Getting dynamic data into Miva

I have a developer building a dynamic "build your product" website
program for a store I'm designing.

It works like this:

1. You see 3 styles of plates on the screen and you pick one.
2. The screen refreshes and you see an image of the plate you choose
with images of optional borders for the plate on the right.
3. You choose the border you like and on the next screen you see your
plate with this border and you can then choose something else to add
etc. etc...


So here is what the final information comes to me as (Example from my
developer):

The way that I have it programmed, on the last step, it will send all
of the selected info in the same format as an HTML form. In fact, if
it will work with Miva, we can have the final selection page just be a
<FORM> tag that calls the Miva cart. I'll have all the selected info
in hidden fields like this:

<FORM ACTION="http://the miva shopping cart" METHOD="POST"
TITLE="Customize">
<INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="TEXT" VALUE="This is text to be overlaid">
<INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="image" VALUE="2">
<INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="session_ID"
VALUE="127.0.0.1.1098314738.1673889159">
<INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="ceramics" VALUE="plate9_6">
<INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="step" VALUE="text">
<INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT" VALUE="Proceed to next step">
</FORM>

SO THE QUESTION IS:

I need the miva cart to somehow import these variables that this pearl
app gives and display the text choices in checkout.
I don't need Miva to inventory or even have these products listed in
it's database, I just need it to import the data that is sent from this
app. for the checkout process. I would like for this to work with Miva
so we can track orders, hopefully use Miva features like Tinycart etc.

Thanks for any help on this...

Thanks,

Kevin

Getting dynamic data into Miva



Looks like you need a go-between- a "black box" mivascript that will
take all the data from your form, and then call all the right functions
from the Miva Merchant libraries to insert your data into the shopping
cart and various other datafiles.

Scot

<A HREF ="http://www.scotsscripts.com">http://www.scotsscripts.com</A>

coders wrote:
> I have a developer building a dynamic "build your product" website
> program for a store I'm designing.
>
> It works like this:
>
> 1. You see 3 styles of plates on the screen and you pick one.
> 2. The screen refreshes and you see an image of the plate you choose
> with images of optional borders for the plate on the right.
> 3. You choose the border you like and on the next screen you see your
> plate with this border and you can then choose something else to add
> etc. etc...
>
>
> So here is what the final information comes to me as (Example from my
> developer):
>
> The way that I have it programmed, on the last step, it will send all of
> the selected info in the same format as an HTML form. In fact, if it
> will work with Miva, we can have the final selection page just be a
> <FORM> tag that calls the Miva cart. I'll have all the selected info
> in hidden fields like this:
>
> <FORM ACTION="http://the miva shopping cart" METHOD="POST"
> TITLE="Customize">
> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="TEXT" VALUE="This is text to be overlaid">
> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="image" VALUE="2">
> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="session_ID"
> VALUE="127.0.0.1.1098314738.1673889159">
> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="ceramics" VALUE="plate9_6">
> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="step" VALUE="text">
> <INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT" VALUE="Proceed to next step">
> </FORM>
>
> SO THE QUESTION IS:
>
> I need the miva cart to somehow import these variables that this pearl
> app gives and display the text choices in checkout.
> I don't need Miva to inventory or even have these products listed in
> it's database, I just need it to import the data that is sent from this
> app. for the checkout process. I would like for this to work with Miva
> so we can track orders, hopefully use Miva features like Tinycart etc.
>
> Thanks for any help on this...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin
>
>
>

Getting dynamic data into Miva



I had to do the same thing a few years ago.

At the time I purchased a module that let you add a product manually to =
the
order for products that may be in a print catalog but not in the online
catalog.

I just passed the form parameters to the product order screen for that
product to add my custom product.

The module let you specify the price, name, and a description field.

I can't remember who wrote the module but I'm sure it still exists. It =
was a
good one. Maybe Viking Coders or Sante Fe has it.

Chris Young

Synergy Point
Toll Free: (877) 859-6370
Local: (828) 859-2444
Fax: (877) 633-5373
Web: <A HREF ="http://www.synergypoint.net">http://www.synergypoint.net</A>
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] =
[mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of coders
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 2:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [mrc] Getting dynamic data into Miva


I have a developer building a dynamic "build your product" website=20
program for a store I'm designing.

It works like this:

1. You see 3 styles of plates on the screen and you pick one. 2. The =
screen
refreshes and you see an image of the plate you choose=20
with images of optional borders for the plate on the right.
3. You choose the border you like and on the next screen you see your=20
plate with this border and you can then choose something else to add=20
etc. etc...


So here is what the final information comes to me as (Example from my=20
developer):

The way that I have it programmed, on the last step, it will send all=20
of the selected info in the same format as an HTML form. In fact, if=20
it will work with Miva, we can have the final selection page just be a=20
<FORM> tag that calls the Miva cart. I'll have all the selected info=20
in hidden fields like this:

<FORM ACTION=3D"http://the miva shopping cart" METHOD=3D"POST"=20
TITLE=3D"Customize">
<INPUT TYPE=3D"HIDDEN" NAME=3D"TEXT" VALUE=3D"This is text to be =
overlaid"> <INPUT
TYPE=3D"HIDDEN" NAME=3D"image" VALUE=3D"2"> <INPUT TYPE=3D"HIDDEN" =
NAME=3D"session_ID"

VALUE=3D"127.0.0.1.1098314738.1673889159">
<INPUT TYPE=3D"HIDDEN" NAME=3D"ceramics" VALUE=3D"plate9_6">
<INPUT TYPE=3D"HIDDEN" NAME=3D"step" VALUE=3D"text">
<INPUT TYPE=3D"SUBMIT" VALUE=3D"Proceed to next step">
</FORM>

SO THE QUESTION IS:

I need the miva cart to somehow import these variables that this pearl=20
app gives and display the text choices in checkout.
I don't need Miva to inventory or even have these products listed in=20
it's database, I just need it to import the data that is sent from this=20
app. for the checkout process. I would like for this to work with Miva=20
so we can track orders, hopefully use Miva features like Tinycart etc.

Thanks for any help on this...

Thanks,

Kevin

Re: SPAM-LOW: RE: Getting dynamic data into Miva



This is a good lead, I'll check out mivacentral, but if you happen to
remember it please let me know.


Thanks!


On Oct 22, 2004, at 12:36 PM, Chris Young wrote:

> I had to do the same thing a few years ago.
>
> At the time I purchased a module that let you add a product manually
> to the
> order for products that may be in a print catalog but not in the online
> catalog.
>
> I just passed the form parameters to the product order screen for that
> product to add my custom product.
>
> The module let you specify the price, name, and a description field.
>
> I can't remember who wrote the module but I'm sure it still exists. It
> was a
> good one. Maybe Viking Coders or Sante Fe has it.
>
> Chris Young
>
> Synergy Point
> Toll Free: (877) 859-6370
> Local: (828) 859-2444
> Fax: (877) 633-5373
> Web: <A HREF ="http://www.synergypoint.net">http://www.synergypoint.net</A>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]
> On Behalf Of coders
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 2:50 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [mrc] Getting dynamic data into Miva
>
>
> I have a developer building a dynamic "build your product" website
> program for a store I'm designing.
>
> It works like this:
>
> 1. You see 3 styles of plates on the screen and you pick one. 2. The
> screen
> refreshes and you see an image of the plate you choose
> with images of optional borders for the plate on the right.
> 3. You choose the border you like and on the next screen you see your
> plate with this border and you can then choose something else to add
> etc. etc...
>
>
> So here is what the final information comes to me as (Example from my
> developer):
>
> The way that I have it programmed, on the last step, it will send all
> of the selected info in the same format as an HTML form. In fact, if
> it will work with Miva, we can have the final selection page just be a
> <FORM> tag that calls the Miva cart. I'll have all the selected info
> in hidden fields like this:
>
> <FORM ACTION="http://the miva shopping cart" METHOD="POST"
> TITLE="Customize">
> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="TEXT" VALUE="This is text to be overlaid">
> <INPUT
> TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="image" VALUE="2"> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN"
> NAME="session_ID"
>
> VALUE="127.0.0.1.1098314738.1673889159">
> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="ceramics" VALUE="plate9_6">
> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="step" VALUE="text">
> <INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT" VALUE="Proceed to next step">
> </FORM>
>
> SO THE QUESTION IS:
>
> I need the miva cart to somehow import these variables that this pearl
> app gives and display the text choices in checkout.
> I don't need Miva to inventory or even have these products listed in
> it's database, I just need it to import the data that is sent from this
> app. for the checkout process. I would like for this to work with Miva
> so we can track orders, hopefully use Miva features like Tinycart etc.
>
> Thanks for any help on this...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin
>
>
>

Re: SPAM-LOW: RE: Getting dynamic data into Miva



Simple. Have the app generate a specific url that at least includes the
cost, and item, and use the External product purchase module:

<A HREF ="http://www.designextend.com/store.mv?p=exproduct">http://www.designextend.com/store.mv?p=exproduct</A>

Pamela
Get the NEW Official Miva Merchant Book!
AND learn how to Make the BEST of Your Online Store.
<A HREF ="http://www.designextend.com">http://www.designextend.com</A>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of coders
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 3:49 PM
> To: Chris Young
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: [mrc] Re: SPAM-LOW: RE: [mrc] Getting dynamic data into Miva
>
>
> This is a good lead, I'll check out mivacentral, but if you happen to
> remember it please let me know.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> On Oct 22, 2004, at 12:36 PM, Chris Young wrote:
>
> > I had to do the same thing a few years ago.
> >
> > At the time I purchased a module that let you add a product manually
> > to the
> > order for products that may be in a print catalog but not
> in the online
> > catalog.
> >
> > I just passed the form parameters to the product order
> screen for that
> > product to add my custom product.
> >
> > The module let you specify the price, name, and a description field.
> >
> > I can't remember who wrote the module but I'm sure it still
> exists. It
> > was a
> > good one. Maybe Viking Coders or Sante Fe has it.
> >
> > Chris Young
> >
> > Synergy Point
> > Toll Free: (877) 859-6370
> > Local: (828) 859-2444
> > Fax: (877) 633-5373
> > Web: <A HREF ="http://www.synergypoint.net">http://www.synergypoint.net</A>
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
> > [mailto:[email protected]]
> > On Behalf Of coders
> > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 2:50 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [mrc] Getting dynamic data into Miva
> >
> >
> > I have a developer building a dynamic "build your product" website
> > program for a store I'm designing.
> >
> > It works like this:
> >
> > 1. You see 3 styles of plates on the screen and you pick one. 2. The
> > screen
> > refreshes and you see an image of the plate you choose
> > with images of optional borders for the plate on the right.
> > 3. You choose the border you like and on the next screen
> you see your
> > plate with this border and you can then choose something else to add
> > etc. etc...
> >
> >
> > So here is what the final information comes to me as
> (Example from my
> > developer):
> >
> > The way that I have it programmed, on the last step, it
> will send all
> > of the selected info in the same format as an HTML form.
> In fact, if
> > it will work with Miva, we can have the final selection
> page just be a
> > <FORM> tag that calls the Miva cart. I'll have all the
> selected info
> > in hidden fields like this:
> >
> > <FORM ACTION="http://the miva shopping cart" METHOD="POST"
> > TITLE="Customize"> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="TEXT" VALUE="This is
> > text to be overlaid"> <INPUT
> > TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="image" VALUE="2"> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN"
> > NAME="session_ID"
> >
> > VALUE="127.0.0.1.1098314738.1673889159">
> > <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="ceramics" VALUE="plate9_6">
> > <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="step" VALUE="text">
> > <INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT" VALUE="Proceed to next step">
> > </FORM>
> >
> > SO THE QUESTION IS:
> >
> > I need the miva cart to somehow import these variables that
> this pearl
> > app gives and display the text choices in checkout. I don't
> need Miva
> > to inventory or even have these products listed in it's database, I
> > just need it to import the data that is sent from this app. for the
> > checkout process. I would like for this to work with Miva
> so we can
> > track orders, hopefully use Miva features like Tinycart etc.
> >
> > Thanks for any help on this...
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Kevin
> >
> >
> >

Getting dynamic data into Miva



Viking's Other Page Templates module has a screen premade for orders
external to Merchant. I believe Bill Weiland has one for just this task (I
prefer modules that multi-task, but that's me).

HTH

Pete
Total Hosting


> I had to do the same thing a few years ago.
>
> At the time I purchased a module that let you add a product manually to
> the
> order for products that may be in a print catalog but not in the online
> catalog.
>
> I just passed the form parameters to the product order screen for that
> product to add my custom product.
>
> The module let you specify the price, name, and a description field.
>
> I can't remember who wrote the module but I'm sure it still exists. It was
> a
> good one. Maybe Viking Coders or Sante Fe has it.
>
> Chris Young
>
> Synergy Point
> Toll Free: (877) 859-6370
> Local: (828) 859-2444
> Fax: (877) 633-5373
> Web: <A HREF ="http://www.synergypoint.net">http://www.synergypoint.net</A>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]
> On Behalf Of coders
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 2:50 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [mrc] Getting dynamic data into Miva
>
>
> I have a developer building a dynamic "build your product" website
> program for a store I'm designing.
>
> It works like this:
>
> 1. You see 3 styles of plates on the screen and you pick one. 2. The
> screen
> refreshes and you see an image of the plate you choose
> with images of optional borders for the plate on the right.
> 3. You choose the border you like and on the next screen you see your
> plate with this border and you can then choose something else to add
> etc. etc...
>
>
> So here is what the final information comes to me as (Example from my
> developer):
>
> The way that I have it programmed, on the last step, it will send all
> of the selected info in the same format as an HTML form. In fact, if
> it will work with Miva, we can have the final selection page just be a
> <FORM> tag that calls the Miva cart. I'll have all the selected info
> in hidden fields like this:
>
> <FORM ACTION="http://the miva shopping cart" METHOD="POST"
> TITLE="Customize">
> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="TEXT" VALUE="This is text to be overlaid">
> <INPUT
> TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="image" VALUE="2"> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN"
> NAME="session_ID"
>
> VALUE="127.0.0.1.1098314738.1673889159">
> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="ceramics" VALUE="plate9_6">
> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="step" VALUE="text">
> <INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT" VALUE="Proceed to next step">
> </FORM>
>
> SO THE QUESTION IS:
>
> I need the miva cart to somehow import these variables that this pearl
> app gives and display the text choices in checkout.
> I don't need Miva to inventory or even have these products listed in
> it's database, I just need it to import the data that is sent from this
> app. for the checkout process. I would like for this to work with Miva
> so we can track orders, hopefully use Miva features like Tinycart etc.
>
> Thanks for any help on this...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin
>
>
>

Re: SPAM-LOW: RE: Re: SPAM-LOW: RE: Getting dynamic data into Miva



This looks really good.

So the external product purchase mod can take a formated URL with
variables, or something and then translate that into the store?

Does the module come with documentation on how to format the URL that
gets made correctly? If it has documentation, I'll get this from you
and play with it over the weekend.

Thank you!

Kevin

On Oct 22, 2004, at 12:53 PM, Media Services Int'l, Inc. wrote:

> Simple. Have the app generate a specific url that at least includes the
> cost, and item, and use the External product purchase module:
>
> <A HREF ="http://www.designextend.com/store.mv?p=exproduct">http://www.designextend.com/store.mv?p=exproduct</A>
>
> Pamela
> Get the NEW Official Miva Merchant Book!
> AND learn how to Make the BEST of Your Online Store.
> <A HREF ="http://www.designextend.com">http://www.designextend.com</A>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected]
>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of coders
>> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 3:49 PM
>> To: Chris Young
>> Cc: [email protected]
>> Subject: [mrc] Re: SPAM-LOW: RE: [mrc] Getting dynamic data into Miva
>>
>>
>> This is a good lead, I'll check out mivacentral, but if you happen to
>> remember it please let me know.
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>> On Oct 22, 2004, at 12:36 PM, Chris Young wrote:
>>
>>> I had to do the same thing a few years ago.
>>>
>>> At the time I purchased a module that let you add a product manually
>>> to the
>>> order for products that may be in a print catalog but not
>> in the online
>>> catalog.
>>>
>>> I just passed the form parameters to the product order
>> screen for that
>>> product to add my custom product.
>>>
>>> The module let you specify the price, name, and a description field.
>>>
>>> I can't remember who wrote the module but I'm sure it still
>> exists. It
>>> was a
>>> good one. Maybe Viking Coders or Sante Fe has it.
>>>
>>> Chris Young
>>>
>>> Synergy Point
>>> Toll Free: (877) 859-6370
>>> Local: (828) 859-2444
>>> Fax: (877) 633-5373
>>> Web: <A HREF ="http://www.synergypoint.net">http://www.synergypoint.net</A>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: [email protected]
>>> [mailto:[email protected]]
>>> On Behalf Of coders
>>> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 2:50 PM
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: [mrc] Getting dynamic data into Miva
>>>
>>>
>>> I have a developer building a dynamic "build your product" website
>>> program for a store I'm designing.
>>>
>>> It works like this:
>>>
>>> 1. You see 3 styles of plates on the screen and you pick one. 2. The
>>> screen
>>> refreshes and you see an image of the plate you choose
>>> with images of optional borders for the plate on the right.
>>> 3. You choose the border you like and on the next screen
>> you see your
>>> plate with this border and you can then choose something else to add
>>> etc. etc...
>>>
>>>
>>> So here is what the final information comes to me as
>> (Example from my
>>> developer):
>>>
>>> The way that I have it programmed, on the last step, it
>> will send all
>>> of the selected info in the same format as an HTML form.
>> In fact, if
>>> it will work with Miva, we can have the final selection
>> page just be a
>>> <FORM> tag that calls the Miva cart. I'll have all the
>> selected info
>>> in hidden fields like this:
>>>
>>> <FORM ACTION="http://the miva shopping cart" METHOD="POST"
>>> TITLE="Customize"> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="TEXT" VALUE="This is
>>> text to be overlaid"> <INPUT
>>> TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="image" VALUE="2"> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN"
>>> NAME="session_ID"
>>>
>>> VALUE="127.0.0.1.1098314738.1673889159">
>>> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="ceramics" VALUE="plate9_6">
>>> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="step" VALUE="text">
>>> <INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT" VALUE="Proceed to next step">
>>> </FORM>
>>>
>>> SO THE QUESTION IS:
>>>
>>> I need the miva cart to somehow import these variables that
>> this pearl
>>> app gives and display the text choices in checkout. I don't
>> need Miva
>>> to inventory or even have these products listed in it's database, I
>>> just need it to import the data that is sent from this app. for the
>>> checkout process. I would like for this to work with Miva
>> so we can
>>> track orders, hopefully use Miva features like Tinycart etc.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help on this...
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Kevin
>>>
>>>
>>>