Classic ASP shopping Cart

Andy,

Sorry about abandoning you. I just forgot to come back here to see how
things went.

As far as the sample store/backend issue, as someone suggested, it's a
rather simple store and, invariably, you will need to tweak it. I
believe they do have backend software but I don't think that came with
my set. Perhaps it did.

With my project: http://www.amep.com, I had rougly 2-3 thousand products
with a variety of different requirements. I got it built but it was a
lousy time for me. I'm still trying to figure out how to establish some
more complicated shipping rules.

If it was just a Ma and Pop thing that I needed this site for, WebAssist
would have been perfect. Even today, I don't think I could have built it
with anything else.

Compared to Storefront, Web Assist has way more freedom to experiment
and manipulate as the extensions just plug right into your page. About
four years ago I used Storefront and basically had a cart that operated
independently of the page itself. There were good and bad things to
this: the bad being that you couldn't really change the format of the
cart but the good is that it was built with a high degree of
sophistication. Recent versions have probably improved. Of course the
initial price is about 2000/license.

What sort of project are you working on? What features?

Again, for me, it wasn't the price of the software but the time and to
built the site. Honestly, $325 isn't all that much and I think they
probably make more on the mentoring and tech support credits.

Thanks for that Dave - I've emailed you

Andy

"Dave Buchholz" <forums@REMOVETHISi-cre8.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Andy,
>
> There are none that I am aware of but if you want to contact me offlist
> I'll see what I can do for you.
>
> --
>
> Dave Buchholz
> I-CRE8
> www.i-cre8.co.uk
> Skype ID: I-CRE8
>
>
> "Andy" <me@work.com> wrote in message
> news:elbgdg$pfl$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>> Thanks Dave
>>
>> Do you know if they offer any screenshots of this? I can't seem to find
>> any on their site.
>>
>> Andy
>>
>> "Dave Buchholz" <forums@REMOVETHISi-cre8.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:elbg5a$p8b$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>>> Not Lee but I can tell you that eCart comes with a sample store that
>>> features a admin backend that you could modify for your own needs.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Dave Buchholz
>>> I-CRE8
>>> www.i-cre8.co.uk
>>> Skype ID: I-CRE8
>>>
>>>
>>> "Andy" <me@work.com> wrote in message
>>> news:elbfr9$or5$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>>>> Thanks Lee
>>>>
>>>> Excellent review -
>>>> After looking into WA e-cart, i'm getting a little ocnfused with their
>>>> product range.
>>>> Does the e-cart come with a back-end system? or do you have to purchase
>>>> another ackage from them to do this?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks Again Lee
>>>>
>>>> Andy
>>>>
>>>> "Lee" <lee_nospam_@artjunky.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:el9csi$95p$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>>>>> I've been using WebAssist. It's good and bad depending on what you
>>>>> need it to do. It offers a lot of flexibility but when you want
>>>>> something unique it can be difficult to implement.
>>>>>
>>>>> For me, it wasn't so much the cost of the program but the time it took
>>>>> to build what I needed. Had I a programmer sitting next to me, I would
>>>>> have been very satisfied with WebAssist. Since I am not a programmer I
>>>>> often ran into brick walls with much of the process.
>>>>>
>>>>> Don't count on too much help from them unless you are ready to pay for
>>>>> help. I don't blame them, this is very difficult stuff. Their help
>>>>> files are adequate but often lack the resource that is needed to
>>>>> really understand the workings of the cart. They have a forum but
>>>>> essentially, the responses to the posts only suggest a solution and
>>>>> often it's not as soon as you might wish. In order to get real help,
>>>>> you have use help credits that come with the original purchase. Once
>>>>> those are gone, you can buy more. They also have a good mentoring
>>>>> program that you can purchase for, I think, $150 a shot. It's helpful
>>>>> and I would just budget a few of those right off the bat. In my case,
>>>>> doing this earlier on would have saved a lot of grief. I wish I would
>>>>> have gotten help earlier, instead, I built some things in a way that
>>>>> didn't mesh very well with the cart.
>>>>>
>>>>> In many ways I wonder if I should have gotten something that was more
>>>>> canned but it's hard to say what the right answer is. Something that
>>>>> was canned may not have offered what I needed to have. If you're not a
>>>>> programmer, for simple carts without a lot of complicated programming
>>>>> needs, WebAssist is probably pretty good. If you are a solid
>>>>> programmer, WebAssist is even a better choice. However, if you have a
>>>>> complicated project/s and you have little programming skills, beware.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The pluggins can be a little buggy sometimes but on average, I am
>>>>> satisfied.
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks Guys!
>>>>>> Anyone got any thoughts or experience with using 'cartweaver' or
>>>>>> 'webb assist's e-cart'?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>> Andy
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Andy" <me@work.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:el65gn$7hp$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>>>>>>> Can anyone point me in the right direction please?
>>>>>>> I'm looking for a 'comprehensive' shopping cart system written in
>>>>>>> 'Classic ASP' and editable in DW8.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It needs to have a fully functioning admin (backend) system and also
>>>>>>> enable me to add asp code as and when required.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bit of a tall order I guess, but my reason for the question is that
>>>>>>> at present we're using 'Actinic v8' and it is rather restrictive in
>>>>>>> both functions and design ability.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hope someone can advise.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kind Regards
>>>>>>> Andy
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Andy,

There are none that I am aware of but if you want to contact me offlist I'll
see what I can do for you.

--

Dave Buchholz
I-CRE8
www.i-cre8.co.uk
Skype ID: I-CRE8


"Andy" <me@work.com> wrote in message
news:elbgdg$pfl$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Thanks Dave
>
> Do you know if they offer any screenshots of this? I can't seem to find
> any on their site.
>
> Andy
>
> "Dave Buchholz" <forums@REMOVETHISi-cre8.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:elbg5a$p8b$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>> Not Lee but I can tell you that eCart comes with a sample store that
>> features a admin backend that you could modify for your own needs.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Dave Buchholz
>> I-CRE8
>> www.i-cre8.co.uk
>> Skype ID: I-CRE8
>>
>>
>> "Andy" <me@work.com> wrote in message
>> news:elbfr9$or5$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>>> Thanks Lee
>>>
>>> Excellent review -
>>> After looking into WA e-cart, i'm getting a little ocnfused with their
>>> product range.
>>> Does the e-cart come with a back-end system? or do you have to purchase
>>> another ackage from them to do this?
>>>
>>> Thanks Again Lee
>>>
>>> Andy
>>>
>>> "Lee" <lee_nospam_@artjunky.com> wrote in message
>>> news:el9csi$95p$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>>>> I've been using WebAssist. It's good and bad depending on what you need
>>>> it to do. It offers a lot of flexibility but when you want something
>>>> unique it can be difficult to implement.
>>>>
>>>> For me, it wasn't so much the cost of the program but the time it took
>>>> to build what I needed. Had I a programmer sitting next to me, I would
>>>> have been very satisfied with WebAssist. Since I am not a programmer I
>>>> often ran into brick walls with much of the process.
>>>>
>>>> Don't count on too much help from them unless you are ready to pay for
>>>> help. I don't blame them, this is very difficult stuff. Their help
>>>> files are adequate but often lack the resource that is needed to really
>>>> understand the workings of the cart. They have a forum but essentially,
>>>> the responses to the posts only suggest a solution and often it's not
>>>> as soon as you might wish. In order to get real help, you have use help
>>>> credits that come with the original purchase. Once those are gone, you
>>>> can buy more. They also have a good mentoring program that you can
>>>> purchase for, I think, $150 a shot. It's helpful and I would just
>>>> budget a few of those right off the bat. In my case, doing this earlier
>>>> on would have saved a lot of grief. I wish I would have gotten help
>>>> earlier, instead, I built some things in a way that didn't mesh very
>>>> well with the cart.
>>>>
>>>> In many ways I wonder if I should have gotten something that was more
>>>> canned but it's hard to say what the right answer is. Something that
>>>> was canned may not have offered what I needed to have. If you're not a
>>>> programmer, for simple carts without a lot of complicated programming
>>>> needs, WebAssist is probably pretty good. If you are a solid
>>>> programmer, WebAssist is even a better choice. However, if you have a
>>>> complicated project/s and you have little programming skills, beware.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The pluggins can be a little buggy sometimes but on average, I am
>>>> satisfied.
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks Guys!
>>>>> Anyone got any thoughts or experience with using 'cartweaver' or 'webb
>>>>> assist's e-cart'?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Andy
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Andy" <me@work.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:el65gn$7hp$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>>>>>> Can anyone point me in the right direction please?
>>>>>> I'm looking for a 'comprehensive' shopping cart system written in
>>>>>> 'Classic ASP' and editable in DW8.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It needs to have a fully functioning admin (backend) system and also
>>>>>> enable me to add asp code as and when required.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bit of a tall order I guess, but my reason for the question is that
>>>>>> at present we're using 'Actinic v8' and it is rather restrictive in
>>>>>> both functions and design ability.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hope someone can advise.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kind Regards
>>>>>> Andy
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Thanks Dave

Do you know if they offer any screenshots of this? I can't seem to find any
on their site.

Andy

"Dave Buchholz" <forums@REMOVETHISi-cre8.co.uk> wrote in message
news:elbg5a$p8b$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Not Lee but I can tell you that eCart comes with a sample store that
> features a admin backend that you could modify for your own needs.
>
> --
>
> Dave Buchholz
> I-CRE8
> www.i-cre8.co.uk
> Skype ID: I-CRE8
>
>
> "Andy" <me@work.com> wrote in message
> news:elbfr9$or5$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>> Thanks Lee
>>
>> Excellent review -
>> After looking into WA e-cart, i'm getting a little ocnfused with their
>> product range.
>> Does the e-cart come with a back-end system? or do you have to purchase
>> another ackage from them to do this?
>>
>> Thanks Again Lee
>>
>> Andy
>>
>> "Lee" <lee_nospam_@artjunky.com> wrote in message
>> news:el9csi$95p$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>>> I've been using WebAssist. It's good and bad depending on what you need
>>> it to do. It offers a lot of flexibility but when you want something
>>> unique it can be difficult to implement.
>>>
>>> For me, it wasn't so much the cost of the program but the time it took
>>> to build what I needed. Had I a programmer sitting next to me, I would
>>> have been very satisfied with WebAssist. Since I am not a programmer I
>>> often ran into brick walls with much of the process.
>>>
>>> Don't count on too much help from them unless you are ready to pay for
>>> help. I don't blame them, this is very difficult stuff. Their help files
>>> are adequate but often lack the resource that is needed to really
>>> understand the workings of the cart. They have a forum but essentially,
>>> the responses to the posts only suggest a solution and often it's not as
>>> soon as you might wish. In order to get real help, you have use help
>>> credits that come with the original purchase. Once those are gone, you
>>> can buy more. They also have a good mentoring program that you can
>>> purchase for, I think, $150 a shot. It's helpful and I would just budget
>>> a few of those right off the bat. In my case, doing this earlier on
>>> would have saved a lot of grief. I wish I would have gotten help
>>> earlier, instead, I built some things in a way that didn't mesh very
>>> well with the cart.
>>>
>>> In many ways I wonder if I should have gotten something that was more
>>> canned but it's hard to say what the right answer is. Something that was
>>> canned may not have offered what I needed to have. If you're not a
>>> programmer, for simple carts without a lot of complicated programming
>>> needs, WebAssist is probably pretty good. If you are a solid programmer,
>>> WebAssist is even a better choice. However, if you have a complicated
>>> project/s and you have little programming skills, beware.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The pluggins can be a little buggy sometimes but on average, I am
>>> satisfied.
>>>
>>>> Thanks Guys!
>>>> Anyone got any thoughts or experience with using 'cartweaver' or 'webb
>>>> assist's e-cart'?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Andy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Andy" <me@work.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:el65gn$7hp$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>>>>> Can anyone point me in the right direction please?
>>>>> I'm looking for a 'comprehensive' shopping cart system written in
>>>>> 'Classic ASP' and editable in DW8.
>>>>>
>>>>> It needs to have a fully functioning admin (backend) system and also
>>>>> enable me to add asp code as and when required.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bit of a tall order I guess, but my reason for the question is that at
>>>>> present we're using 'Actinic v8' and it is rather restrictive in both
>>>>> functions and design ability.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope someone can advise.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>>
>>>>> Kind Regards
>>>>> Andy
>>>>>
>>>>
>>
>
>

Not Lee but I can tell you that eCart comes with a sample store that
features a admin backend that you could modify for your own needs.

--

Dave Buchholz
I-CRE8
www.i-cre8.co.uk
Skype ID: I-CRE8


"Andy" <me@work.com> wrote in message
news:elbfr9$or5$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Thanks Lee
>
> Excellent review -
> After looking into WA e-cart, i'm getting a little ocnfused with their
> product range.
> Does the e-cart come with a back-end system? or do you have to purchase
> another ackage from them to do this?
>
> Thanks Again Lee
>
> Andy
>
> "Lee" <lee_nospam_@artjunky.com> wrote in message
> news:el9csi$95p$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>> I've been using WebAssist. It's good and bad depending on what you need
>> it to do. It offers a lot of flexibility but when you want something
>> unique it can be difficult to implement.
>>
>> For me, it wasn't so much the cost of the program but the time it took to
>> build what I needed. Had I a programmer sitting next to me, I would have
>> been very satisfied with WebAssist. Since I am not a programmer I often
>> ran into brick walls with much of the process.
>>
>> Don't count on too much help from them unless you are ready to pay for
>> help. I don't blame them, this is very difficult stuff. Their help files
>> are adequate but often lack the resource that is needed to really
>> understand the workings of the cart. They have a forum but essentially,
>> the responses to the posts only suggest a solution and often it's not as
>> soon as you might wish. In order to get real help, you have use help
>> credits that come with the original purchase. Once those are gone, you
>> can buy more. They also have a good mentoring program that you can
>> purchase for, I think, $150 a shot. It's helpful and I would just budget
>> a few of those right off the bat. In my case, doing this earlier on would
>> have saved a lot of grief. I wish I would have gotten help earlier,
>> instead, I built some things in a way that didn't mesh very well with the
>> cart.
>>
>> In many ways I wonder if I should have gotten something that was more
>> canned but it's hard to say what the right answer is. Something that was
>> canned may not have offered what I needed to have. If you're not a
>> programmer, for simple carts without a lot of complicated programming
>> needs, WebAssist is probably pretty good. If you are a solid programmer,
>> WebAssist is even a better choice. However, if you have a complicated
>> project/s and you have little programming skills, beware.
>>
>>
>>
>> The pluggins can be a little buggy sometimes but on average, I am
>> satisfied.
>>
>>> Thanks Guys!
>>> Anyone got any thoughts or experience with using 'cartweaver' or 'webb
>>> assist's e-cart'?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Andy
>>>
>>>
>>> "Andy" <me@work.com> wrote in message
>>> news:el65gn$7hp$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>>>> Can anyone point me in the right direction please?
>>>> I'm looking for a 'comprehensive' shopping cart system written in
>>>> 'Classic ASP' and editable in DW8.
>>>>
>>>> It needs to have a fully functioning admin (backend) system and also
>>>> enable me to add asp code as and when required.
>>>>
>>>> Bit of a tall order I guess, but my reason for the question is that at
>>>> present we're using 'Actinic v8' and it is rather restrictive in both
>>>> functions and design ability.
>>>>
>>>> Hope someone can advise.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>
>>>> Kind Regards
>>>> Andy
>>>>
>>>
>

Thanks Lee

Excellent review -
After looking into WA e-cart, i'm getting a little ocnfused with their
product range.
Does the e-cart come with a back-end system? or do you have to purchase
another ackage from them to do this?

Thanks Again Lee

Andy

"Lee" <lee_nospam_@artjunky.com> wrote in message
news:el9csi$95p$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> I've been using WebAssist. It's good and bad depending on what you need it
> to do. It offers a lot of flexibility but when you want something unique
> it can be difficult to implement.
>
> For me, it wasn't so much the cost of the program but the time it took to
> build what I needed. Had I a programmer sitting next to me, I would have
> been very satisfied with WebAssist. Since I am not a programmer I often
> ran into brick walls with much of the process.
>
> Don't count on too much help from them unless you are ready to pay for
> help. I don't blame them, this is very difficult stuff. Their help files
> are adequate but often lack the resource that is needed to really
> understand the workings of the cart. They have a forum but essentially,
> the responses to the posts only suggest a solution and often it's not as
> soon as you might wish. In order to get real help, you have use help
> credits that come with the original purchase. Once those are gone, you can
> buy more. They also have a good mentoring program that you can purchase
> for, I think, $150 a shot. It's helpful and I would just budget a few of
> those right off the bat. In my case, doing this earlier on would have
> saved a lot of grief. I wish I would have gotten help earlier, instead, I
> built some things in a way that didn't mesh very well with the cart.
>
> In many ways I wonder if I should have gotten something that was more
> canned but it's hard to say what the right answer is. Something that was
> canned may not have offered what I needed to have. If you're not a
> programmer, for simple carts without a lot of complicated programming
> needs, WebAssist is probably pretty good. If you are a solid programmer,
> WebAssist is even a better choice. However, if you have a complicated
> project/s and you have little programming skills, beware.
>
>
>
> The pluggins can be a little buggy sometimes but on average, I am
> satisfied.
>
>> Thanks Guys!
>> Anyone got any thoughts or experience with using 'cartweaver' or 'webb
>> assist's e-cart'?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Andy
>>
>>
>> "Andy" <me@work.com> wrote in message
>> news:el65gn$7hp$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>>> Can anyone point me in the right direction please?
>>> I'm looking for a 'comprehensive' shopping cart system written in
>>> 'Classic ASP' and editable in DW8.
>>>
>>> It needs to have a fully functioning admin (backend) system and also
>>> enable me to add asp code as and when required.
>>>
>>> Bit of a tall order I guess, but my reason for the question is that at
>>> present we're using 'Actinic v8' and it is rather restrictive in both
>>> functions and design ability.
>>>
>>> Hope someone can advise.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>>
>>> Kind Regards
>>> Andy
>>>
>>

Hi Andy,

We purchased a 'classic' ASP shopping cart called 'ProductCart' from
EarlyImpact.

www.earlyimpact.com

We have it integrated and it works very smoothly. Oh, and extra ASP code can
be inserted as you actually buy the ASP code. If you want to know more, jsut
let me know.

Mintyman

"Andy" <me@work.com> wrote in message
news:el65gn$7hp$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Can anyone point me in the right direction please?
> I'm looking for a 'comprehensive' shopping cart system written in 'Classic
> ASP' and editable in DW8.
>
> It needs to have a fully functioning admin (backend) system and also
> enable me to add asp code as and when required.
>
> Bit of a tall order I guess, but my reason for the question is that at
> present we're using 'Actinic v8' and it is rather restrictive in both
> functions and design ability.
>
> Hope someone can advise.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Kind Regards
> Andy
>

Andy,

I think Lee has made some good points, I to use WebAssist extensions almost
exclusively these days and agree with a lot of what Lee says. They are very
flexible and powerful but to get the best out of them you need some
understanding of the underlying methods and code. Some of the extensions
offer very simple point and click interfaces like DataAssist and
SecurityAssist but others like eCart need more user input.

--

Dave Buchholz
I-CRE8
www.i-cre8.co.uk
Skype ID: I-CRE8


"Andy" <me@work.com> wrote in message
news:el8qg6$gqc$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Thanks Guys!
> Anyone got any thoughts or experience with using 'cartweaver' or 'webb
> assist's e-cart'?
>
> Thanks
> Andy
>
>
> "Andy" <me@work.com> wrote in message
> news:el65gn$7hp$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>> Can anyone point me in the right direction please?
>> I'm looking for a 'comprehensive' shopping cart system written in
>> 'Classic ASP' and editable in DW8.
>>
>> It needs to have a fully functioning admin (backend) system and also
>> enable me to add asp code as and when required.
>>
>> Bit of a tall order I guess, but my reason for the question is that at
>> present we're using 'Actinic v8' and it is rather restrictive in both
>> functions and design ability.
>>
>> Hope someone can advise.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Kind Regards
>> Andy
>>
>
>

I've been using WebAssist. It's good and bad depending on what you need
it to do. It offers a lot of flexibility but when you want something
unique it can be difficult to implement.

For me, it wasn't so much the cost of the program but the time it took
to build what I needed. Had I a programmer sitting next to me, I would
have been very satisfied with WebAssist. Since I am not a programmer I
often ran into brick walls with much of the process.

Don't count on too much help from them unless you are ready to pay for
help. I don't blame them, this is very difficult stuff. Their help files
are adequate but often lack the resource that is needed to really
understand the workings of the cart. They have a forum but essentially,
the responses to the posts only suggest a solution and often it's not as
soon as you might wish. In order to get real help, you have use help
credits that come with the original purchase. Once those are gone, you
can buy more. They also have a good mentoring program that you can
purchase for, I think, $150 a shot. It's helpful and I would just budget
a few of those right off the bat. In my case, doing this earlier on
would have saved a lot of grief. I wish I would have gotten help
earlier, instead, I built some things in a way that didn't mesh very
well with the cart.

In many ways I wonder if I should have gotten something that was more
canned but it's hard to say what the right answer is. Something that was
canned may not have offered what I needed to have. If you're not a
programmer, for simple carts without a lot of complicated programming
needs, WebAssist is probably pretty good. If you are a solid programmer,
WebAssist is even a better choice. However, if you have a complicated
project/s and you have little programming skills, beware.



The pluggins can be a little buggy sometimes but on average, I am
satisfied.

> Thanks Guys!
> Anyone got any thoughts or experience with using 'cartweaver' or 'webb
> assist's e-cart'?
>
> Thanks
> Andy
>
>
> "Andy" <me@work.com> wrote in message
> news:el65gn$7hp$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>> Can anyone point me in the right direction please?
>> I'm looking for a 'comprehensive' shopping cart system written in 'Classic
>> ASP' and editable in DW8.
>>
>> It needs to have a fully functioning admin (backend) system and also
>> enable me to add asp code as and when required.
>>
>> Bit of a tall order I guess, but my reason for the question is that at
>> present we're using 'Actinic v8' and it is rather restrictive in both
>> functions and design ability.
>>
>> Hope someone can advise.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Kind Regards
>> Andy
>>
>
>

I've used the WA eCart with good success, but haven't actually deployed the
application I was writing. Worked great in testing, though :-) The
interface is good, and the code is pretty easy to wade through if you have
to make any customizations.

Best regards,
Chris