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> You may note a new look for MiniVend's simple demo.

> [page reconfig/reconfig]Reconfigure the catalog[/page] (must be user `__MVC_SUPERUSER__`)

> [page reconfig/upload]Upload/download files[/page] (must be user `__MVC_SUPERUSER__`)

> ## MiniVend 3.14 Features

> - Users maintain a "shopping cart" for ordered items
> - Multiple independent or shared catalogs allow one server to run many storefronts or a "mall"
> - Complete SQL database support, inluding ODBC, via the powerful Perl DBI/DBD interface
> - Complete built-in database, no SQL is required to run MiniVend
> - SSL support means secure and practical credit card ordering
> - PGP support for secure off-site mailing of orders
> - Built in support for CyberCash
> - Catalogs can be of almost unlimited size with excellent performance
> - Multi-server mode for very high capacity on systems with sufficient memory
> - Full-featured user database and access control
> - Cookie support allows browsers to leave catalog and come back without losing session state -- browsers that don't accept cookies will still work fine
> - Multiple shopping carts allow buy-sell operations or classified ad exchanges
> - Built-in addressable database support with virtually unlimited rows and columns and field sizes -- no SQL is required to run Minivend
> - Many, many, other features

> ### Powerful search capability

> - Fast binary search
> - One-click scan and search -- build a whole search in a single HREF
> - Complete Glimpse interface
> - Range searching, numeric and alphanumeric
> - Delayed search feature for immediate response even on long searches
> - Embed searches within searches
> - Independent field search selection and return
> - Search any file, build results from any database

> ### Complete control of appearance

> - Over 90 predefined tag functions
> - Powerful user-definable tags
> - Tags can be embedded within HTML tags to work with popular HTML editors
> - Catalog pages automatically selected -- either built "on the fly" from the database or pre-made for popular items
> - Embedded Perl and conditional HTML allow complex and flexible catalog pages to be completely built from the database
> - Full frames support
> - Full client-side imagemap support, including frame targets and form submits

> ### Flexible Ordering Process

> - Single- or multi-level order screens with configurable field verification
> - Shipping calculation, mixed modes, with UPS table lookup
> - Sales tax calculation, with fully independent non-taxable item and taxed shipping
> - Fully-configurable discounts with coupons or across-the-board discounts
> - Fully-configurable quantity pricing
> - Powerful global subroutines and user-definable tags allow communication with any other system interface for back end order entry
> - Fully configurable order reports
> - Route orders to multiple fulfillment houses with complete configurability
> - Easy to configure for downloadable product delivery

> ### Easy Administration

> - Automated installation and configuration
> - Numerous administration utilities
> - Runs under Perl 5.004 and almost any UNIX
> - Runs under Perl 5.004 and 32-bit Windows
> - Works well with all browsers

> Andrew Wilcox wrote Vend, the copylefted shopping cart software. MiniVend was originally based on Vend V0.2, but has been greatly enhanced, adding powerful relational database functions, user-definable tags, support for frames, powerful searching, remote administration, superfast server mode, conditional HTML, user-customizable help and displays, and much more. This version of MiniVend includes an automatic configuration and installation utility, and continues to be free under the GNU copyleft.

> To learn more about MiniVend, see the HTML documentation, FAQ, visit the offical MiniVend site, or download it.

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