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Does MX do e-commerce?
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You can always use e-commerce extensions for UD4 or MX, or write your own scripts/extensions.
MX by itself has nothing to do with e-commerce.
Personally, I use another tool - CCS for ultra-fast creation of back ends (w/Access & SQL Server DBs) and 75% of front ends, MX with extensions for tuning up design and e-commerce elements & PayPal shopping cart.
Of course, some things will need hand-coding.
MX by itself has nothing to do with e-commerce.
Personally, I use another tool - CCS for ultra-fast creation of back ends (w/Access & SQL Server DBs) and 75% of front ends, MX with extensions for tuning up design and e-commerce elements & PayPal shopping cart.
Of course, some things will need hand-coding.
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The PayPal shopping cart is perfect for a simple store, but I need something with more flexibility. I have a store that allows clients to "build" on their basic item, choose items to add to their basic item, extra for different colors, etc.
What is the best stand alone program to do all that? The extensions just don't cut it.![[gorgeous]](/data/assets/smilies/gorgeous.gif "[gorgeous] [gorgeous]")
Ladyborg
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What is the best stand alone program to do all that? The extensions just don't cut it.
Ladyborg"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." [Thomas A. Edison]
There are a lot of possibilities within DMX with third party extensions to create e-commerce website
A list is here
A list is here
I use PayPal shopping cart at final check-out stage.
All additional and tricky information is collected and stored either in variables or temp tables. Of course, it can't work for everything.
If this is not enough you'll have to buy one of expensive stand-alone sh/cart modules or (since you are a programmer) write your own, which should not be hard.
I'm not aware of any e-commerce software with built-in, flex shop/carts that are any good.
All additional and tricky information is collected and stored either in variables or temp tables. Of course, it can't work for everything.
If this is not enough you'll have to buy one of expensive stand-alone sh/cart modules or (since you are a programmer) write your own, which should not be hard.
I'm not aware of any e-commerce software with built-in, flex shop/carts that are any good.
Ladyborg,
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The company I use to work for bought the DW plugin and it worked great, keep in mind we had our own server with SSL. If you want the commerce portion to fit seamlessly with your existing site (in terms of design, etc) this is the way to go. In addition, the Storefront website list numerous providers that support their software on the backend.
Hope this helps,
DanH
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The company I use to work for bought the DW plugin and it worked great, keep in mind we had our own server with SSL. If you want the commerce portion to fit seamlessly with your existing site (in terms of design, etc) this is the way to go. In addition, the Storefront website list numerous providers that support their software on the backend.
Hope this helps,
DanH
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Hi,
Question to mxjunkie:
I remember looking at this cart and rejecting it because it is 100% based on cookies.
What do you do with those visitors who have their cookies turned off? - do you use message box :"Please, turn your cookies on!" or do you have an alternative solution?
Thanks
Question to mxjunkie:
I remember looking at this cart and rejecting it because it is 100% based on cookies.
What do you do with those visitors who have their cookies turned off? - do you use message box :"Please, turn your cookies on!" or do you have an alternative solution?
Thanks
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Session variables create cookies and check SessionID against the value of the current session stored in this cookie.
If cookies are turned off - session vars are useless.
Please, read here:
I fugured out that in order to use Session Variables you need to check if user has cookies enabled and if not - grab his IP address and SessionID and insert them into DB for maintaning state between pages.
I'm not sure if this is a good way though...
If cookies are turned off - session vars are useless.
Please, read here:
I fugured out that in order to use Session Variables you need to check if user has cookies enabled and if not - grab his IP address and SessionID and insert them into DB for maintaning state between pages.
I'm not sure if this is a good way though...
... yes, IP is not a good way.
appending session ID - is what some people use:
dim SessID
SessID = request.Querystring("id"
if(SessID=""then
SessID = rand()
end if
response.write("<a href='page.html?id=" & SessID & "'>page</a>
Any other thoughts?
appending session ID - is what some people use:
dim SessID
SessID = request.Querystring("id"
if(SessID=""
thenSessID = rand()
end if
response.write("<a href='page.html?id=" & SessID & "'>page</a>
Any other thoughts?
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