ * e-mail: help@altimac.com * * 08880-1111 * WWW: http://www.altimac.com * ************************************************************** ------------------------------------ To leave this talk list send an email to macjordomo@smithmicro.com with BODY unsubscribe WebDNA-Talk ------------------------------------
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>We're trying to set up our WebCommerce folder hierarchy so that it will be >logical even as we add catalogs. What we're currently thinking is that >we'd use the following: > > Our_Catalogs Ÿ >> Catalog_1 Ÿ >> Catalog_2 Ÿ >> .... > Catalog_N Ÿ >> WebMerchant Ÿ >> WebMerchant Application > Orders Ÿ >> Problems Ÿ >> ... > Template files > etc. > >Is that the logical way to do it ?> What I do on my site is to leave everything that comes from Pacific Coast > software in the same folder it comes in, and I place that folder in the > same folder as the WebSTAR application. For each separate vendor, I create > a new folder and place it in the same folder as the WebSTAR application as > well. > > All the database files and template files for a particular vendor go > directly into that vendor's folder, not into any subfolders. Other files > related only to that vendor are placed in separate folders which reside > inside that vendor's folder - example, all the image files for a particular > vendor are placed inside an images folder which resides inside that > vendor's folder. > > Using this technique, it is very easy to keep almost everything related to > a particular vendor inside that vendor's folder. The only exceptions are > the Shopping Carts and Orders folders which reside inside the WebCatalog or > WebMerchant folder and are used by *all* the different vendors on my site. > > Sincerely, > KenKen, not to confuse the issue, but Grant replied to a statement that you made last week regarding multiple storefronts: >I don't think so, because from my understanding, all the items stored in >those folders have unique names generated by WebCat2's
[cart] function. >Therefore, it shouldn't make any difference how many different stores you >run, they should all be able to use the same Shopping Carts and Orders >folders.Grant replied: The preference for the shopping cart folder is URL-relative, so if you set the preference to ShoppingCarts/ (which is the default), then it looks for a folder called ShoppingCarts in the same folder as the invoice template.So to me, this means that each storefront folder can have its own ShoppingCarts and Orders folders. I could understand why some individuals would prefer to have only one of each in the WebCat folder, but if each client wants to be able to peek inside their own folders, it might be better to segregate them.Just my two cents.-- Gil Poulsen, Webmaster************************************************************** * AltiM@c * Phone: (908) 469-2567 * * 126 Jerome Avenue * FAX: (908) 469-5823 * * South Bound Brook, NJ * e-mail: help@altimac.com * * 08880-1111 * WWW: http://www.altimac.com * ************************************************************** ------------------------------------ To leave this
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