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HoloStore InstantStore
Internet Shopping Support For HoloWWW
Intro: Overview/Rates
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Creating an InstantStore
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Payment/Security
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Password Protection
E-Mail, Logging and Special Options
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Style Options
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Debugging
Creating an InstantStore
Your InstantStore Page
The HoloStore InstantStore allows you to place a button or link in your HTML pages that will initiate a purchase transaction when clicked on.
To create a HoloStore, you must:
- Include the InstantStore "holostore" command code in your page.
- Name of your file with the ".holostore" or ".hst" extension.
When the document is called, HoloWWW will search your file until it finds a "holostore" command. It will perform the command, replacing your command with appropriate HTML, then continue searching for futher commands.
Because the InstantStore commands are replaced with HTML, your viewers will be unable to view your commands. They will only see the the resulting buttons or forms. The view source option of a Web browser will not be able to display your source page, only the resulting HTML.
The InstantStore Command
The HoloStore InstantStore command has the following syntax:
{holostore -option1 [arg1] -option2 [arg2a,arg2b] ... }
Note that the command begins and ends with curly braces ( { and } ).
The default behavior of the "holostore" command is to create a purchase button. When the customer clicks on the button, a purchase form will be generated to process his/her order.
To view a mock example of an InstantStore, visit The Rocket Shop
Required Flags and Actions
-i item_id
-d item_description
-p item_price
Each different item that can be purchased is given a unique name, or identification number (ID).
For example:
{holostore -i widgets ... }
{holostore -i widgets2 ... }
If you have multiple places on a page that a person can click on to purchase an item, each place would utilize the same ID. For example, a person might be able to purchase an item by clicking on the picture of the item or on a purchase button. In this case both the picture and button would utilize the same item ID.
The first time you mention an ID, you must specify a simple description and a price for the item:
{holostore -i widgets -d "Regular Widgets" -p 29.95 ... }
If you have a multi-word description with spaces, surround your description text with double quotes (").
The first use of an ID defines the item. Any following items on the page with the same ID will have the same options, with the exception of style.
- Required Actions
To complete the "holostore" command, you must specify at least one of the following four actions:
-(ccn|anacom) merchant_id merchant password [subaccount]
-regnum file
-a password_file minutes url
-[eE] e-mail[,email]
Information about these options is available in their respective reference sections as outlined below.
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Here is a reference list of all the "holostore" command options:
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