Re: [mv] [mv4.04] Could a discounting problem be caused by a domain switch?

[cfm@maine.com]

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On Wed, Aug 02, 2000 at 12:19:00PM -0500, Mark Stosberg wrote:
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> cfm@maine.com wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Work your way back and build in some debugging.
> > 
> > Are you running tlink from that second server before you do
> > Authorize.net?  Can you get some logging from it?  I've seen
> > dropped and new sessions on switch to another server but the
> > pricing should remain constant.
> > 
> > If you order those same items can you replicate the error?

>    Since the error happens at the final submission, the person is
> already on the seperate secure server, so I don't think the server
> switch is the issue (but I mentioned it as a variable just in case.). I
> can replicate the error-- When people place orders of less than 10
> items, thinngs are fine. They think they are getting a 35% discount and
> they are. At 10 items and above, they think they are getting a 55%
> percent discount, but their receipt and authorize.net say it's only 35%. 
>    So I think the bug lies in either my understanding and coding using
> the discount ALL_ITEMS system with the [perl], [calc] and [discount]
> tags, or minivend's intepretation of my coding. :) The difficulty with
> testing it is that I don't have a development server set up yet (I'm
> setting one up today), so testing it out means charging a live card for
> ordering 10 or more books-- not something I want to repeat a lot. 

sounds like you are getting close.  See if you can write a trap into
your final page that will recognize a particular card or address and not
send it for payment.  We do that, only tagged to specific email addresses
and it is tremendously useful.


>    If I find the solution, I'll post it here in case someone else gets
> into the same sort of bind. 
>    Thanks again!
> 
>      -mark
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