[ic] mv_pc not included in links?

Chaim Klar interchange-users@icdevgroup.org
Tue Feb 4 11:32:00 2003


HI:

>Quoting Josh:
>I'm attempting to use mv_pc to track visitors from Google and such.
>In testing it yesterday, I created a test affiliate, josh1, and
>opened a page with the mv_pc added to the link like this:
>
>http://www.shopalert.us/cgi-bin/shop/1000652.html?id=sHTTTcfJ&mv_pc=josh1
>
>I would expect the links on this page to have the mv_pc on them too,
>but they don't, and it seems the affiliate isn't tracked beyond the
>first page. I looked at the IC Demo, and clicked the affiliate link
>from the Admin, and all the links on the index page had mv_pc=[some
>number] added to the end.
>
>Is there something special I need to do to my [page] links to have
>it include the mv_pc reference?
>
>Thanks much.
>

AFAIK it just needs the mp_pc in the entry page, so your catalog is probably
tracking your affiliates without a problem, the reason you see the mv_pc on
all pages at the demo site is just for caching purposes (as you will notice
it keeps changing the mv_pc value).

Thank You
Chaim Klar
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