Re: Shopping Cart solution - any others to look at?
My advice, and this is gonna be wildly unpopular on this list, is to use X-Cart (www.x-cart.com). It's PHP not CF, but it is very good. I've used it in a number of situations and I've never regretted it. I always wished I was better at PHP when using it, as it would have taken me a lot less time to do some of the custom mods I did, but it really is a nice app. Actually, what I really wished is that I had time to dedicate to making a CF store app that matched X-Cart feature for feature -- that would be the perfect scenario. It's cheap too; for a complete Gold license with source and all is only $200 and it will give you, I bet, everything you need. I agree with the others that building your own cart is the way to go, but if time is an issue you can get x-cart up and running and loaded with products in just a couple of days. --Ferg Scott Mulholland wrote: Our plan is to roll our own out in the future, the creation of it is not a factor for us on this one, the timeframe is so we are looking to go off the shelf this time around. -Original Message- From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 10:04 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Shopping Cart solution - any others to look at? I'm currently evaluating some e-commerce solutions for an upcoming project. Past postings have pointed me to look at cartweaver, cfwebstore and ablecommerce. I have also looked at a couple of non-cf based solutions. Are there any others that I should be looking at or dos anyone have any feedback, good or bad about the ones I named above? Scott, Web Monkey has a fairly simple shopping cart for CF that's easily modifiable, and free. http://www.webmonkey.com/webmonkey/99/49/index4a.html?tw=programming You could also roll out your own, they're not very difficult to create. hth, larry -- Larry C. Lyons Web Analyst BEI Resources American Type Culture Collection email: llyons(at)atcc(dot)org tel: 703.365.2700.2678 -- ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:220644 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: Shopping Cart solution - any others to look at?
If you have time and skill, rolling your own is uaually a nice option but one that involves a certain amount of research into things like payment gateways, etc. I'm looking to use cartweaver for clients of Dinowitz and Associates and have been looking over and modifying their code in places where I feel it might look cleaner or tighter. I'm passing my suggestions back to them which will probably result in some upgrades to their product if they like what I did. I'm currently evaluating some e-commerce solutions for an upcoming project. Past postings have pointed me to look at cartweaver, cfwebstore and ablecommerce. I have also looked at a couple of non-cf based solutions. Are there any others that I should be looking at or dos anyone have any feedback, good or bad about the ones I named above? Thanks, Scott --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus. Service provided by Accurate Imaging, Inc.] ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:220651 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: Shopping Cart solution - any others to look at?
Thanks Ferg, we'll look into it that option. We have also looked at oscommerce which is an open source php project. -Original Message- From: Ken Ferguson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 8:47 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Shopping Cart solution - any others to look at? My advice, and this is gonna be wildly unpopular on this list, is to use X-Cart (www.x-cart.com). It's PHP not CF, but it is very good. I've used it in a number of situations and I've never regretted it. I always wished I was better at PHP when using it, as it would have taken me a lot less time to do some of the custom mods I did, but it really is a nice app. Actually, what I really wished is that I had time to dedicate to making a CF store app that matched X-Cart feature for feature -- that would be the perfect scenario. It's cheap too; for a complete Gold license with source and all is only $200 and it will give you, I bet, everything you need. I agree with the others that building your own cart is the way to go, but if time is an issue you can get x-cart up and running and loaded with products in just a couple of days. --Ferg Scott Mulholland wrote: Our plan is to roll our own out in the future, the creation of it is not a factor for us on this one, the timeframe is so we are looking to go off the shelf this time around. -Original Message- From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 10:04 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Shopping Cart solution - any others to look at? I'm currently evaluating some e-commerce solutions for an upcoming project. Past postings have pointed me to look at cartweaver, cfwebstore and ablecommerce. I have also looked at a couple of non-cf based solutions. Are there any others that I should be looking at or dos anyone have any feedback, good or bad about the ones I named above? Scott, Web Monkey has a fairly simple shopping cart for CF that's easily modifiable, and free. http://www.webmonkey.com/webmonkey/99/49/index4a.html?tw=programming You could also roll out your own, they're not very difficult to create. hth, larry -- Larry C. Lyons Web Analyst BEI Resources American Type Culture Collection email: llyons(at)atcc(dot)org tel: 703.365.2700.2678 -- ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:220681 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: Shopping Cart solution - any others to look at?
IMHO, (who am I kiddin' you all know I'm not humble) X-Cart is infinitely better that OSC. It's well-supported, has tons of add-ons... For only a couple hundred bucks, it's certainly the better option between the two. --Ferg Scott Mulholland wrote: Thanks Ferg, we'll look into it that option. We have also looked at oscommerce which is an open source php project. -Original Message- From: Ken Ferguson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 8:47 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Shopping Cart solution - any others to look at? My advice, and this is gonna be wildly unpopular on this list, is to use X-Cart (www.x-cart.com). It's PHP not CF, but it is very good. I've used it in a number of situations and I've never regretted it. I always wished I was better at PHP when using it, as it would have taken me a lot less time to do some of the custom mods I did, but it really is a nice app. Actually, what I really wished is that I had time to dedicate to making a CF store app that matched X-Cart feature for feature -- that would be the perfect scenario. It's cheap too; for a complete Gold license with source and all is only $200 and it will give you, I bet, everything you need. I agree with the others that building your own cart is the way to go, but if time is an issue you can get x-cart up and running and loaded with products in just a couple of days. --Ferg Scott Mulholland wrote: Our plan is to roll our own out in the future, the creation of it is not a factor for us on this one, the timeframe is so we are looking to go off the shelf this time around. -Original Message- From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 10:04 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Shopping Cart solution - any others to look at? I'm currently evaluating some e-commerce solutions for an upcoming project. Past postings have pointed me to look at cartweaver, cfwebstore and ablecommerce. I have also looked at a couple of non-cf based solutions. Are there any others that I should be looking at or dos anyone have any feedback, good or bad about the ones I named above? Scott, Web Monkey has a fairly simple shopping cart for CF that's easily modifiable, and free. http://www.webmonkey.com/webmonkey/99/49/index4a.html?tw=programming You could also roll out your own, they're not very difficult to create. hth, larry -- Larry C. Lyons Web Analyst BEI Resources American Type Culture Collection email: llyons(at)atcc(dot)org tel: 703.365.2700.2678 -- ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:220699 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: Shopping Cart solution - any others to look at?
We have also looked at oscommerce which is an open source php project. I implemented an oscommerce store last year and wouldn't recommend the experience. It may have just been bad for our specific needs, but it was a pain. Fwiw. ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:220701 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: Shopping Cart solution - any others to look at?
Man, I'd like to giv'em some feedback on CW. I'd tell'em to drop a daisycutter on it and start out fresh. :) Will ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:220768 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: Shopping Cart solution - any others to look at?
I'm currently evaluating some e-commerce solutions for an upcoming project. Past postings have pointed me to look at cartweaver, cfwebstore and ablecommerce. I have also looked at a couple of non-cf based solutions. Are there any others that I should be looking at or dos anyone have any feedback, good or bad about the ones I named above? Scott, Web Monkey has a fairly simple shopping cart for CF that's easily modifiable, and free. http://www.webmonkey.com/webmonkey/99/49/index4a.html?tw=programming You could also roll out your own, they're not very difficult to create. hth, larry -- Larry C. Lyons Web Analyst BEI Resources American Type Culture Collection email: llyons(at)atcc(dot)org tel: 703.365.2700.2678 -- ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:220544 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: Shopping Cart solution - any others to look at?
Are there any others that I should be looking at or dos anyone have any feedback, good or bad about the ones I named above? I'd write my own. The ones you mentioned are all limiting in some way. Plus, customizing them sucks! Write your own shoppingcart.cfc and the sky's the limit! Will ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:220605 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: Shopping Cart solution - any others to look at?
I'd write my own. The ones you mentioned are all limiting in some way. Plus, customizing them sucks! Write your own shoppingcart.cfc and the sky's the limit! I agree. ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:220608 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: Shopping Cart solution - any others to look at?
Our plan is to roll our own out in the future, the creation of it is not a factor for us on this one, the timeframe is so we are looking to go off the shelf this time around. -Original Message- From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 10:04 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Shopping Cart solution - any others to look at? I'm currently evaluating some e-commerce solutions for an upcoming project. Past postings have pointed me to look at cartweaver, cfwebstore and ablecommerce. I have also looked at a couple of non-cf based solutions. Are there any others that I should be looking at or dos anyone have any feedback, good or bad about the ones I named above? Scott, Web Monkey has a fairly simple shopping cart for CF that's easily modifiable, and free. http://www.webmonkey.com/webmonkey/99/49/index4a.html?tw=programming You could also roll out your own, they're not very difficult to create. hth, larry -- Larry C. Lyons Web Analyst BEI Resources American Type Culture Collection email: llyons(at)atcc(dot)org tel: 703.365.2700.2678 -- ~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:220609 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: Shopping Cart solution - any others to look at?
One of the sample apps that came with CF is a shopping cart, why not use that as a base. -Original Message- From: Scott Mulholland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10 October 2005 22:13 To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Shopping Cart solution - any others to look at? Our plan is to roll our own out in the future, the creation of it is not a factor for us on this one, the timeframe is so we are looking to go off the shelf this time around. -Original Message- From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 10:04 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Shopping Cart solution - any others to look at? I'm currently evaluating some e-commerce solutions for an upcoming project. Past postings have pointed me to look at cartweaver, cfwebstore and ablecommerce. I have also looked at a couple of non-cf based solutions. Are there any others that I should be looking at or dos anyone have any feedback, good or bad about the ones I named above? Scott, Web Monkey has a fairly simple shopping cart for CF that's easily modifiable, and free. http://www.webmonkey.com/webmonkey/99/49/index4a.html?tw=programming You could also roll out your own, they're not very difficult to create. hth, larry -- Larry C. Lyons Web Analyst BEI Resources American Type Culture Collection email: llyons(at)atcc(dot)org tel: 703.365.2700.2678 -- ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:220610 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: Shopping Cart solution - any others to look at?
We may end up doing that, right now just trying to see what else is out there that may be affordable and worth using. -Original Message- From: Snake [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 5:19 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Shopping Cart solution - any others to look at? One of the sample apps that came with CF is a shopping cart, why not use that as a base. -Original Message- From: Scott Mulholland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10 October 2005 22:13 To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Shopping Cart solution - any others to look at? Our plan is to roll our own out in the future, the creation of it is not a factor for us on this one, the timeframe is so we are looking to go off the shelf this time around. -Original Message- From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 10:04 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Shopping Cart solution - any others to look at? I'm currently evaluating some e-commerce solutions for an upcoming project. Past postings have pointed me to look at cartweaver, cfwebstore and ablecommerce. I have also looked at a couple of non-cf based solutions. Are there any others that I should be looking at or dos anyone have any feedback, good or bad about the ones I named above? Scott, Web Monkey has a fairly simple shopping cart for CF that's easily modifiable, and free. http://www.webmonkey.com/webmonkey/99/49/index4a.html?tw=programming You could also roll out your own, they're not very difficult to create. hth, larry -- Larry C. Lyons Web Analyst BEI Resources American Type Culture Collection email: llyons(at)atcc(dot)org tel: 703.365.2700.2678 -- ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:220617 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
