Hi
I'm updating a site for a client who also sells book (its a school site) and wants to maintain his existing system.

It works like this:

  • A customer browses a catalogue on the school site. This is supplied via a link by a book wholesaler and shows in an iframe on the school's site.
  • Whenever a customer chooses a book, he clicks a button to add it to the shopping basket.
  • This then activates a link at the wholesaler's back to the school's shopping basket and adds the relevant details.
  • When the client has choosen whatever he wants to order, he goes to the page where the shopping basket is on the school site, adds his/her details and presses the order now button.
  • This sends an email to my client, who then manually orders the books for later collection from the wholesaler.

The advantage is that the school gets a percentage and doesn't have to hold stock.

It's a very simple use of a shopping cart, but I don't have a clue how to implement this. All I know is that the wholesaler sends a link like this:

querystring of the top button Shopping basket:
http://www.yoursite.ch/formul/warenkorb2.asp?
Button_Such.x=124&Button_Such.y=11&
Buch2=3-552-05219-
4%7C1179295%7CVor+dem+Frost%7CMankell%2C+Henning%7CZsolnay%7CGebunden%7C42.80CHF
I would be grateful if someone can explain to me how I can use Zen Cart to implement this.

Thanks for any and all ideas in advance.

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