Re: Sendmail question [Newbie]
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1999
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 23507
interpreted = N
texte = Instead of using triggers, which is/was known to cause some problems, you could do it two ways....Either do a WhenAUserEnters.tpl where it search through the ads, and makes an calculation of the date then in the founditems, use a showif theAdDate=currentdate-60daysThe other way, is to make the add append to a special database with only the sku of the add, and the date.... then make the same search as above but in this (probably much smaller database)/Martin>I'm trying to build a classified ad system that will automatically email >buyers and tell them it is time to renew the ad. > >So, essentially, I want a bulld a form that will create a new record -- and >send an email 60 days later. > >Which commands or contexts do I use to trigger Sendmail after 60 days? > >Thanks! > >Signed, >Overwhelmed
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Instead of using
triggers, which is/was known to cause some problems, you could do it two ways....Either do a WhenAUserEnters.tpl where it search through the ads, and makes an calculation of the date then in the founditems, use a showif theAdDate=currentdate-60daysThe other way, is to make the add append to a special database with only the sku of the add, and the date.... then make the same search as above but in this (probably much smaller database)/Martin>I'm trying to build a classified ad system that will automatically email >buyers and tell them it is time to renew the ad. > >So, essentially, I want a bulld a form that will create a new record -- and >send an email 60 days later. > >Which commands or contexts do I use to trigger Sendmail after 60 days? > >Thanks! > >Signed, >Overwhelmed
Martin Bech
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