Re: FN-FORUM CD Rom CGI

date posted 2nd January 2002 00:36

well its dave, not herschel! :)

i wouldnt advise grabbing xml data using client-side scripting as you're
guaranteed to get a few people using browsers that dont deal with it (and
the types of end user you mention makes this quite probable). the coding
can also be something of a nightmare as to do anything more than something
simple you're having to create objects left, right and centre and keeping
track can be a serious hassle. it a bit of a pity as it allows you to
circumvent using cookies in a shopping cart, which is no bad thing.

i'd seriously advise having a quick view of flash/xml, i've only glanced at
it myself but it just removes so many compatability issues at a stroke and
it looks to me like it'll take less time to code than it would using
javascript.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Mottershead" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 10:40 PM
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM CD Rom CGI


> Cheers Hershel,
>
> > depends on how you're planning to deal with price updates.
>
> The end users of these disks are not expected to have internet access
> (factory, shop-floor, warehouse users).
>
> > if you have a seasonal brochure style product
> > (prices are static for a set time period) then i'd
> > either use flash or director and hard-code the prices into file.
>
> Using Flash or Director may be an option - however I've never used
> either with data (I need this done yesterday). I was thinking more
> javascript and XML etc..
>
>
> regards
>
> Andrew
>
>
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