online shopping

[nnmmss72]

i want to code a online shopping , when the user selected some items and add them to his/her basket and confirm the items and price , the price with some other information should be sent to bank site and the rest......

now my question is that what technlogy is the best to use for keeping the items that users has selected when he/she is srufing through the pages of my website, cookie? session? or what else?

can any one give a clue?

thanks

 

[vbkris]

session is the best...

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[nnmmss72]

what is your reason?

 

[adamroof]

id say a cookie, you can set the length of time, generate random unique identifiers and such, keep it clean and dont record personally identifiable things, promote safe cooking. Yeah some users block it, some will toss your cookies, but a 25 hour shopping cart is cool...
store the id and user ip with your cart database.

    public bool checkReturn()
    {
        HttpCookie cookie = Context.Request.Cookies["MyWebsite"];
        if (null == cookie)
        {
            return false;
        }
        else
        {
            return true;
        }
    }

    public string stoneCookie
    {
        get
        {
            HttpCookie cookie = Context.Request.Cookies["MyWebsite"];
            if (null == cookie)
            {
                return "0";
            }
            else
            {
                return cookie.Value;
            }
        }
        set
        {
            HttpCookie cookie = new HttpCookie("MyWebsite");
            cookie.Value = RandomCartIdentifier.Generate(20, 30);
            DateTime dtNow = DateTime.Now;
            TimeSpan tsMinute = new TimeSpan(0, 25, 0, 0);
            cookie.Expires = dtNow + tsMinute;
            Context.Response.Cookies.Add(cookie);
        }
    }

 

[vbkris]

>>what is your reason?

the ENTIRE data is not saved in the client system (a reason why lots of guys dont like cookies)...


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