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    I am adding visitor-tracking extensions to a site that uses Miva for its
    cart. In order to complete the project I need to correlate a cookie
    that I set on the visitor's initial arrival to purchases.

    In examining Miva's docs I've concluded that I will need to write a
    module to achieve this functionality. However, looking over the module
    functions list, I don't see anything that gets called after an order is
    completed. There is SystemModule_Action_Save_OrderInformation, but
    another post on this mailing list indicated that this is not called
    after checkout is complete, but after the user's information is entered.

    What is the best function for me to use to achieve this? All I really
    want is to access the previously set cookie on the user's browser and
    store that information along with the order total in a database.
    Basically about 5 lines of code in PHP or any other scripting language.

    Any suggestions appreciated.

    Adam

    PS One other thought I had was to avoid writing a module by embedding a
    1x1 transparent gif onto the invoice page that displays after checkout
    is complete. Then I can have that gif be a PHP script that logs a sale
    corresponding to the cookie, although the order total won't be
    available. But there doesn't seem to be any way to modify the HTML
    displayed on the invoice page?



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    checkout conversion tracking



    You might also want to check into Urchin's e-commerce reporting system. =
    It
    works with Miva Merchant and does a great job of combining site =
    statistics
    with shopping cart activity and purchases.

    Chris Young

    Synergy Point
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    -----Original Message-----
    From: [email protected] =
    [mailto:[email protected]]
    On Behalf Of Adam Wiggins
    Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 6:35 PM
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: [mrc] checkout conversion tracking



    I am adding visitor-tracking extensions to a site that uses Miva for its
    cart. In order to complete the project I need to correlate a cookie =
    that I
    set on the visitor's initial arrival to purchases.

    In examining Miva's docs I've concluded that I will need to write a =
    module
    to achieve this functionality. However, looking over the module =
    functions
    list, I don't see anything that gets called after an order is completed.
    There is SystemModule_Action_Save_OrderInformation, but another post on =
    this
    mailing list indicated that this is not called after checkout is =
    complete,
    but after the user's information is entered.

    What is the best function for me to use to achieve this? All I really =
    want
    is to access the previously set cookie on the user's browser and store =
    that
    information along with the order total in a database. Basically about 5
    lines of code in PHP or any other scripting language.

    Any suggestions appreciated.

    Adam

    PS One other thought I had was to avoid writing a module by embedding a =
    1x1
    transparent gif onto the invoice page that displays after checkout is
    complete. Then I can have that gif be a PHP script that logs a sale
    corresponding to the cookie, although the order total won't be =
    available.
    But there doesn't seem to be any way to modify the HTML displayed on the
    invoice page?


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