1. Modify your e-commerce web pages. The best way to start is by using the ASP samples generated by the robot. These files will have been uploaded to the web server and can be found locally in the "..\SendSafe\MyStore.store\asp" directory. These files form a simple working storefront. Edit and use these these files directly or cut & paste the ASP logic into the file for your existing web site.
A vbScript / JavaScript aware Intergrated Development Environment (IDE) is recommend for this editing work. Any ASCII Text Editor based HTML or Programmer's Editor will work. We use Microsoft InterDev.
Once you are done modifying or adding storefront web pages, placed the pages in the "..\SendSafe\MyStore.store\asp" directory and use the FORCE UPLOAD OF WEB FILES submenu command to upload your new store from ASP pages to the web server.
See these parts of the manual for information on configuring & creating your own catalog pages:
Note: If you are not using the optional e-storefront infrastructure, Be sure to modify the four ItemCodeID in the Sample Site BuyObjects demo file: SendSafe.BuySample.asp. These ItemCodeId's must be changed to match the test items you placed in the database during step #6. If you do not change the ItemCodeID's in the file SendSafe.BuySample.asp the demo will not work.
Below is an experpt from the file SendSafe.BuySample.asp. In this excerpt the ItemCodeID's are the 1st parameters for the addBuyButton( 1, ..); they are listed as 1,2,3, & 4 in this excerpt.
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<%okay = sbobj.addBuyButton( 1, "Quantity Price A", "", true, false, false, false, "Buy Me", false, "Arial", 3, -1, "images/SendSafe.BlueGlass.SmallBuyItem.gif", 97, 28 )%>
<%okay = sbobj.addBuyButton( 2, "Quantity Price A", "", true, true, true, false, "nada", false, "Arial", 2, -1, "images/addtocart.graysteal.gif", 123, 28 )%> <%okay = sbobj.addBuyButton( 3, "Quantity Price A", "", true, true, true, false, "nada", false, "Arial", 2, -1, "images/addtocart_blueoval.gif", 107, 25 )%> <%okay = sbobj.addBuyButton( 4, "Quantity Price A", "", true, false, false, false, "Buy Me", false, "Arial", 3, -1, "images/addtocart.graysteal.gif", 123, 28 )%> |
2. Start up the Robot again. Open the robots "Operations" menu and select "FORCE UPLOAD OF WEB FILES" submenu. Press the [START PROCESSING] button THIS will upload any new configuration changes to the web server and leave the Robot in a running state.
It is very important to note that any time you make changes to the files in "..\MyStore.store\.." directory, you must press the "Operations" menu - "Force Upload of Web Files" submenu option.