ShopperCreateForumMessage URL

Creates a customer message by inserting a row into the FORUMMSG table.

Creates a customer message by inserting a row into the FORUMMSG table. A message may be new or a response to an existing message. All new customer messages are private. You may change the messages to public with the ModifyForumMessage command.

 

URL structure

http:// host_name/path/

The fully qualified name of your WebSphere Commerce Server and the configuration path.

 

Parameter values

body

(Required for new messages) The text of the message.

aucrfn

(Required) The auction reference number for the message.

subject

(Required for new messages) The subject of the message.

URL

(Required) The URL that is called upon successful completion.

msg_id

(Required for replies) The message reference number. This parameter is specified for a response to an existing message, but not for a new message.

forum_id

(Required for new messages) The forum reference number. This parameter is specified for a response to a new message, but is optional for an existing message.

 

Example 1

This example creates a new customer message, and redirects to the specified URL: 

http://myhostname/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ShopperCreateForumMessage
  
?body=Some_message_text&aucrfn=200122&subject=New_item_for_sale
   &url=ShopperForumMsgListView&forum_id=15

 

Example 2

This example creates a customer response to an existing forum message, and redirects to the specified URL: 

http://myhostname/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ShopperCreateForumMessage
  
?body=Some_message_text&aucrfn=200122&subject=New_item_for_sale
  
&url=ShopperForumMsgListView&forum_id=15&msg_id=30924

 

Behavior

Exception Conditions

Throws ECSystemException if unable to create the new message in the FORUMMSG table.

Related concepts

Auctions

Related tasks

Enabling auctions

Related reference

AutoBidCreateForm URL
AutoBidSubmit URL
AutoBidUpdateForm URL
AutoBidDelete URL
BidCreateForm URL
BidDelete URL
BidSubmit URL
BidUpdateForm URL
CloseBidding URL
DeleteMail URL
DisplayAuctionRules URL
DisplayMessage URL
DisplayAuctionItem URL
DoAuctionNotify URL
FinalizeAuction URL
GalleryDelete URL
ModifyForumMessageList URL
MonitorAuctions URL
ProcessAutoBids URL
ProcessDutchBids URL
ProcessOpenCryBids URL
UpdateGallery URL
CompleteOrder URL
Trading subsystem URLs