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Transferring Your Work to Shopping Cart Creator Pro.

Follow these steps to transfer the files you created in the basic version of Shopping Cart Creator to Shopping Cart Creator Pro.  Option #1 If you haven't customized a...

My Thumbnail Images are a Different Size than I Specified.

When you create a thumbnail using the Insert Image window , you have the option of specifying the height and width of the thumbnail image. However, the exact values you enter may not appear in...

How Do I Clear the Public Chat History?

We've written up a little chunk of code that clears your chat history for you. Here's how to use it: First, copy and paste the following code into a Notepad file:...

How Do I Customize PHP Variables?

Follow these steps to add custom PHP variables to the HTML Editor: Make sure the Editor is closed. Go to  C:\Program Files\CoffeeCup Software\phpdata Use...

Internet Explorer Issues with Putting Your Shopping Cart in an Iframe.

We just want to start this article by saying that we do not recommend using Shopping Cart Creator with iframes. It's not exactly the best design practice, and you can achieve much better...

How to Use the Server Settings Tab in Website Access Manager.

The newest version of Website Access Manager offers options that allow you to control many server-level functions that you can usually only work with using your hosting control panel. To access...

How Do I Find Out My User Agent?

If you are setting up browser redirection in Website Access Manager, your user agent (put very simply, information about your browser) can come in handy. You can easily find out your user agent...

Adding a Search Box to Your Shop

An exclusive feature of the pro versions of Shopping Cart Creator and Shopping Cart Designer is the ability to create an online store with a comprehensive search function. Here are the steps you...

Do I Need Shopping Cart Designer Pro if I Own Shopping Cart Creator Pro?

If you want to enable and customize all the extra store features available in Shopping Cart Creator Pro, then you'll need to use Shopping Cart Designer Pro. These features include:...

Shopping Cart Creator Pro Help Manual Errata

Pgs. 13, 14, and 36 References the e-mail tracking module, which has been removed. Corrected 09/24/2010. Pg. 14 Instructions for configuring inventory tracking changed. For...

How to Manage Inventory.

Shopping Cart Creator Pro gives you the option to view your pending and complete transactions on a secure webpage on your server. (Just FYI, this feature will only work on a Linux server that...

Importing a CSV File into Shopping Cart Creator Pro

Before you get started, it's important to make sure your CSV file is formatted properly. In order to import a .CSV file into Shopping Cart Creator Pro, the values in the file must be organized...

"This Application Has Failed to Start Because the Application Configuration Is Incorrect" Error Message

After installing the software and launching the program for the first time, if you receive an alert that reads: Windows 8, 7, Vista: " The application has failed to start because its...

How to Set up Weight-Based Shipping.

Shopping Cart Creator Pro gives you the option to set shipping prices based on weight. Here’s how you go about setting this up: Click the Shipping toolbar button . This opens...

What are the Optional Fields and How Do I Configure Them?

Under the More Options tab , you'll find the Optional Fields area. You can use this area to set multiple values for a product. For instance, if you were selling T-shirts, you could use...

Using the Product Grid Tab

The Product Grid tab lays out all the data about your products in one convenient place. It comes in handy when you want to make quick edits to a lot of products at once. To open  Product...

How to Add a Web Calendar to the HTML Editor (Version 5.0 and Higher).

With the release of Web Calendar 5.0, the process of adding your calendar to your website is a wee bit different than it used to be. This is because the latest version of Web Calendar no...

Event Details Pop-up Box Does Not Look Correct in Internet Explorer.

If you're using Internet Explorer and the yellow ColorBox that appears when you click one of the dates in your published calendar looks like this: you may not have declared a...

My Events Have a Square Edge in Preview and a Rounded Edge in the Published Calendar.

You may have noticed that when you're working with your calendar in Web Calendar, or when you're checking it out using the Preview function, the events in your calendar have square...

I receive an I/O 103 error when converting videos.

When using Web Video Player or Ad Producer and you receive the alert I/O 103 Error dialog during the conversion process, this typically means that there is a conflicting codec installed on your...

How to Add Media to Your S-Drive Account

If you want to upload files you need for a webpage, you can use Visual Site Designer to create your website and just choose 'Publish with S-Drive." However, if you want to add...

What is a Web-Safe Font?

There are an awful lot of fonts in the world! For years, no doubt, you’ve been using a ton of them in word processing documents, party invitations, banners, etc. But have you ever noticed...

When Trying to Publish My Shop I Receive the Error "Failed While Saving Products"

If you are trying to export or publish your shop and you receive an error message that says, "Failed while saving products," the likely cause is a security setting in your anti-virus...

Use Your Own Domain Name for Your S-Drive Site

Did you know that you can purchase a domain name and have it point to your S-Drive site? Following a couple simple steps, you can have this set up and running in a matter of minutes. Purchase a...

What is a CNAME record?

CNAME stands for Canonical Name. It is a record kept by a domain registrar to re-direct domain names to other URLs while still preserving the domain name in the re-directed URL. The CNAME...

Using Firebug to View Source Code.

If you're using Firefox as your web browser, you can download and install the free Firebug plug-in which allows you to quickly and easily view a webpage's source code. (For a quick...

How to Wrap Text Around an Image.

There are two simple ways to have text automatically wrap around an image placed on a website. One involves a quick bit of code in the line of HTML that references the image, and the other...

Importing Posts Via RSS Feed into Your Stream

If you have an existing blog and you want to pull your entries into your Stream, it’s as easy as tracking down your RSS feed URL and entering it into a field in your S-Drive Dashboard....

Understanding Inventory Tracking in Shopping Cart Creator Pro

Inventory tracking is a powerful function that allows you to keep track of your inventory and automatically displays a “sold out” message to your visitor when the last of an item...

What is S-Drive Streams?

A Stream is a service provided by CoffeeCup that consists of a list of posts in descending order beginning with the most recent post. A typical Stream will contain a title, a subtitle, a list of...