OrderCounter — specify file that keeps and increments order count
Specify filename where the simple order number template is kept (and, of course, incremented with every new order). Within the template, the right-most number is found and incremented, preserving zero padding, if any.
If the counter file is unset, then the order number will be
assigned a string in form of
.
session_id
.unix_time
Bear in mind that Interchange provides this order number counter only as a convenience for display, and that no internal functions depend on it. Custom order number routines may be defined and used without fear of consequences.
If Route
is set to supplant
and the
counter
attribute is set there, this directive is ignored.
See order glossary entry for complete discussion of Interchange's ordering process.