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RE: [mv] Upgrading from Minived 4 to Interchange.
We built our site on a mysql backend. We use mysql for everything we can. We
just set no import to most tables and use php scripts to talk direct to
databases. Works very quickly and doesn't add to minivend server workload.
We can build order checking, shipping confirms and other goodies and re-use
as needed among clients.
Last store I built was the easy template and made a start to finish store
much faster to execute.
That's about a $.01 worth I know, but Ed's been at this longer.
Barney barney@wttech.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: minivend-users-admin@minivend.com
> [mailto:minivend-users-admin@minivend.com]On Behalf Of Ed LaFrance
> Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 12:05 PM
> To: minivend-users@minivend.com
> Subject: Re: [mv] Upgrading from Minived 4 to Interchange.
>
>
> My $.02 - I have built one (very simple - 5 pages total including
> checkout
> and 'receipt') with Interchnage 4.6.0. - started on the day it was
> released, as a matter of fact. I installed a demo catalog to save some
> time, then moved all the pages out and started from scratch. In
> this way,
> MV to IC was an easy transition, and Chris is quite right, the UI
> is a tool
> and an adjunct for your catalog, but it can be ignored if need be. In my
> case, the client wanted it, but right away he needs custom Admin
> pages for
> his back-end order management, because there appears to be no way to
> customized them through browser-based manipulations to meet his needs.
>
> I have not spent alot of time with Interchange and the Construct/Admin
> package, but from what I can see, the Admin's functionality seems fairly
> dependent on known aspects and structure of the Construct store (unlike
> MiniMate, that unpretty but quite useful predecessor and general-purpose
> tool, which could give you a quick and dirty look into whatever kind of
> monster you had built). Once you start to customize the front
> end, Admin's
> inflexibility shows - you are going to have to do some work on
> the back-end
> as well. This is not meant to be a jab at Akopia, but I get the feeling
> from reading this list that the limitations are not as apparent to
> Interchange users as perhaps they should be...
>
> - Ed L.
>
> At 08:36 AM 12/5/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >On Mon, Dec 04, 2000 at 07:56:32PM -0800, Marc wrote:
> > > Wear knee pads. ")
> > >
> > > I'm referring to, of course, the fact that you will be wacked
> > > upside the knees for posting such a bonehead question. ;-)
> > >
> > > Seriously though, I'm a fairly experienced Minivend >user<
> > > (which means I have NO right to complain)
> > >
> > > ... I find Interchange's site editing interface to be >quite<
> > > cumbersome. I used to be able to edit stuff pretty quickly
> > > using global variables and user tags... now I find myself
> > > in the Layout Editor >struggling< to create a few links....
> > > (albethey dynamic ;-))
> > >
> >...
> > > Anyway, I think Minivend should remain mini. :-)
> >
> >I too like the "mini". Mike H pointed out to me that UI module
> >does not even need to be enabled. At that point, well, it's
> >more mini. ;^>
> >
> >You do realize you can build the site any way you want and don't
> >need the Layout Editor?
> >
> >--
> >
> >Christopher F. Miller, Publisher
> cfm@maine.com
> >MaineStreet Communications, Inc 208 Portland Road, Gray,
> ME 04039
> >1.207.657.5078
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