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Last Post 6/15/2008 6:08:23 PM By lukezy. 3 replies.
6/14/2008 3:40:15 AM
Edmund
Posts: 2
Joined: 5/27/2008
Embedding as part of an existing website

Hello,

First, I want to say, I'm impressed with this cart.

  1. Is there a tutorial of how to embed this great cart into an existing web site, maintaining the current site's look. Ideally, I would like it to be in a asp:Content section of an existing MasterPage.
  2. Furthermore, my site has a current customer login section, authenticated via ASP.NET's standard membership. Can I use the same login authentication I curently use to allow the same authenticated users to shop this cart without requiring them to login again?

Thanks,

Edmund

6/15/2008 9:01:51 AM
lukezy
Posts: 2109
Joined: 6/12/2007
Location:WA, US
Re: Embedding as part of an existing website

#2 is easy since DotShoppingCart is using ASP.NET SQL membership provider as well. What you need to do is to make sure the configuration setting for the SQL membership provider is the same as your existing one in web.config.

#1 is possible but it requires code change. You could start doing this. If you have any issue you can report to forums. We will help you resolve your specific problem.

DotShoppingCart Staff
6/15/2008 12:25:37 PM
Edmund
Posts: 2
Joined: 5/27/2008
Re: Embedding as part of an existing website

Thanks, I will definitely spend some time doing some code changes to try and adapt this cart to my needs

I do have 2 questions:

(1) I will eventually be interested in the Suite version (non open source version). Do such changes affect the license I am acquiring?

(2) Are such changes easily adaptable to the Suite version if I currently try coding the open source version?

Edmund

 

6/15/2008 6:08:23 PM
lukezy
Posts: 2109
Joined: 6/12/2007
Location:WA, US
Re: Embedding as part of an existing website

1) No, DotShoppingCart Suite comes with source code and allows you to make any changes.

2) Yes, DotShoppingCart Suite is built on top of the Open Source Edition. It should be compatible to whatever changes you make to the open source edition.

DotShoppingCart Staff