Re: WebMerchant Error
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = At 5:29 PM -0800 5/13/98, PCS Technical Support is rumored to have typed:> >Does anyone know what this WebMerchant error means?> >> >05/12/98 00:54:32 Warning: MacAuthorize returned error Error on order> >file 29777786810. Will attempt again later.> >05/12/98 00:59:29 Error. Problem with script: Expected end of line but> >found “[”>> This often means there are some unusal characters in the order file, and> AppleScript can't handle them.>> WebMerchant is putting the customer's name, address1, zip, and product> names into the messages that get sent to MacAuthorize. If any of those> text values contain characters like quotes, or linefeeds or other non> alphanumerics, they can interfere with the process.Can WebMerchant be modified so that it strips out illegal characters?Perhaps it can replace them with legal characters (' for , a space forline feed, etc). It already replaces non-5 or 9 digit ZIPs...For now, I can use [CONVERTCHARS], but I think this would be a pretty goodfeature to add.MichaelMichael Winston *By e-mail!: michaelw@dhorse.comInternet Coordinator *By web!: http://www.dhorse.com/Dark Horse Comics, Inc. *By fax!: 503/654/9440
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At 5:29 PM -0800 5/13/98, PCS Technical Support is rumored to have typed:> >Does anyone know what this WebMerchant error means?> >> >05/12/98 00:54:32 Warning: MacAuthorize returned error Error on order> >file 29777786810. Will attempt again later.> >05/12/98 00:59:29 Error. Problem with script: Expected end of line but> >found “[”>> This often means there are some unusal characters in the
order file, and> AppleScript can't handle them.>> WebMerchant is putting the customer's name, address1, zip, and product> names into the messages that get sent to MacAuthorize. If any of those> text values contain characters like quotes, or linefeeds or other non> alphanumerics, they can interfere with the process.Can WebMerchant be modified so that it strips out illegal characters?Perhaps it can replace them with legal characters (' for , a space forline feed, etc). It already replaces non-5 or 9 digit ZIPs...For now, I can use
[convertchars], but I think this would be a pretty goodfeature to add.MichaelMichael Winston *By e-mail!: michaelw@dhorse.comInternet Coordinator *By web!: http://www.dhorse.com/Dark Horse Comics, Inc. *By fax!: 503/654/9440
Michael Winston
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