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Re: Using minivend to sell stuff not already in the catalog
On 11 Aug, Aaron Baugher wrote:
> ****** message to minivend-users from Aaron Baugher <abaugher@rnet.com> ******
>
> This question has probably been asked and answered in the
> mailing list, but I can't seem to find anything about it.
>
> Can I use the basket and ordering part of minivend to sell
> products that aren't in the catalog database? Here's the
> situation: I have some products that are created
> dynamically, with lots of options, and it's too complicated
> to work within minivend's pricing scheme (too complex for
> me, at least). I've already designed an ordering system for
> these products, which gets me to the point where the product
> is selected, the customer puts in his info, gets a price,
> etc. Is it possible to somehow hook into minivend at that
> point and use its ability to handle the ordering process
> nicely, with Cybercash and such?
>
> The only thing I've been able to think of so far is to
> dynamically create a unique product page with the customer's
> order info on it, and then direct them to that page, with a
> Buy Now button on it, and then delete the page after a
> while. Is there a better way than that?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Aaron
Hi Aaron,
you can create a form page with all information of items and post it to
minivend (i.e. www.yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/yourshop/intobasket.html). You
create a page i.e. "intobasket.html" witch fetching cgi query string
info. Go to the mailing archiv and search for "fetching cgi
qurey_string info!" (there is a typo in the subject line) or search for
"Robert Barta". Robert Barta has write a page with minivend tags to get
information from any place outside minivend shop.
Good lucks!
Joachim
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Hans-Joachim Leidinger hans-joachim.leidinger@home.gelsen-net.de
