Re: [mv] transactions.txt

[mikeh@minivend.com]

Quoting Gideon van Gelder (gideon@swingmaster.nl):
> 
> Hi Rob,
> 
> That's funny I have/had the same problems:
> 
> I had to make MV export the transactions.txt to make it work and then, if
> I would have placed a couple of orders, the different fields would get
> "messed up".
> The problem, i guess lies in the transactions-db corrupting, because if I
> delete the .gdbm and replace the text-file with the original empty one and
> the place a couple of orders, things go fine.
> 
> I dunno, but it sounds like a "bug" (Mike ?)

Glad you added the quotes, as I never consider a demo problem a bug;
it is only a deficiency. 8-)

Though I am astounded at how durable the checkout pages are. I run
systems that have now taken over 500,000 separate orders with the same
basic methodology. At some point in MiniVend 4's release process, I will
add some more demo templates, possibly available with printed manual
on a CD-ROM:

	1. Checkout only
	2. MySQL-based version of "simple"
	3. Current simple with 3 pre-canned look and feels:
		a. Single-level categories (dynamically built from DB)
		b. Dual level categories (dynamically built from DB)
		c. Unlimited-level categories ala Yahoo (dynamically built from DB)

I already have 2, 3a and 3c done except for some basic testing.

At that point, I might consider taking the current checkout page
and making it "supported", i.e. where something like this would
be considered a bug.

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