Re: [mv] *All* users get same Session-ID - fixed, patch included

[Mike Heins <mikeh@minivend.com>]

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Quoting Randy Moore (ramoore@axion-it.net):
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I've found & fixed (I believe) the bug that was causing all new visitors to 
> get the session ID of the last visitor to checkout.  This may be a Perl 
> issue that only affects NT (I can't imagine I'd be the first to notice this 
> otherwise).
> 
> In the map_cgi subroutine on line 2177 of 'bin/minivend', the line that 
> currently says:
>      $CGI::query_string = http()->Query;
> should be changed to:
>      $CGI::query_string = http()->Query || ';;';
> 
> When their is no query on the calling URL
> (ie 'http://www.mystore.com/cgi-bin/mystore'), the http()->Query routine 
> seems to return 'undef' (I believe, $CGI::query_string certainly doesn't 
> contain anything at this point).  But, when the map_cgi subroutine returns 
> to the dispatch subroutine (which called it), the value of 
> $CGI::query_string still contains whatever value it held before the call to 
> 'map_cgi'.
> 
> If the calling URL actually contained a query, the map_cgi function would 
> properly set the value of $CGI::query_string (and that value would persist 
> outside of map_cgi).
> 
> Please let me know if anyone sees a problem with my solution to this.
> 

I don't see one -- if it works for you on MV3, you can run with it; 
MV3 is unlikely to be updated, so there won't be any upgrade problems. 8-)

Someday I will get a copy of Windows 2000 and try out MV4 and Perl 5.6,
and there might even be a seriously usable Windows Minivend.

Regards,
Mike
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