Passing parameters from an external web site

[davecuttriss]

Can anyone point me in the right direction (if indeed it's possible) to achieve the following?

We have to (for the usual minimum cost!) set up a web site for a client where delegates to a conference will register for various functions/days.
Once registered they will be sent an e-mail detailing what they have "ordered" and this will be written to a database or flat file so that the web site owner can track who has "ordered" what.

However the client wants them to pay for their choices (different combinations will incur different charges) with a credit card.
OK we could set this up on a secure server but seeing as how the client already has an Actinic 6 site for other aspects of their business it would make sense to use that to process payments.

What I would like to do though is to have a form on the initial web site which would collect the data (e.g Attend Monday, Attend Tuesday,Attend social function Tuesday) and store these in variables which could be passed to a page in their actinic site so that the purchase form is populated without them having to re-enter all the details again.

Any ideas, particularly as to how to identify the form fields in the actinic site would be very welcome indeed.

Hope this makes sense.

Dave

[NormanRouxel]

Difficult but not impossible. See the Advanced Guide regarding

Adding to Cart from Anywhere on the Internet

I looked in the V7 one but this would apply to V6 as well.

You'll have to add extra parameters to the URL to make each Choice. E.g.

&v_7_1=3&v_7_2=4

Where our produuct ref is 7 and we're setting the 1st Attribute to be the 3rd Choice and the second Attribute be the 4th Choice.

[davecuttriss]

Thanks Norman: As always very helpful. I'll take a look at it.
Many thanks

Dave

[jay cee]

I trying do the same but have hit a problem.

Where in the url do you add the above?

the link below works:
http://www.farmerschoicefreerange.co...=PRODUCT&Q_9=1

but once I try adding the attribute values I get a error or it ignores them see below.
http://www.farmerschoicefreerange.co...&Q_9=1&v_9_1=1

I have checked the html code and I am reffering to the right SID, product ref , select name and option number.

Can anyone help

jay cee

[Toby B]

Hi Jay,

This format worked for me.

http://catalogsite/cgi-bin/ca000001.pl?SID=3&PAGE=PRODUCT&Q_8=1&v_8_1=3

I can't test your site because the paths keep pointing to the community address. Have you done something to the network settings.

[jay cee]

Thank you for your post I've worked it out now with some help from Norman.

I wasn't adding the component as on

ie the path should read

http://www.farmerschoicefreerange.co...9_1=1&v_9_2=on

Regards

Jay cee