Re: Same DB Same Time
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 55957
interpreted = N
texte = Alex McCombie wrote:> Most people (by I mean all he people in my head) use an incremental sku> count because there don't want to deal with the long digit aspect that comes> form cart or they want a discernable logic that comes from the record number> (SKU).> You can ask your doctor to adjust your medication so the people in your head don't talk so loud then. ;~)I suspect in the case Justin was describing (banner rotation), there is no reason to have any visible evidence that [cart] is being used internally. Not many people complain that the ASP session id value is a useless string of characters and numbers, since that is not usually exposed in any way.In my experience, either a SKU has to mirror an external (to WebCat) system or it just needs to be a monotonically increasing unique value (which is suprisingly what the [cart] generates).John-- John PeacockDirector of Information Research and TechnologyRowman & Littlefield Publishing Group4501 Forbes BoulevardSuite HLanham, MD 20706301-459-3366 x.5010fax 301-429-5748-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Alex McCombie wrote:> Most people (by I mean all he people in my head) use an incremental sku> count because there don't want to deal with the long digit aspect that comes> form cart or they want a discernable logic that comes from the record number> (SKU).> You can ask your doctor to adjust your medication so the people in your head don't talk so loud then. ;~)I suspect in the case Justin was describing (banner rotation), there is no reason to have any visible evidence that [cart] is being used internally. Not many people complain that the ASP session id value is a useless string of characters and numbers, since that is not usually exposed in any way.In my experience, either a SKU has to mirror an external (to WebCat) system or it just needs to be a monotonically increasing unique value (which is suprisingly what the [cart] generates).John-- John PeacockDirector of Information Research and TechnologyRowman & Littlefield Publishing Group4501 Forbes BoulevardSuite HLanham, MD 20706301-459-3366 x.5010fax 301-429-5748-------------------------------------------------------------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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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