[AnitaN]

Hi all,

Well, I'm days away from having my old site shut down. Whether I'll be ready with my 3dCart site remains to be seen! :-) (I'm burning the midnight oil to make it at least presentable.)

Is there a way to test the checkout procedure without entering actual credit card numbers? I did it last night with a low priced item and a real credit card number. It seemed to work quite well.

I was able to see the order in Linkpoint, see what information appears in the admin panel, see what the printed order slip would look like, see the confirmation e-mail that goes to the customer, etc.

I'll cancel the bogus order, but I'm sure I'll have to pay for the transactions.

I'd like to try a few other transactions. Is there a way I can enter test orders using a test cc number so I don't rack up transaction fees from Linkpoint? (Although we're probably talking only a handful of dollars here.)

Until I actually walk through the process, I don't know what all of the screens, e-mails, and message to the customer look like.

Also, are orders through 3dCart immediately billed to the customer's credit card? My previous hosting service pre-authorized the amount and then after I shipped the order I "settled" it and then it was put on the customer's card. That doesn't seem to be the case here. The transaction shows as "sale" in Linkpoint.

Thanks for your help.

Anita