Re: Web Delivery Page concept

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 14874
interpreted = N
texte = >- Can the refresh tag be used this way to keep bringing up the same page >for repeated WebCat processing and how does the cart and other passed >data fare in the process ?Yes, it should work fine for that.>- Is there an easy way to do a FileExists in WebCat or would I need to >use a [ListFiles] construct with checks for the filename(s) as I step >through the files ?2.1b introduces this with a [FileInfo] context.>Since I may be way off in my concept I'll quit here and wait to find out >if there are showstoppers that I hadn't thought of before going into more >detail.The tough part is that WebMerchant doesn't write out any files to disk when the card *didn't* go thru, so it's hard for you to figure out that condition. The only rough indication is if after 30 seconds or so the WebDelivery file doesn't appear, then you can assume the card didn't go thru.You might try putting the starttime into the refresh URL, so you have an idea of how much time has passed each time the page gets refreshed.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Web Delivery Page concept (Sven U. Grenander 1997)
  2. Re: Web Delivery Page concept (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  3. Web Delivery Page concept (Sven U. Grenander 1997)
>- Can the refresh tag be used this way to keep bringing up the same page >for repeated WebCat processing and how does the cart and other passed >data fare in the process ?Yes, it should work fine for that.>- Is there an easy way to do a FileExists in WebCat or would I need to >use a [listfiles] construct with checks for the filename(s) as I step >through the files ?2.1b introduces this with a [fileinfo] context.>Since I may be way off in my concept I'll quit here and wait to find out >if there are showstoppers that I hadn't thought of before going into more >detail.The tough part is that WebMerchant doesn't write out any files to disk when the card *didn't* go thru, so it's hard for you to figure out that condition. The only rough indication is if after 30 seconds or so the WebDelivery file doesn't appear, then you can assume the card didn't go thru.You might try putting the starttime into the refresh URL, so you have an idea of how much time has passed each time the page gets refreshed.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Grant Hulbert

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