[ic] More on One-Click searches and session id

[Jonathan Clark]

> >> Hi... I'm very close to opening my store. I want to avoid lost sessions
> >> for those who disable cookies. My questions is regarding
> >> one-click searches.
> >>
> >> Is it wise to include
> >> mv_session_id=[data session id]
> >> in my search URL like this:
> >>
> >> <A
> >> HREF="/cgi-bin/store/scan/ml=20/st=text/sf=prod_group/se=Stuff/mv_
> >> searchspec=Test/mv_session_id=[data
> >> session id]"Click</A>
> >>
> >> instead of not including it like this:
> >>
> >> <A
> >> HREF="/cgi-bin/store/scan/ml=20/st=text/sf=prod_group/se=Stuff/mv_
> >> searchspec=Test"Click</A>
>
>
> > Since you appear to be doing this from an interchange page, it would be
> > better to use:
> >
> > <a href="[area search="	ml=20
> > 				st=text
> > 				sf=prod_group
> > 				se=Stuff
> > 				se=Test"]">click</a>
> >
> > which will generate the appropriate link, including the id.
> >
> > You would usually only expand it manually as you have done
> above if you were
> > calling an ic page from a static page outside the control of ic.
> >
> > HTH.
> >
> > Jonathan
> > Webmaint.
>
> Thanks for the tip. I tried the search as you suggested, however I still
> don't see the session id in the URL *unless* I add id=[data session id].
> Adding that of course also works in my original "expanded" link format.
> This seems to contradict what you said... any comments?
>

The answer is here:
http://www.icdevgroup.org/cgi-bin/ic/docfly.html?mv_arg=icconfig05%2e70

Basically, the default is to not display the session id if Interchange
detects the browser has cookies enabled. Specifically, the setting:

ScratchDefault  mv_no_session_id  1

in catalog.cfg sets this. You can change this behaviour by changing the 1 to
a zero.

Jonathan
Webmaint.



> In addition, the ml=20 is ignored when I do it the way you suggest. The
> ml=20 works when used in the "expanded" format... can anyone tell me
> why? In case it matters, these links live in a component that I created
> in the .../templates/componenets directory.