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Bill Woodruff
Hi,
Today I spec'd out a web site for a potential client :
1. client has frequently changing inventory of items to present. large number of pictures to show in galleries organized by type of
item. desireable to have user able to re-order display of items by cost, by quality, etc. within each category.
2. back-end database of MySQL or SQL Server ... lower-end alternative : MS Access ?
3. client travels world-wide so needs on-line interface for managing and editing the site and its inventory
4. client needs a password protected private area of the site for presenting items to select customers
5. obviously a sophisticated shopping cart is a long-range goal, but for getting out the door quickly, shopping cart functionality
is less critical as long as users can easily e-mail inquiry about pieces. so ssl, on-line credit card processing ... those are for
the future ... but the issue remains of how to best preserve state of user's selection(s) for future inquiry.
There are a number of 3rd. party tools around that claim/promise/do deliver .NET based complete e-commerce sites, and of course,
there are the demo apps from MS. This would be the first ASP.Net site I've done, so I am looking to avoid the pitfalls.
I'd appreciate any pointers, ideas, reviews of your experience with 3rd. party tools.
thanks, Bill Woodruff
dotScience
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Today I spec'd out a web site for a potential client :
1. client has frequently changing inventory of items to present. large number of pictures to show in galleries organized by type of
item. desireable to have user able to re-order display of items by cost, by quality, etc. within each category.
2. back-end database of MySQL or SQL Server ... lower-end alternative : MS Access ?
3. client travels world-wide so needs on-line interface for managing and editing the site and its inventory
4. client needs a password protected private area of the site for presenting items to select customers
5. obviously a sophisticated shopping cart is a long-range goal, but for getting out the door quickly, shopping cart functionality
is less critical as long as users can easily e-mail inquiry about pieces. so ssl, on-line credit card processing ... those are for
the future ... but the issue remains of how to best preserve state of user's selection(s) for future inquiry.
There are a number of 3rd. party tools around that claim/promise/do deliver .NET based complete e-commerce sites, and of course,
there are the demo apps from MS. This would be the first ASP.Net site I've done, so I am looking to avoid the pitfalls.
I'd appreciate any pointers, ideas, reviews of your experience with 3rd. party tools.
thanks, Bill Woodruff
dotScience
Chiang Mai, Thailand