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Hey everybody...I'm in the process of developing a website for a business, and I would like to present the idea that they can have up-to-date information on opening and closing. Is this possible?
How can I have this done when they don't have a computer on location? Some sort of button that sends a query to a DB? I have no idea! Any input would be great, as well as hints on how to start. Thanks!
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It depends on the weather, warm and dry=open, rainy=closed
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Mark Hensler posted this at 16:48 — 9th June 2003.
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You mean that you want the website to be updated by transactions at the actual store? (ie- quantity of an item)
I don't see how this is plausable without a computer on location. And even then, the ideal arrangement would require the registers to update the database after each purchase.
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kb posted this at 17:01 — 9th June 2003.
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oh i'm sorry i didnt explain myself!
i guess what i'm trying to say is that an open of store/close of store kind of thing, like the sign in the window, but online. depending on what this program/button/whatever-else-it-might-be says ("Open" or "Closed"), it displays on the site's main page
We Are Currently Open
or
We Are Currently Closed
sorry about that
druagord posted this at 18:25 — 9th June 2003.
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If they have a fix schedule it is quit easy to do by checking the time it is now and check on the schedule if the store is open.
pbhulipo posted this at 18:51 — 9th June 2003.
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Better just to list your store hours and let them order from the online store even when you are closed. You can then fill the orders in the morning. Don't stop your website from doing work 24/7
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kb posted this at 21:27 — 9th June 2003.
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ok, well i would have done that, except its a business where it depends on the weather (rainy=closed, sunny, warm=open)
now any ideas?
ROB posted this at 08:35 — 10th June 2003.
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sounds like you'd need a computer on location, although you may be able to set something up where they can call in when they are opening/closing through fax phone software.
kb posted this at 21:29 — 10th June 2003.
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ok...thanks
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