Re[3]: Field Problem

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 30133
interpreted = N
texte = Thanks for the reply.What I do not understand is why the [PONumber is passed through the thankyou.tmpl, thankyou.txt and the fulfillment.txt and the [Town] field is not.Can you give me an example of this please For any field which does not exactly match an existing cart fieldname, you must store the data in one of the existing misc fields, like Header1-Header40 for header fields or textA-textE for line associated data.Many thanks>Without seeing your code, I do not know. I suppose if you are using POST to >move from page to page, then the existing defined variables will go >along for a >ride (I've never seen this to happen). However, you are not storing >PONumber to >the cart file (open one to see what is there). > >I also do not understand why you felt the need to change the [CITY] field to >[TOWN] in your WebDNA. You can change the label to anything you want, so the >user will read TOWN, but WebCat will store the value in in the cart header >fields [CITY]. This is the way the software is designed to work best; use the >existing fields automatically, which saves you from doing [SetHeader] all over >the place. > >John Peacock > > >____________________Reply Separator____________________ >Subject: Re[2]: Field Problem >Author: (WebCatalog Talk) >Date: 4/5/2000 9:27 PM > >Thanks for the reply. > >What I do not understand is why the [PONumber is passed through the >thankyou.tmpl, thankyou.txt and the fulfillment.txt and the [Town] >field is not. > >Can you give me an example of this please > > >For any field which does not exactly match an existing cart > >fieldname, you must store the data in one of the existing misc fields, like >Header1-Header40 for header fields or textA-textE for line associated data. > >Many thanks > > > > > > >There is no field named [Town] in the cart/order file, nor is >there one called > >PONumber. For any field which does not exactly match an existing cart > >fieldname, you must store the data in one of the existing misc fields, like > >Header1-Header40 for header fields or textA-textE for line associated data. > > > >There is nothing preventing you from labling the field Town and >storing it in > >the existing field [City]. > > > >John Peacock > > > > > >____________________Reply Separator____________________ > >Subject: Re: Field Problem > >Author: (WebCatalog Talk) > >Date: 4/5/00 8:50 PM > > > >Hi, > > > > Can you help with this. > > > >We had a catalog running fine. > > > >We needed to change the[city] field to[Town] > >For some reason on the thankyou page, which used to write the order > >to the screen shows [Town] > > > >For some reason it writes [Town] on the page not the value, also the > >thankyou.txt and fullfilment.txt do the same. > > > >The field is definately set correctly in the invoice.tmpl > > > >Is there a problem with the field name? > > > >We just can figure this out. > > > >We also have a slightly more difficult problem with another field > >which we called [PONumber] > > > >This is written fine in the thankyoupage, thankyou.txt which is sent > >to the client and the fulfillemnt which is sent to us. > > > >For reasons unknown it shows [PONumber] on the vieworder.tmpl > > > >Any help appreciated > > > >Jagrove Services Limited > >Casa Raphaella > >Triq il-Kannzzata > >Balzan BZN 07 > >Malta > >Tel: +356 489700 492920 446229 > >Tel: +356 487992 499031 446234 > >Fax: +356 446227 492818 > >Mobile: 0947 5133 > >http://www.jagrove.com > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >Jagrove Services Limited Casa Raphaella Triq il-Kannzzata Balzan BZN 07 Malta Tel: +356 489700 492920 446229 Tel: +356 487992 499031 446234 Fax: +356 446227 492818 Mobile: 0947 5133 http://www.jagrove.com------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re[3]: Field Problem (Paul Berman 2000)
  2. Re[3]: Field Problem (jpeacock@univpress.com 2000)
Thanks for the reply.What I do not understand is why the [PONumber is passed through the thankyou.tmpl, thankyou.txt and the fulfillment.txt and the [Town] field is not.Can you give me an example of this please For any field which does not exactly match an existing cart fieldname, you must store the data in one of the existing misc fields, like Header1-Header40 for header fields or textA-textE for line associated data.Many thanks>Without seeing your code, I do not know. I suppose if you are using POST to >move from page to page, then the existing defined variables will go >along for a >ride (I've never seen this to happen). However, you are not storing >PONumber to >the cart file (open one to see what is there). > >I also do not understand why you felt the need to change the [CITY] field to >[TOWN] in your WebDNA. You can change the label to anything you want, so the >user will read TOWN, but WebCat will store the value in in the cart header >fields [CITY]. This is the way the software is designed to work best; use the >existing fields automatically, which saves you from doing [setheader] all over >the place. > >John Peacock > > >____________________Reply Separator____________________ >Subject: Re[2]: Field Problem >Author: (WebCatalog Talk) >Date: 4/5/2000 9:27 PM > >Thanks for the reply. > >What I do not understand is why the [PONumber is passed through the >thankyou.tmpl, thankyou.txt and the fulfillment.txt and the [Town] >field is not. > >Can you give me an example of this please > > >For any field which does not exactly match an existing cart > >fieldname, you must store the data in one of the existing misc fields, like >Header1-Header40 for header fields or textA-textE for line associated data. > >Many thanks > > > > > > >There is no field named [Town] in the cart/order file, nor is >there one called > >PONumber. For any field which does not exactly match an existing cart > >fieldname, you must store the data in one of the existing misc fields, like > >Header1-Header40 for header fields or textA-textE for line associated data. > > > >There is nothing preventing you from labling the field Town and >storing it in > >the existing field [City]. > > > >John Peacock > > > > > >____________________Reply Separator____________________ > >Subject: Re: Field Problem > >Author: (WebCatalog Talk) > >Date: 4/5/00 8:50 PM > > > >Hi, > > > > Can you help with this. > > > >We had a catalog running fine. > > > >We needed to change the[city] field to[Town] > >For some reason on the thankyou page, which used to write the order > >to the screen shows [Town] > > > >For some reason it writes [Town] on the page not the value, also the > >thankyou.txt and fullfilment.txt do the same. > > > >The field is definately set correctly in the invoice.tmpl > > > >Is there a problem with the field name? > > > >We just can figure this out. > > > >We also have a slightly more difficult problem with another field > >which we called [PONumber] > > > >This is written fine in the thankyoupage, thankyou.txt which is sent > >to the client and the fulfillemnt which is sent to us. > > > >For reasons unknown it shows [PONumber] on the vieworder.tmpl > > > >Any help appreciated > > > >Jagrove Services Limited > >Casa Raphaella > >Triq il-Kannzzata > >Balzan BZN 07 > >Malta > >Tel: +356 489700 492920 446229 > >Tel: +356 487992 499031 446234 > >Fax: +356 446227 492818 > >Mobile: 0947 5133 > >http://www.jagrove.com > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >Jagrove Services Limited Casa Raphaella Triq il-Kannzzata Balzan BZN 07 Malta Tel: +356 489700 492920 446229 Tel: +356 487992 499031 446234 Fax: +356 446227 492818 Mobile: 0947 5133 http://www.jagrove.com------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Paul Berman

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