Re: [mv] transactions.txt

[Ed LaFrance <edlafrance@printexusa.com>]

>******    message to minivend-users from hutch@cix.compulink.co.uk (Robert
>Hutchinson)     ******
>
>Hi all,
>I have been trying to get transactions.txt/transactions.gdbm to work.
>Based on simple, I added the following snippet to etc/report;
>[tag export transactions][/tag]
>that updates ok now
>
>I also rebuilt transactions using some extra field names and corrected the
>'date' field (was called order_date in report so also in transactions).
>
>using /query/check_orders.html;
>I altered the search line to produce something (it didn't at all before) to
>[loop search="fi=transactions.txt/sf=username/se=[data session
>username]/ml=1000"]
>that works fine.
>
>It seems to mangle things somewhat, I have corrected the obvious html
>errorsbut it just doesn't really work properly, and I just cannot figure
>out why.
>
>Any ideas anyone?

I gather you are referring to the "check order status" link in the simple
demo.  I too added the [tag export.. statement so that this report would
work (though I put it on the order receipt page so that it exports at the
moment the order is received).  I tried once or twice to change the HTML on
the status report to be more congruous with our site and failed - the page
would quit working due to even minor changes in table struture, font
properities etc.  I have not had alot of time to study the source, but it
appears to be very sensitive to the formatting elements on the page.  I
would appreciate inoput from any listee who has successfully modified this
page.

- Ed L.

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