External check and Group Pricing

**cakemaker** · 7 Jun 2006, 03:40 PM

I have to do a check for a mobile phone number against an external database. The string returns a 1 or 0. I am thinking a button that activate a popup box (input box) in checkout where the user puts in the number, if the number is ok, the user get a discount for that buy. If not the customer dont get the discount.

**DrByte** · 7 Jun 2006, 07:32 PM

by "external" database do you mean just another table in your ZC database? or some external system?

do you maintain the contents of this external database? if so, how?

**cakemaker** · 7 Jun 2006, 10:39 PM

Yes! It is a external database on another server. I do not have control over this database. I got a string HTTP GET http://vg.eurobate.com/vgpass/ismemb...sm=MOBILNUMMER this returns a 0 or 1 based on if the customer is or is not a member of this external database.

I have changed my mind. If i could create a button in checkout that opens a popup form where the user types their number, zen-cart checks if this number is a member. Based on this the customer should get a sertan gift card id in return.