Order Number Tag

[Rick]

Is there any tag that I can put on a static html page that will show the
customer what their order number will be, before they check out?

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Thank you and have a great day,

Wizard Empire Inc
Rick Steven

www.WizardEmpire.com

[loren_d_c]

No, there is no such ShopSite tag.

You can determine what the next order number will be by looking a the
'ordernum' file in the ShopSite Data Directory, which contains the last
order number used, however I would recommend against even trying to come
up with your own method to show a shopper the order number you think
they will get, because they may not be the one to get it if someone else
completes an order before they do.

-Loren


Rick wrote:

Is there any tag that I can put on a static html page that will show the
customer what their order number will be, before they check out?

[Rick]

Thanks Loren, I gather that the order number is generated at the time the
order is completed and not when they are assigned a cart.

Thank you and have a great day,

Wizard Empire Inc
Rick Steven

www.WizardEmpire.com
"Loren" <loren_d_c@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:d2d4f6$ddi$1@eval.shopsite.com...

No, there is no such ShopSite tag.

You can determine what the next order number will be by looking a the
'ordernum' file in the ShopSite Data Directory, which contains the last
order number used, however I would recommend against even trying to come
up with your own method to show a shopper the order number you think they
will get, because they may not be the one to get it if someone else
completes an order before they do.

-Loren


Rick wrote:
Is there any tag that I can put on a static html page that will show the
customer what their order number will be, before they check out?

[loren_d_c]

Yes, or else you would have gaps in your order numbers that represent
casual shoppers that place something in their cart but never complete an
order.

-Loren


Rick wrote:

Thanks Loren, I gather that the order number is generated at the time the
order is completed and not when they are assigned a cart.

Thank you and have a great day,

Wizard Empire Inc
Rick Steven

www.WizardEmpire.com
"Loren" <loren_d_c@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:d2d4f6$ddi$1@eval.shopsite.com...

No, there is no such ShopSite tag.

You can determine what the next order number will be by looking a the
'ordernum' file in the ShopSite Data Directory, which contains the last
order number used, however I would recommend against even trying to come
up with your own method to show a shopper the order number you think they
will get, because they may not be the one to get it if someone else
completes an order before they do.

-Loren


Rick wrote:

Is there any tag that I can put on a static html page that will show the
customer what their order number will be, before they check out?