[ic] One/Two Step Purchase?

Wed Dec 5 08:34:01 2001

On Tue, Dec 04, 2001 at 07:54:35PM -0800, Orko Sines wrote:
...
> Interchange seems to fill all of these requirements, except that I'm having 
> trouble in a single area: fast.
> 
> You see, the existing site has exactly two user pages in a succesful 
> conversion for CC transactions.  The initial page accepts CGI parameters to 
> produce the correct sales pitch for the correct level of subscription for 
> the user ( there are several levels you can be at, depending on how much 
> you're willing to pay ).  This same page has the form elements for user 
> information, credit card data, basically everything to fill the order.  
> This page posts to itself, performing all of the error-checking and posting 
> through PayFlowPro to Verisign, and also displaying the receipt and mailing 
> one off.  All of this, and also interacting with a central MySQL DB to 
> adjust account status and credits on their account for the software.
> 
> It's quite ugly, viewing it from the backend, and error prone.  We are 
> losing transactions due to it's 'Frankenstein' design model.  Two many 
> cooks, and not enough spoons.
> 
> So...I'm looking at Interchange.  I have all of our subscription plans in 
> the products database, and have our skeleton template working in the 
> interchange model.  My question is this:
> 
> No inventory control, two page subscription.  Is this possible with IC?  If 
> so, where could I find an example of the proper variables to post to fill 
> the user's cart and checkout in the same POST?

IC can be slow or fast.  Payflow to Verisign is going to be the slow part.
I don't understand that part of the question: about fast?  (Don't worry,
I'm the stupid guy that complains when he can't understand the question.

You did not say what the two page subscription model looks like.  There is
nothing particularly odd about it.  We ourselves use a 4+ page checkout,
trying to keep everything "above the fold".  Look at mv_successpage,
mv_failpage, mv_nextpage and profiles for flow control.

> 
> Thank you for your time.  I promise my future posts won't be nearly as 
> wordy ;-)
> 
> -- orko
> 
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