I'll back this up again. You could got with CFWebstore right now and save money, EVEN INCLUDING what you've already wasted on AC, after accounting for man-hours and what not. Make your argument to the powers that be.
***************** Ken Ferguson 214.636.6126 ***************** Josh Nathanson wrote: > Able Commerce CFMX version is basically a java app with some cfscript tags > wrapped around it. I think that was probably the easiest way for them to > push out a CF version of their "product". I took a look at it (luckily they > had a trial version) and dumped it immediately. It sounds like you may be > stuck with it, but let the powers that be know you could probably have > CFWebstore up and customized (it's $300) in less time that you will be able > to untangle the mess you're in with Able Commerce. > > -- Josh > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Snake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <cf-talk@houseoffusion.com> > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 7:15 AM > Subject: RE: Able Commerce > > > >> I tend to agree. My brief look at it didn't give me a very good opinion >> either. I decided to steer well clear. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ken Ferguson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: 24 July 2006 15:02 >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: Re: Able Commerce >> >> My only advice for working with AC is to run away, terribly fast. It is a >> total piece. I know you're looking for advice, so I will give you some. >> Chalk up what you've spent on it as a loss and ditch it immediately. If >> you >> really want a CF-based off-the-shelf packaged cart application, look into >> Cartweaver or CFWebstore... Getting out of bed with AC now is going to >> save >> you more money and frustration in the long run than it's going to cost you >> to write it off and go with something worth using. >> >> This is that one product that was SO BAD that I promised not only never to >> work with it again, but to make sure that every time I heard someone talk >> about it I would make absolutely sure that they knew how low my opinions >> of >> the software and the company actually are. The single year-long project I >> was on working with AC was a complete nightmare filled with hours of >> talking >> to the least helpful and least professional support personnel with whom >> I've >> ever had the bad fortune to speak. >> >> Of course, that's just my opinion... >> >> ***************** >> Ken Ferguson >> 214.636.6126 >> ***************** >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Eric Roberts wrote: >> >>> Anyone here ever customize an Able Commerce shopping cart? I am >>> installing this so that it can be inserted within the context of the >>> existing site (using the headers and left side navigation features >>> already present on the site, with that cart being the body of the >>> store section of the site) This site uses another package as a >>> content manager(not a very good one at that), but, unfortunately, we >>> need to work with what we have as they are not allowing us to do a >>> complete redo on the site. Any help on this would be appreciated...or at >>> >> least if someone could point me to a good resource. >> >>> Able Commerce's tech support system sucks. Once you have it installed >>> (regardless if you have installed in the context of you site or not), >>> you are on your own, unless you want to pay 150/hr for customization >>> >> support. >> >>> Needless to say, we won't be purchasing this ever again. When I >>> complained about this to their customer service, all I got was >>> attitude and how that is how their model is and that they are not >>> changing it. I have also had this same question on their forums for >>> the past 2-3 days and have not received a response from anyone. Thanks >>> in >>> >> advance! >> >>> Eric >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:247532 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
