[FX.php List] Problem with double submissions
Gjermund Gusland Thorsen
ggt667 at gmail.com
Wed Sep 29 02:48:16 MDT 2010
If the same amount is "charged" twice to the same CC within 15 mins
for the same credentials,
the first one is automatically cancelled.
ggt
2010/9/29 Dale Bengston <dbengston at tds.net>:
> This is bringing back some memories of CURL problems...?
> Dale
>
> On Sep 28, 2010, at 2:04 PM, Bob Patin wrote:
>
>> Only problem is that it goes to Authorize.net first, which is where their credit card gets charged.
>>
>> So I need to prevent them from getting charged twice.
>>
>> I think the issue right now is their web server, so I'm having them reinstall WPE for the 3rd or 4th time. I'll just say that I NEVER have this sort of problem on my Mac servers...
>>
>>
>> On Sep 28, 2010, at 12:19 PM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
>>
>>> Heh, I would use a string for every form <<CCYYMMDDHHIISS>> made at
>>> the same time as the form,
>>> then I would store that value in a unique field in FileMaker, then
>>> when ['errorCode'] == 504 shows up...
>>>
>>> tada! You could trap the error in php.
>>>
>>> Then they can submit as many times as they want, and you only keep the
>>> first one, or you can also choose to store updates if need be.
>>>
>>> -Joel
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ooops, I mean ggt
>>> :-p
>>>
>>> 2010/9/27 Joel Shapiro <jsfmp at earthlink.net>:
>>>> http://ajaxload.info/
>>>>
>>>> ggt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> oops, I mean -Joel
>>>> ;-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 27, 2010, at 9:08 AM, Dale Bengston wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> This is my method as well. But instead of just disabling the button, I
>>>>> replace it with a progress indicator so that the user knows something is
>>>>> transpiring.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm using Scriptaculous, but the principles are the same. It could be done
>>>>> with a plain-old JavaScript function as well.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dale
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 27, 2010, at 10:31 AM, Andy Gaunt wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hey Bob,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why not disable the button instead?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You can do this with jQuery if you are using it or just adding an onClick
>>>>>> to the element
>>>>>>
>>>>>> onclick="this.disabled=true;"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> jQuery might look like:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> $('#yourform').submit(function(){
>>>>>> $('input[type=submit]', this).attr('disabled', 'disabled');
>>>>>> });
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You could also change the value of the submit button to "Processing..."
>>>>>> or something similar as well to give the end user some feedback that the
>>>>>> page is working
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> HTH
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Andy Gaunt
>>>>>> T: 321-206-3658
>>>>>> andy at fmpug.com
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sep 27, 2010, at 11:09 AM, Bob Patin wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've got a problem with a client's web server that sometimes slows down
>>>>>>> so much that customers are double-submitting their orders, causing their
>>>>>>> card to get hit twice.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Here's what *should* happen on a well-behaved web server:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Page submits, Authorize.net runs the charge, order gets updated in
>>>>>>> FileMaker with the transactionID.
>>>>>>> Customer goes to the confirmation page, where they see a printable
>>>>>>> invoice
>>>>>>> Session variable gets destroyed
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> BUT HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS:
>>>>>>> The web server, for which I have no control and no faith, seems to time
>>>>>>> out sometimes on this page, where auth.net processes the card.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've been trying to write a Javascript function to prevent double
>>>>>>> submissions; here's what I'm trying:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On my button, which is an image, I have this:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <input type="image" name="mySubmit" src="images/process_cc.jpg"
>>>>>>> alt="ticket_cc_process.php" width="180" height="32" onclick="javascript:
>>>>>>> return check_submit();">
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Then, here's my JS function:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <script language="Javascript">
>>>>>>> function check_submit (){
>>>>>>> if (document.form1.form_submitted.value == 1){
>>>>>>> alert("Don't submit twice. Please wait.");
>>>>>>> return false;
>>>>>>> }else{
>>>>>>> document.form1.form_submitted.value = 1;
>>>>>>> return true;
>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> </script>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So my problem is that I can't get the form to time out, giving me enough
>>>>>>> time to see whether this actually works--customers seem to be able to, but
>>>>>>> not me.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> QUESTION:
>>>>>>> Is there a better way to do this, better code, better method?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bob Patin
>>>>>>> Longterm Solutions
>>>>>>> bob at longtermsolutions.com
>>>>>>> 615-333-6858
>>>>>>> http://www.longtermsolutions.com
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