Forum OpenACS Q&A: Ecommerce Module

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1: Ecommerce Module
Posted by Luis Garcia on 05/13/02 04:37 PM 
Hi
I want to install the ecommerce module and the first thing I  
read on the Setup page is that it needs Oracle 8i. I am working with  
Postgre and I know some of these documents are not current. Can we  
install with postgres?
Thanks
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2: Response to Ecommerce Module (response to 1)
Posted by Bart Teeuwisse on 05/13/02 07:57 PM

Luis, the ecommerce module works with both Oracle and PostgreSQL. The documentation of the current version is a bit behind. However, I'm finishing a new much improved version of the ecommerce package and would advice to hold of deployment of the current version. The new version will be released this month, if possible with the release of OpenACS 4.5.

The new version of the ecommerce package will:

  • Be more stable, having fixed many bugs and logged tons of testing.
  • Include up-to date documentation.
  • Accept various credit card gateways instead of the obsolete CyberCash.
  • Accept various shipping rules in addition to the ecommerce shipping rules.
  • Handle goods that don't require shipping more gracefully.
  • Collect both the shipping address and the billing address.
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3: Response to Ecommerce Module (response to 1)
Posted by Brian Fenton on 05/29/02 03:32 PM
Hi Bart,
have you released your new module yet? I'd be very keen to see it.

many thanks,

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4: Response to Ecommerce Module (response to 1)
Posted by Bart Teeuwisse on 05/29/02 07:22 PM
Brian, I'm waiting for the Payment Service Contract to be released. Should be soon though.