Re: serial number generation
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 13558
interpreted = N
texte = >Is there an easy way to generate serial numbers using Webcat. I need them>to create Customer number and order references where the value is n+1>each time it is called.If you need to keep an actual database of serial numbers, and if youwant to append a new record to that database every time you need anew serial number, use this WebDNA:[append db=../include/serial.db]sku=[cart]&valeur=[searchdb=../include/serial.db&nevaleurdata=0&devaleursort=1&max=1][founditems][math][valeur]+1[/math][/founditems][/search][/append]If you don't really need a database with all the previously-createdserial numbers in it, but instead you only need to maintain the valueof the largest serial number which has ever been issued, use thefollowing WebDNA instead:[writefile SerialNumber][math][include SerialNumber]+1][/math][writefile]Sincerely, Ken GromeWebDNA Solutionshttp://www.hui.net/dna/webdna.html
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>Is there an easy way to generate serial numbers using Webcat. I need them>to create Customer number and order references where the value is n+1>each time it is called.If you need to keep an actual database of serial numbers, and if youwant to append a new record to that database every time you need anew serial number, use this WebDNA:[append db=../include/serial.db]sku=
[cart]&valeur=[searchdb=../include/serial.db&nevaleurdata=0&devaleursort=1&max=1]
[founditems][math][valeur]+1[/math][/founditems][/search][/append]If you don't really need a database with all the previously-createdserial numbers in it, but instead you only need to maintain the valueof the largest serial number which has ever been issued, use thefollowing WebDNA instead:[writefile SerialNumber]
[math][include SerialNumber]+1][/math]
[writefile]Sincerely, Ken GromeWebDNA Solutionshttp://www.hui.net/dna/webdna.html
Kenneth Grome
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