Re: Time for a hard questions.
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 14141
interpreted = N
texte = >There are two parts to this questions. > >1. Is the [cart] tag required on all pages that a visitor can view in order >for the visitor to maintain their identity?If you're setting a cart value for use as a shopping cart/order identifier, yes.>Also must this tag [cart] be >included on all the links to and from the pages to it to be maintained?Yes. HTML works on a page by page basis, so any variable values you want another page to have access to must be passed in the URL or form from the first page.>2. Has anyone figured out a way for the server to maintain the [cart] >number rather than have it passed to and from the visitor with the pages, >urls and forms? How can this be done?Put it in a database or in a file that you or WebCat creates on the server. Then if you want to trash it later, make WebCat change the value to zero, say, after an hour or two, or the next day, or whenever.Sincerely, Ken Grome WebDNA Solutions 808-737-6499 http://www.smithmicro.com/webdnasolutions/.
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>There are two parts to this questions. > >1. Is the
[cart] tag required on all pages that a visitor can view in order >for the visitor to maintain their identity?If you're setting a cart value for use as a shopping cart/order identifier, yes.>Also must this tag
[cart] be >included on all the links to and from the pages to it to be maintained?Yes. HTML works on a page by page basis, so any variable values you want another page to have access to must be passed in the URL or form from the first page.>2. Has anyone figured out a way for the server to maintain the
[cart] >number rather than have it passed to and from the visitor with the pages, >urls and forms? How can this be done?Put it in a database or in a file that you or WebCat creates on the server. Then if you want to trash it later, make WebCat change the value to zero, say, after an hour or two, or the next day, or whenever.Sincerely, Ken Grome WebDNA Solutions 808-737-6499 http://www.smithmicro.com/webdnasolutions/.
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