Shopping cart that allows for custom productID in URL to Buy it Now

[Humvee]

I'm now looking into the option of using a shopping cart into an
existing static built e-commerce site. I have a script that will
create the html pages from a database as opposed to database driven
server-side. This is what leads to my request for the shopping cart:

When an item is added, say based on the model/sku #.. The URL for
"Add to Cart" must contain the model/sku somewhere in that. This way
I can use my script and add the appropriate buy it now link based on
the model # from my database. ex:
[url]http://www.test12345.com/cgi-bin/shopcart.asp?productid=model#[/url]

The 'view cart' links I assume can be the same on all pages but what I
don't want is a random cart generated product ID for each item.

Another few requests, first one more important to me:

** A cart that will allow the import of model #/Price/shipping price &
perhaps description from Excel spreadsheet.
* I still want orders & order info e-mailed as opposed to the need for
checking a remote site

Anyone know of a basic cart (without the site creation and management
tools) that will do the above? I really only want to use the cart for
customer convenience. I will handle the links from existing webpage.
Will be willing to go to Unix or NT hosting account. In fact if
anyone has a cart that will do these things and offers hosting, will
go that route.

Thanks in advance!

--
PLEASE NOTE: comp.infosystems.[url]www.authoring.cgi[/url] is a
SELF-MODERATED newsgroup. aa.net and boutell.com are
NOT the originators of the articles and are NOT responsible
for their content.

HOW TO POST to comp.infosystems.[url]www.authoring.cgi:[/url]
[url]http://www.thinkspot.net/ciwac/howtopost.html[/url]

[Paul Taylor]

On 22 Jul 2003 12:57:29 -0700, [email]azhummer@hotmail.com[/email] (Humvee) wrote:

>I'm now looking into the option of using a shopping cart into an
>existing static built e-commerce site. I have a script that will
>create the html pages from a database as opposed to database driven
>server-side. This is what leads to my request for the shopping cart:
>
>When an item is added, say based on the model/sku #.. The URL for
>"Add to Cart" must contain the model/sku somewhere in that. This way
>I can use my script and add the appropriate buy it now link based on
>the model # from my database. ex:
>[url]http://www.test12345.com/cgi-bin/shopcart.asp?productid=model#[/url]
>
>The 'view cart' links I assume can be the same on all pages but what I
>don't want is a random cart generated product ID for each item.
>
>Another few requests, first one more important to me:
>
>** A cart that will allow the import of model #/Price/shipping price &
>perhaps description from Excel spreadsheet.
>* I still want orders & order info e-mailed as opposed to the need for
>checking a remote site
>
>Anyone know of a basic cart (without the site creation and management
>tools) that will do the above? I really only want to use the cart for
>customer convenience. I will handle the links from existing webpage.
>Will be willing to go to Unix or NT hosting account. In fact if
>anyone has a cart that will do these things and offers hosting, will
>go that route.
>
>Thanks in advance!

What server-side script are you using? If you are using ASP
(VBScript), you can't do better than CharonCart, from
[url]www.charon.co.uk[/url]. Despite the fact they irritated me on this ng
recently, I still think webassists php-type cart is a good one
([url]www.webassist.com[/url]).


Paul Taylor