How do I insert 2 randomly generated letters before order number?

[Brent2]

Rob:
That's a good idea, some very long number like you suggested would look more like an "account number" than "orders sold".
But I still think a few random letters would be nice.
Perhaps an easier way to do this would be to just hard code in exactly what the letters would be. Then I could always just change them in the future.
I admit the idea isn't exactly a "must have" for every zenner out there.
Thank you,
Brent
PS. Ooh, brain storm: maybe I should just change the field name to "Account Number" instead of "Order Number".

[Merlinpa1969]

what happens when they order something else,
now they have 2 account numbers

[Brent2]

Good point.
I'll think about that one.

[Brent2]

Okay. I slept on it. Since I really just sell a single digital product download, any repeat orders would be very few. Besides, people log into their account with their email address and password, not their account number. So it doesn't really matter much if someone winds up with more than one account number, since everything is tied to their login info.
This is what I've done:
Searched the developers toolkit for "Order Number" and "Order #".
Changed several files. In place of "Order Number" and "Order #" I inserted either "Account Number: NZ-21-" or "Account # NZ-21-".

So using my previous example of "Order Number 65", it now reads:
"Account Number: NZ-21-65". Looks good in the user's account history too.
It may seem unnecessary to some, but for me, it suits my purpose.

[Merlinpa1969]

actually sounds dumber than a box of fruity pebbles

why not just use

order # NZ-07-(then the real order number )

[Brent2]

That is good too. "Order # NZ-07-" may be better than "Account Number: NZ-07-".

[AtomicWorkshop]

Why not refer to it as a 'Transaction ID'??

Jonathan