To build complex order forms and reports, MiniVend has a complete tag language with over 80 different functions. It allows you access to and control over any of an unlimited number of database tables, multiple shopping carts, user name/address information, discount, tax, and shipping information, search of files and databases, and much more.
There is conditional capability with the [if ...] text [else] else-text
[/else][/if] construct. It allows for testing for a condition within the MiniVend session, and if true, inserting text and/or
HTML. If the condition is not true, no text (or the optional
[else] text) will be inserted. [and ...],
[or ...] and [elsif ...] are also supported.
Most of the tests use Perl code, but MiniVend uses the Safe.pm module with its default restrictions to help ensure that improper code will not crash the server or modify the wrong data.
Perl can also be embedded with in the page, and if given the proper permission by the system administrator, can call upon resources from other computers and networks.