Active Server Page Shopping Cart
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VP-ASP costs only $US60.  Order today or view the online demo.

VP-ASP can be used as its own self contained web application
or it can easily be integrated into your own web site

• Secure Checkout
• E-mail Merchant
• Fax and Mail orders
• Secure viewing of orders
• Can I have images of my products
• Can I have extended Description Pages
• How do I load my data into database
• Tailoring VP-ASP
• VP-ASP and tax calculations

Self Contained Web Application

Using VP-ASP as a self contained application requires that the database be loaded with with products and categories. This can be done by using Microsoft Access on your own PC or using the shop administration functions via your browser. VP-ASP can then be used as a fully self contained web application. It automatically shows products, categories, search, and normal buying, checkout and administration facilities. You do not need FrontPage or any other editor.

You can tailor the "look and feel" by changing the include files for the header and trailer portion.
The colors and feel of the categories, products and shopping cart are also easily changed.

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Can I integrate VP-ASP into my existing web site

Very easily.
Any existing web can easily interface to VP-ASP. There are two ways.By just including a simple link anywhere in the existing web to routine shopdisplaycategories.asp all the shopping facilities, product displays are automatic. No further interface is required.
<a href="shopdisplaycategories.asp">Display Categories</a>

All the features of your existing Web are still there
 but shopping component  is now part of your web.

The second method of interfacing to your existing web is slightly more complex
A specific hyperlink is added anywhere in your existing web to routine shopaddtocart.asp.
This will allow adding one specific product to the cart from anywhere in the existing web.
Two parameters are required as shown below. the product id come from the products database.
<a href="shopaddtocart.asp?productid=1&quantity=1">Click to Order</a>

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Tailoring VP-ASP

VP-ASP has extensive optional features that can be tailored using your favorite editor or FrontPage.

• By changing two the header and trailer files the shopping cart logo, header and footer can totally reflect your own web site style.

• Shipping information can be required or bypassed, or add you own constant shipping information.

• Merchant E-mail can be automatic or turned off. 

• Email to customer can be added.

• SSL security can be required or ignored.

• Information about  the merchant is stored in the database

• You can have from 1 to as many as required categories.

• For each category of product you can have any number of products.

• Each product can have a product code, name, description, image, extended description link, price,  manufacturer, stock level, date available and other information.

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Do I get support

VP-ASP is shareware. If you register it, then you get free upgrades, technical support, new features.  It is easy to register. Just click here.

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Can my products have options and features

Yes. Each product can have up to four different features such as color, size etc. These are totally up to you. Each feature can have an optional cost associated with it which may be negative or positive. These features are detailed on the shopping cart and in the administration order display..

VP-ASP NO DLLs

VP-ASP is pure Active Server Pages. It does not require any special web hosting installation except that Active Server Page and database support.
VP-ASP will run under any Windows NT/2000 Windows hosting that supports Active Server Pages and  Windows 95/98 with Personal Web Server. 

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Multiple Shopping Carts

Each shopping cart is a separate Access 97/2000 database with its own products, categories, order and administration. You can install different shopping carts in separate directories with their own databases. 

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Adding items to your cart

An item can be added to your cart through a form, or a hyperlink. VP-ASP also provides automatic display of all your product categories and products within a category. All code necessary to add items to your cart, display product photos is included with no programming.

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Viewing your orders

Orders are stored in the Access database. An administrator with the correct userid and password can view and display all information about the order which can then be printed, marked as processed and optionally be deleted. Multiple userids are supported. Each can have different administrative facilities.

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Browser Based Administration

Products, categories and other information in the database can be altered using standard Microsoft Access features. It can also be changed, viewed and altered using a browser. For example product prices can be altered, new products added, all without taking down your shopping cart. No programming is necessary. All components for browser administration are supplied.

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Support for graphics and Text

Each product can have a product code, product name and a product description. A photo of the product can be supplied. If an image location is entered into the database it is automatically displayed with the other product information.

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Secure Order Viewing

Orders can be viewed via a browser and then printed. Orders can be either marked as processed and left in the database or deleted. Search by orders which have been processed, which have not been processed can be done via browser administration.

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Support for FrontPage 98/2000 and other Editors

VP-ASP comes with a sample startup-page which displays all your product categories. These will automatically display all products within a category. A search facility is also provided. A store can be created in a few minutes with no programming.

You can integrate the store with an existing web or create a new web with your favorite editor. You can modify the display to suit your needs.

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Unlimited Categories and Products

There is no intrinsic limitation to the number of products or product categories. There must be at least one product in your database.

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Secure Checkout

If your web hosting company supports secure access via SSSL ( https) then VP-ASP will use this security to upload credit card information in an encrypted form. If you do not have a secure connection VP-ASP will still work. A buyer can print the order that is automatically created..

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Search Facility

VP-ASP comes with four ways to display your products:

• Search for products by category, name or product identifier.

• Display product categories automatically

• Display products by category automatically

• Create your own pages to display your products and link to the "addtocart" code.
  

A sample start-up page displays all your product categories. These will automatically display all products within a category. A search facility is also provided. A store can be created in a few minutes with no programming.

You can integrate the store with an existing web or create a new web with your favorite editor. You can modify the display to suite your needs.

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E-mail Merchant

When an order has been received, VP-ASP can optionally e-mail to the supplier/merchant. VP-ASP uses ASPmail or NT CDONTs mail facility. You can alter the mail capability to suit your server.

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Fax or Mail Orders

If your Internet customer does not want to sent a credit card over the Internet or you do not accept credit cards, an order form can be printed out (with all details filled in). This is a standard  feature. It prints your company address details (taken from the shopping database). The customer can then fax or mail the order directly to the merchant.

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Images

Images are automatically displayed if the image location is stored with the product description. 

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Extended Descriptions

If you have a detailed product specification page, an automatic link is generated when the product information is displayed. The buyer can instantly switch to this extended description. Just add add link when you add the product to the database.

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Loading Data

If you have Microsoft Access, you can use the predefined form to load your product information.

If you do not have Microsoft Access or don't want to use it you can add products using your web browser and the administrative facility of VP-ASP.

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Taxes

VP-ASP supports tax calculation of any type for any country. Simple alter a minimum of 1 line of code to put your tax rate, or you can add extended logic for different products and states in a supplied include file. VP-ASP does all the rest including displaying tax for customer and merchant.

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