Just want to use cart and need help!

Hello everyone!!! I have some questions Im hoping you could answer? First, I have everything installed and working. I have a website built in Dreamweaver 8 and I need a shopping cart ect and I want to use PayPal for Pmt. I dont want to build a site using Zen Cart I just want to use the cart portion. What do I need to do to inclue this into my websie? I mean where do I get the URLs for adding buttons like buy or view cart ect.? Some links or tuts would be great. Thanks!!!!:thumbsup:

Zen Cart unfortunatly isn't a bit and piece program,
Your best bet, I know you said you didnt want to do this, is to build your design into zen cart.

I'm guessing that the quantity left is pulled using a PHP script, which script is it that its using to pull this information. Also, what code is needed to emulate an add to cart button on another page. This would be how you could intigrate the cart into your website without having to change anything. If anyone could answer my two questions, that would be great.

It isn't A Script it is a GROUP OF scripts that run together to make zen work. As was stated above zen isn't meant to be something that you drop into a website. It is something that you incorporate your design into.

there are multiple lines of code,
and there is also the little matter of sessions to consider,

Zen-Cart already contains countless information inside the core. Meaning, it has been created in order to be incorporated from other scripts rather than the opoosite direction (as most e-commerce companys would recommend). Since the core can be handled one way, then the solution is to only work from output into input connections. :thumbsup:

I have no clue what your saying? Can it be done? If so how.:shocking: All I want to know is what script tracks the quanity amount and how to put add to cart buttons on my website? Please help I do not want to build a new website I just want to be able to use mmy existing one and incorperate zencart into it.

The answers have been givin to you,
This is not goping to be possible without a TON of work and then you still have the sessions to deal with,

Please help I do not want to build a new website I just want to be able to use mmy existing one and incorperate zencart into it.

Short answer NO!!

You don't have to build a new 'website' you just have to make zencart look like the one that you designed. As much as you do not want to hear this, and you do not understand what has been stated in the posts, just understand that you can not select just the parts that you want. Zen Cart functions as a complete application ONLY.

Your alternative, write your own code to handle the purchase from anywhere that you want it to.

This isnt good!! I really like the zencart! It has so many options!! Can anyone give me an solution to another free cart that I can use the way I want to? I purchased a cart called PPCal wich they wont respond to my emails to help. They said thier program would do what I wanted but its a crappy program and some of it doesnt work right. Any sugestions?:down:

My site is

rbackyard.net

Any sugestions?

Considering my suggestion above, as all the others on this topic, is the way to go - period.

Oxi,

what do you have in your design that cant be created in zen cart in short order?

im new to this website building and I worked very hard on my site also im just replying what im told to ask because I have a friend helping me with the cart. I just want to use my site how it is and next to my products I could select view cart or add to cart and it would take me to Zencart to view what was selected to purchase then I could be directed to paypal for payment. How could I acomplish this?

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:lol: Oracle was that a bit o testiness detected in that edit.

I really don't get it Oxi - what part of NO - NADA - NONE can you not read !

Sheesh

I do get it but a few posts back I asked for assistance on what I do need instead of ZenCart but that question wasnt answered!!! You all know what im wanting so can someone offer any sugestions on a different software besides ZenCart? And the sarcasm isnt needed like I said im new at this!

Looking at your current site. This is portable to ZenCart at almost 95+% level.

I don't know of any cart that is modular to allow what you want. There are security issues and many other issues that preclude picking the pieces that you want and maintaining this security.

You seem to be stuck on your concept of what it is that you want without giving a fair go at porting your style into ZenCart. There are really so many features that assist in the many areas that become important at any successful online store that you should not over look them. i.e. inventory control, bookeeping records, customer statistics, site statistics, product views, and on and on...

Give it some reasonable thought as a workaround for what you want is most likely not available in any cart system. This would require that you code some functions to fit your current site to allow a cart like collection of items being added and then all the associated totaling, payment, and so on. Not for the faint of heart.

If you have someone helping you and you have a design, can you not as has been suggested use your design on a Zen Cart ? I really don't think you are going to find anything that works in the way that you are asking, you are much better off to choose a system and convert your design to it.

I do get it but a few posts back I asked for assistance on what I do need instead of ZenCart but that question wasnt answered!!!
If you are intent on finding out what has been posted on your own you can google for ' open source shopping cart ' and you will find many. As this is the Zen Cart forum most individuals here are familiar with it and some have experience with others but this is not the source for all requests. We all apologize for any dis-respect from a member of the community.

I really don't get it Oxi - what part of NO - NADA - NONE can you not read !

I have just posted this on the wrong topic. It ISN'T the end of the world !

I'm glad you understand the way Zen-Cart works kobra. :smile: