[ic] Is an order E-Mail Receipt available as a CSV file?

[Hostmaster]

> Hostmaster wrote:
> ......
> > Hi Dorothy,
> > Thanks for the explanation.  If I understand what you are telling me
here,
> > then what I am looking for does not actually exits in one place as one
file.
> >
> > The reason for my search:  My client receives an order by Email, but has
to
> > re-key it for his accounting program, which is not Quick Books,
Peachtree,
> > or any of the more well-known accounting packages.  However, it is one
of
> > the most powerful accounting programs available for companies his size,
> > created for companies with an average of 200 employees.
> >
> > The company accountant told my client that if my client could download
the
> > order information from Interchange (the same info that is sent with the
> > Email confirmation) in a comma delimited file, the accountant could
create a
> > method for importing the order information directly into the accounting
> > program, thereby eliminating my client's need to re-key the order from
the
> > Email into the Accounting Software.
> >
> > As it seems from all the helpful suggestions I've gotten here, the goal
of
> > importing from Interchange into the accounting software via an comma
> > delimited file exported from Interchange may not be possible.  In which
case
> > I will seek other solutions.
> .....
>
>
> There are several ways to create such kind of file for importing into
> the account software. For example:
>
> [tag mime type arg='text/comma-separated-values; name="[scratch
> myordernumber].csv"'][/tag]
> [tag mime type='Order No. [scratch orderno]']1;[value mv_username]
> 2;[value mv_order_number]
> 3;[value date][if value R_street]
> 4;[value R_name] [value R_partner]
> 5;[value R_street]
> 6;[value R_zip] [value R_city][/if][if !value R_street]
> 4;[value username] [value partner]
> 5;[value street]
> .....e.t.c.....
> 10;[scratch comments4]
> [item-list][perl arg="scratch"]
>          $b = '[item-field unit]' * 1;
>          $d = '[item-quantity]' * 1;
>          $Safe{'scratch'}->{'quantitytotal'} = $b * $d;
>          $Safe{'scratch'}->{'count'} += 1;
> return '';
> [/perl][scratch count];[item-code];[scratch menge]
> [/item-list]
> [/tag]
>
> at the end of the report file (the file for sending order per e-mail).
> It will create an attachment for the order e-mail. This is an old codes,
> which is running in Minivend 3.14. You can see, you are free to create
> some codes to get a comma delimited file.  Have a look at
>
> [tag op="log" file="myfilename" interpolate=1 hide=1]any text.....[/tag]
>
> too, to create a file on the server for the ftp transfer to the account
> software. I hope, you get the picture. :-)
>
> Regards,
>
> Joachim

Thank you Joachim.  I don't get the picture.  But that's not because you
didn't paint a good picture.  It's more because at present I'm rather
"perl-blind".  But I'll work on improving my vision.  : - )
Thanks again,
Michael G.