VP-ASP Shopping Cart Software

Shopping Cart Software Solutions for anywhere in the World

Shopping Cart Software

Help Notes Site Map

Security & Patches

Assigning Tables to Users
Catching Bogus Orders - IP to Country
Credit Cards
Database
Double Login Password
Email on Login to Admin System
Encryption
Hide Administration Pages
IP Checking Login to the Admin System
Passwords and User ID's
Preventing Hackers From Shopping
Removing Extra Files
Securing your admin with SSL
Security
*** SECURITY CHECKLIST ***
** SECURITY PATCHES - 5.5 & Below **
*** VP-ASP 6.00 Upgrades ***

Starting Off

** QUICK SETUP GUIDE **
Customizing the look of your site
Installing Files
MYSQL Installation Document
Securing your Site
Set up Database
Setting Up Mail
Starting Off
This Manual
Upgrading to version 6 or higher when using SQL Server
Using the Administration
Using the VP-ASP Shopping Cart
Windows Installation Document

Tips and Tricks

Add to Cart
Adding customer reviews to product page
Buttons as Images
Cart Maximum Limits
Credit card payment at order confirmation page
Custom formatting of products on shopdisplayproducts.asp
Customers are losing the contents of their cart and are getting an error when checking out.
Dynamic Default Page
Extending time available in adminstration before you are timed out.
Handling Fees
Listing Categories and SubCategories in the Left Navigation
Product matching - How to have 2 or more sites running off the one database
Radio buttons as shipping methods
Reducing number of product to randomize
Removing incomplete orders
Select a shipping method by default
Shopa_EditDisplay.asp
Split Databases
Tax Included with Price

Troubleshooting

Common ASP errors

Adding Product Features
Affiliate Registration
Error in Advanced Edit
Hosting in a different country to where you are located causing dates to display incorrectly.
Item not found in collection
Japanese Language and Templates
Out Of Stack Space error in 6.09
Subscript out of range
Templates
Type mismatch when editing features

Database Problems

Access Denied error with SQL Server
Checking your database
Database can't be read
Database can't be written
Database has incorrect permissions
Error when deleting or adding menu item
Errors when trying to view store using SQL Express
ODBC
Other Database Errors
SQL Server 2005 - Invalid Connection
When editing a product, the Long Description does not display

Email Problems

CDONTS isn't installed in XP
Checking your Email system
Configuring your Email system

Miscellaneous

Cookies
Customers are losing the contents of their cart and are getting an error when checking out.
European Dates and Numbers
File Upload
How to not include canceled orders for summary sales report in admin
HTTP 500 Errors
Incorrect "Order has been processed" message
Missing Orders
Nothing Works
Page hanging (Norton)
PayPal IPN receiving double payments
Problems adding features to product
Session State
Shipping multiplying by 100
The sub menu drop downs are not closing. How do I fix this?
Unauthorized Administrator when viewing Product & Sales Report
Unknown lang errors all over site
Verisign
VP-ASP 6.00 Multi-Currency & Gateways
XML Causes System to Hang

Server Issues

Error Msg: Application Variables can only be set in the Application_OnStart event within global.asa
Error when deleting or adding menu item
Error when uploading images
Error writing to database using MySQL
IIS Setup
NT Setup Links
Permissions
PWS Setup
Setting Up Windows NT/IIS
Setting Up XP Professional
Windows ME
Windows XP Home
XP Authentication

User Guide

Administration

Add-Ons

Gift Registry Summary

Adding Items to the Cart
Buying a gift
Gift Registry Display
Gift Registry Summary
Merchant Gift Registry Administration
Merchant View Gift Registry
Search Results

Pin Numbers

Bulk Data Entry
Merchant Messages
New Shop Configuration
Order Checking
Order Checking Templates
Pin Formatting for The Merchant
Pin Number Administration
Pin Number Installation
Pin Numbers Table
Pin Report

Recurring Billing Summary

Automatic Billing Creation
Automatic Creation Summary
Billing
Billing Administration
Billing Administration
Billing Administration Miscellaneous
Billing Intervals
Billing Reports
Billing Table Fields for Manual Creation
Billing Template
Cost
Examples of Billing Summaries
How does the customer pay
Installation Steps
Link Back to Original Billing Record
Manual Creation of a Billing Record
New Shop Configuration
Project Payment Updates
Recurring Billing Summary
Requirements
Sending a Bill Summary
Sending Out Bills

Rewards

Coupon and Gift Certificate names
Difference between a Coupon and PercentCoupon
Difference between Coupons and Gift Certificates
End of Order Payment Checking
Handling Coupons and Gift Certificates
Handling Fraud
How do I limit products that can be purchased using points
Mailing
Manually adding/deleting Points
Redeeming Points
Rewards Configuration
Setting points per product
Shopa_pointsorder.asp
Using Price to set points

Administration Basics

Administration
Administration Shop Statistics
Anti Hacker Facilities
Changing User ID's and Passwords
Login to Administration
Menus for Administration
Pre Defined User ID's
Security for Shop Administration
Shopa_menu_control.asp

Categories

Adding Categories

Add a new category
Adding Categories
Edit Categories

Category Displays

Additional Controls
Category Display with Templates
Category Displays
Category Links from your own pages
Category Template
Category Tree
Changing Colors and Fonts and Sort
Changing Column and Sort
Database Fields
Default Category Display
Dynamic Category Displays
Subcategories

Configuration (Shopa_config.asp)

Application Variables
Configuration (Shopa_config.asp)
Configuration Help
Configuration Tables
Configuration Usage
Merchant Details
Other merchant details
Session State Replacement
Session Variables
Setting Up The xmysite Variable
Test Shops and Production Shops
Updating Configuration
Viewing the Configuration

Customer Based Pricing

Customer Based Pricing
Customer Based Pricing - Advanced
Customer Based Pricing using Customer Prices Table
Customer Pricing Based on Products Record
Customer Pricing For Products With Multiple Options
How Customer Pricing Works
How prices are determined
Updating the CustomerPrices Table

Customer Details

Advanced Customer Other Fields
Customer Configuration Options
Customer Details
Customer Information Form
Customer Other Fields
Delivery Date and Time
Important Note
Shipping Fields
To remove the shipping table from being displayed at all
Using UserID and Password

Customer Service Center

Customer Service Center
Review Previous Orders -Shopstatus.Asp
Status Display – Shopstatus.asp
Tracking Messages

Data Entry

Convertproducts.asp
Data Entry
Simple Category Mode
Using Microsoft Access to Update Products

Database

Discounts

Buy One Get One Free
Discounts
Files Used for Discounting
Price Range Discount
Quantity Discounts - By Group

Displaying Orders

Customer Reports
Display Order Items
Displaying Orders
Mailing to Customer when Mark Processed
Order Actions
Order Processing
Sales Reports
Viewing the Order

Dynamic Content

Changing Contents
Contents Example
Dynamic Content
Dynamic Default Page
Link to Contents Program
Using New Navigation Facility

Editing VP-ASP Tables

Gateways

Bank or Electronic Payment Systems

Adding your own payment system
Bank or Electronic Payments Systems
Examples of Electronic Payment System
Multiple Payment Methods
Paypal
Turning Off VP-ASP Credit Card Collection

Google Checkout

Google Checkout does not callback in Live mode
SSL Certificates supported

PayPal Website Payments Pro

Introduction to PayPal Website Payments Pro
PayPal Website Payments Pro Installation
PayPal Website Payments Pro Troubleshooting

SSL

Configuring Shared SSL
Do I need SSL
Shared SSL
Shared SSL Enhancements
Shared SSL Restrictions
SSL
SSL and VP-ASP
SSL enhancements for COM based gateways
SSLShopCheckout -Web Hosting Companies SSL on another Server
Using SSL ShopCheckout
What VP-ASP does with SSL
When you don't need SSL
Where are my normal headers and footers
Where do I get SSL

Handling Fees

International

Currency Converter

Currency Conversion in the Front End
Setting Up Currency Conversion

Languages

Alternate method for Changing Values
Changing Language Values - Method 1
Drop Down List of Languages
Dual Currency Display
Editing individual translateproduct records
Installing a New Language
International Currency Conversion
Language Switching
LCID Language
Local Currency
Reset Language
Supplied Language Files
Using Language Switching
Using language variables with the Navigation Manager

Translating Products, Categories & Content

Adding your language values
Advanced Extensions
Bulk Updating
Changing Category Template
Changing Product Templates
Restrictions
Translation Package

Mailing

Bulk Mailing Using Templates
Changing E-mail Messages
Configuring CDOSYS to use SMTP Authentication
Configuring Email
Email Problems
Mailing
Order Completion Emails
Other Mailing Issues
Sending Bulk Email From Admin
Testing Email

Orders

Order Attachments and Downloads

Attachments
Download Links
End of Order Valid Payments
Order Attachments & Secure Downloads
Restrictions

Order Summary

Bypassing this Display
Order Summary

Payment Invoice

Changing Fonts and Colors
Configuration Options
Payment Invoice
ShopThanksMerchant.asp -Adding Your Own Messages

Payments

Adding Additional Payment Systems
Adding your own Payment System
Bypassing this Routine
Check Configuration Options
Electronic Payment Gateways
Multiple Payment Methods
Payments & SSL
Unpaid Orders

Product Matching

Customer Matching
Product matching - How to have 2 or more sites running off the one database

Products

Adding a Product

Adding a Product
Adding static text files to your templates
Editing individual translateproduct records
Simpler Product Form and Adding Other Fields to Existing Tables

Extended Descriptions from Database

Automated Extended Descriptions
Database Fields
Do all my Products have to use this format
Extended Description from Database
More on Templates
Sample Product Template
Setting up VP-ASP to generate extended Description
Shopexd.asp
Special Fields
Template Keywords
Testing your Template

Inventory Products

Creating Inventory Products
Customer Pricing For Products With Multiple Options
Difference between Product Features and Inventory/Sub-Products
Inventory Product Setup
Inventory Product Templates
Inventory Product Views

Processing Products

Display Buttons
Notes
Processing Products

Product Features

Changing Features
Checkbox
Configurator
Creating and Changing Product Features
Difference between Product Features and Inventory/Sub-Products
DropDown List
Examples of Radio and Select List
Feature Type
Generating an automated SKU when using product features
Inline Selection List
Link to Configurator
Making Features Required
More Select List Fields
Multiple Selections
Product Features
Product Features
Quantity or QtyProduct
Radio Button
User Price
User Supplied Text
Using Features Facility

Product Formatting - Standard

Advanced Product Display Facilities
Ask a Question about a Product
Changing what Fields are Displayed
Customising Product Displays
Dependent Products
Displaying Products - Order Button
Dual Pricing
Make an Offer Product
Minimum and Maximum Quantity
Multi Product Select
Ordering one of a Product
Product Filtering
Product Formatting - Standard
Product Sort Order

Product Formatting - Templates

Changing the Template by Category
Custom formatting of products on shopdisplayproducts.asp
Database Fields
Multiple Images Per Product
Product Formatting - Templates
Product Thumbnails
Sample Templates
Special Formatting
Special Offer Display
Template Files
Template Overview
Template Special Fields
Where are templates

Shipping Calculations

Calculating by Product
Calculating by Quantity
Calculating by Quantity Range
Calculating by Weight
FedEx Database
FedEx Realtime
Fixed
Intershipper
Lookup
Other fields in Shipmethods table
Other Shipping Routines
Price Percent
Price Range
Shipping By Country
UPS Real Time
UPSDB
Weight Range

Stock Control

Inventory Products
Restore Stock on Incomplete or canceled Orders
Restrictions on Stock Control
Stock - Hiding Products
Stock - Limiting Amount Ordered
Stock - Out of Stock Message
Stock Control
Stock Level - Decrementing

Taxes

European VAT and Taxes
Excluding Products From Tax
Tax by Country
Tax by Product
Tax by State
Tax Included with Price
Taxes

VP-ASP Plus! & the Option Pack

Affiliates

Affiliate Login – shopafflogin.asp
Affiliate Options
Affiliate Processing
Affiliate Registration
Affiliate Reports
Affiliate Reports 2
Affiliate Service - Shopaffadmin.asp
Affiliate Template
Associating Coupons with Affiliates
Commission Reports and Links Report
Commission/Account Report
Configure the Affiliate System
Confirmation of Registration
Customer Form
Email Confirmation of Registration
How Affiliate Links to Your Site
How it works
Information - Shopaffuserinfo.htm
Link Report
List Affiliates Report
Master Affiliates
New Report Program
Registering an Affiliate
VP-ASP Affiliate Facilities

Coupons

Associating Coupons with Affiliates
Coupon Discounts
Coupon Expiration
Coupon Limitations
Creating A Coupon
How the customer uses a Coupon
How the merchant defines a coupon

Digital Delivery / Secure Downloads

How it works
Restrictions

Gift Certificates

Buying A Gift Certificate – shopgift.asp
Enabling Gift Certificates
FAQ on Gift Certificates
How Gift Certificate Appears on Checkout
Limiting Gift Certificates
Using A Gift Certificate

HTML Mailing

HTML Mailing

Image Uploading

How it Works
Restrictions
Successful Uploads
Upload Configuration Options
Upload Errors
Uploading an Image

Importing Data

Advanced Importing and Exporting
Convertproducts.asp
Import Sample Data
Importing Data
Introduction to Bulk Product Importing
Troubleshooting Bulk Imports

Mailing to Multiple People

Mailing Form
Mailing To Multiple People
Sample tmp_emaillist.txt
Sending Bulk Email From Admin
Setting up your Mailing List
Using Mailing List facility

Mailing Using Templates

Configuring mailing using templates
Editing Templates
Sample Templates
Setting Templates being Used
Templates in Database

Miscellaneous Features

Bulk Updating – shopa_editdisplaybulk.asp

Order Tracking

Customer Tracking
Merchant Messages
Merchant Tracking Options
Order Tracking
Tracking Configuration

Points System

Accumulating Points
Anti-hacker Checks
Customer Review Points
How it works
Points System
Where Points are stored

Product Rating and Reviews

Listing Reviews
Product Rating and Reviews
Product Ratings, Reviews and Tell a Friend Using Templates
Shopreviewadd.asp
Tell a Friend

Projects Payments

Creating a projects Record
Customer pays for Project
How Projects Work
Mailing to Customers
Notes
Project Payment Updates
Project Reports
Projects Payments

Setting up Suppliers

Adding Suppliers to the database
Mailing To Suppliers
Supplier Template

SMS Messages

SMS Diagnostic Tool
SMS Messages
Using Mailing List facility

Static HTML pages

Category Files cxxx.htm
Executing this file
HTML Templates
Index File
Static HTML Pages
What gets created?

Wish List and Saving Carts

Restore Orders Update Price
Restoring and Saving Carts
Restoring Previous Orders
Wish List by Product
Wish List Carts
Wishlist and Saving Carts

Compatibility with Previous Releases

Categories and Sub-Categories
Category Conversion Tools
Compatibility with previous releases
Language Values
New from Release 3.xx
Other Changes with Categories
Supplier UserID and Password Fields
Update VP-ASP Configuration
VP-ASP 4.50 Differences
VP-ASP 5.0 Differences

Design

Changing Fonts and Colors

Change Colors Fonts for Common Messages
Changing bottom and right navigation
Changing Colors and Fonts (shop$colors.asp)
Changing Colors and Fonts for forms
Changing fonts and colors - shop$colors.asp
Changing report format
CSS and VP-ASP
Dynamic Titles
Other formatting facilities - templates

Common Design Modifications

Categories Problem after moving mini cart to left.
Changing the style of the top navigation bar

Frames

Frames
Frames Addon
Frames and SSL

Home Page

Changing the Logo
Default.asp
default.htm
Front Page Formatting
Front Page Product Displays
Home Page

Interface to Existing Web

Add to Cart
Displaying Categories
Displaying Products for a Category
Displaying Products in a Sub Category
How do I add my own pages into VP-ASP and retain the formatting of the site?
Interface to Existing Web
Sample Hyperlinks
Sample Login Form
Sample Search Form
ShopAddToCartNoDB.asp
Top Sellers

Limitations

Navigation

Alphabetic Hyperlinks
Changing bottom and right navigation
Changing the logo image
Changing the look of the Navigation Manager menu bar
Changing Top Navigation
Error when deleting or adding menu item
Horizontal Navigation Menu Not Working (or flickering)
Left Navigation
Making Header and Trailer Files
Mini cart at the bottom of the trailer
Mini cart finer control
Moving Product Page Navigation (Previous/Next)
Navigation
Product Navigation
Smaller mini cart

Navigation Manager

Adding Menus
Changing the look of the Navigation Manager menu bar
Error when deleting or adding menu item
Getting Started with the Navigation Manager
Horizontal Navigation Menu Not Working (or flickering)
Menu Display
The sub menu drop downs are not closing. How do I fix this?
Using language variables with the Navigation Manager

Searching

Adding a Mini-Search to my site
Adding search forms
Displaying Products by any Criteria - shopquery.asp
Limitations and lowprice
Modifying the look and fields on Advanced Search page
Search Form
Searching

Shopping Cart Display

Buttons
Buttons as Images
Cart Description
Deleting Cart Items
Delivery Address
Delivery Address Form
Delivery Display in Shopping Cart
Fields in the Cart
Shopping Cart Display

Miscellaneous VP-ASP Facilities

Catalog Only
Mail Forgotten Password – Shopmailpwd.asp
Tell a Friend

Quick Guide

Can you actually run VP-ASP on your PC
Can you actually run VP-ASP on Your Web Host
More Information
Need Assistance
Test VP-ASP by completing an order
Updating Permissions on your PC to allow database writing
VP-ASP Administration

Version 6

Information

Databases Supported
*** VP-ASP 6.00 Upgrades ***

New Features

"Others have also bought" feature
"Safe mode" Admin
A whole new look
Administration Menus
Advanced Importing and Exporting
Advanced Search Functionality
Advanced Static Page Generator
Affiliate Associated with Coupons
Breadcrumb Navigation
Dynamic Navigation Manager
Email Downloadable links
Email Security Alerts
Error when deleting or adding menu item
Improved security Audit Feature.
Integrated Help within Administration
Internationalization
More User Friendly Administration
Online Help Guides
Re-Email Inventory from administration
Urchin/Google Analytics E-Commerce Tracking
Urchin/Google Analytics Statistics

Products
Services
FAQs
Downloads
Support
Resellers

Security Patches
User Manual & Online Guides
Forums
Helpdesk
Support Points

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