it so much it's ended up as my own cart. And once used one in a book called
ColdFusion MX from Static to Dynamic in 10 steps by Australian Barry Moore.
But by the time I've gone through the steps to use those carts for my
client's specifics, its just as easy to do my own. Once you implement one
or two, the principles of managing state, keeping track of the users as they
move around, closing the order and getting their delivery and billing
details are more or less the same from one shopping cart to the next.
If you've built one, it takes longer the first time but you know more about
the inner workings and its easier the next time around. IF you take
someone else's package, you either have to modify theirs to meet your
specifics, or change your business to match the way the package has been
written. I always think its better to have the shopping cart reflect the
way the business works, rather than change the business to match the way
software works.
I think you're right to want to learn from another shopping cart so you can
write your own from then on. If you haven't got Ben's book already you
can't do worse than have that in your library, for a whole lot of reasons.
Cheers
Mike Kear
Windsor, NSW, Australia
AFP Webworks
http://afpwebworks.com
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From: Kevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, 2 August 2004 12:06 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Free Open Source Shopping cart?
Hi all,
Does anyone know of an open source shopping cart in CF? I know of a few in
PHP and CGI, but nothing in ColdFusion. Can anyone point me in the right
direction? Google sent me to many programs that were for sale, but none
free.
Thanks,
Kevin
PS: I am looking for something to learn from to write my own.
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