Writing new field in SQL regarding specific order

[artoulis]

Hello,

i have developed a php script inside views/orders/tmpl/order.php
When a user press the button inside an order in the backend it "sends" a few fields from the objects $this->orderbt and $this->orderbt to an external software.

What i would like to do is "check" if it has been sent in the past or not, so i was thinking to write a new field into the object class $this->orderbt->newfield

do you know of any way to do this?
thank you in advance,

[GJC Web Design]

why not make a new status  and set the order to this status when the info is sent?

[artoulis]

hmmm
how can i do that?

[artoulis]

never mind, i figured how to do it.
however when the status of the order will be changed to shipped for example i'm still loosing this functionality.
do you have any other suggestions?

[Studio 42]

Use own table and add record.
If record exist, do not send again.
You can use own plugin for this and show a button if no record exist only and you can do this using ajax to not reload the whole view.

[artoulis]

Thank you studio42   
I appreciate it.

[Milbo]

Hello,

i have developed a php script inside views/orders/tmpl/order.php
When a user press the button inside an order in the backend it "sends" a few fields from the objects $this->orderbt and $this->orderbt to an external software.

What i would like to do is "check" if it has been sent in the past or not, so i was thinking to write a new field into the object class $this->orderbt->newfield

do you know of any way to do this?
thank you in advance,

Super simpel, just create a new userfield. It will create the column(s). You can directly create a one for plugins and write a plugin for the job.

[AH]

No doubt you will want  to know when, not just if, it was pressed

So suggest use a date field