Using EMAIL as the delivery method

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Hi Everyone,

I am new to the Zen-cart and just starting using it today. I am trying to create a website where i will be selling CODEs. I want to be able send these codes through email when payments are received. And I am trying to have this automated. Does anyone know if I can accomplish this using zen-cart ?

[dbltoe]

Welcome.
You'll find lots of helpful folks here, but you need to let us know a few things in order to help you better. That why we ask questions in the posting tips. You'll see them above the Quick Reply answer block when you reply to this post.
Without versions, installed mods, etc; it's really difficult to make an accurate assessment of the problem.
For instance, is the code you are selling ALWAYS different, the same for all products in a category, or related to a single product and specific for that product. You can see that those are three very different scenarios.

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Hi dbltoe thank you for pointing out the posting tips, I did not notive it before.

I am using the latest version (zen-cart-v1.5.1-full-fileset-09182012), I have not installed anyting extra on it.

The 'codes' that i will be using are going to be different every time. For example I have a product A and it has many different codes associated with it. Everytime I make a sale i will be getting the next possible 'code' from the database and will discard it so it wont be used again. I somehow need to be able email the customer with this info.

I hope that information clears some of the ambiguity.

[kobra]

This will require a good bit of custom coding - but possible

[dbltoe]

And your need to wait to e-mail versus providing a code with the order confirmation? Are you processing monies with an order or capturing them?

Perhaps making the code a combination of the model number, first 3 characters of the last name and the order id, could be created, added to the database, and sent in the order confirmation.

One thing that would worry me is the fact that AOL, AT&T, and others will block emails without letting the sender know that they have been blocked. Of course, having the code show in the customer's account history would certainly help.

As kobra stated, this is possible from several directions but, the coding can be tricky.

You could certainly use the same method used when the cart requires certification before prices can be seen. In that case, clicking on the red button next to the customer sends an e-mail letting them know that they can now see and shop. That same method could send an e-mail to the customer when the sale is complete BUT it is not automatic.

Easiest would be to add the code to the confirmation e-mail BUT you would need to be sure the funds were captured prior to confirmation.

Can the code be rescinded if, for some reason, the transaction later failed?