<%@LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" CODEPAGE="65001"%> <% ' Loads a file and executes it as an ASP file. ' Needed to perform dynamic execution of BSP/FUSE ' and can be useful down the road Function GetFileContentsForExecution(aspFileFragmentPath) Dim oFSO, sContents 'Obtain a reference to the FileSystemObject Set oFSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") 'Obtain the file contents sContents = oFSO.OpenTextFile(Request.ServerVariables("APPL_PHYSICAL_PATH") & aspFileFragmentPath).ReadAll Set oFSO = Nothing 'reference to the FileSystemObject 'Remove the ASP scripting tags sContents = Replace (sContents, "<" & "%", "") sContents = Replace (sContents, "%" & ">", "") GetFileContentsForExecution = sContents End Function ' Grabs the node value of the responseXML returned ' by the CSWP_DOC_INFO service. This is used to ' display metadata on the confirmation page. Function GetXmlNodeValue(objXmlRowNode, strNodeName) Dim objXmlNode, objXmlNodeValue Set objXmlNode = objXmlRowNode.selectSingleNode("@" & strNodeName) If (objXmlNode Is Nothing) Then Set objXmlNode = objXmlRowNode.selectSingleNode("idc:field[@name='" & strNodeName & "']") End If If (Not (objXmlNode Is Nothing)) Then GetXmlNodeValue = objXmlNode.Text End If End Function %> <%dim instanceName%> <%dim serverAddr%> <%dim visitorIP%> <%dim displayAllBSP%> <%dim fuseType%> <%dim cswpProgram%> <%instanceName = "build"%> <%serverAddr = "http" & "://" & "build.export.gov" & "/build/idcplg"%> <%visitorIP = Request.ServerVariables("REMOTE_ADDR")%>
<% dim siteURL siteURL = Request.ServerVariables("server_name") if siteURL =("export.gov") then response.Write("") else end if %>

Conduct Business Online

A sound e-business strategy has helped many U.S. companies to reduce their costs and increase their productivity and sales. The Internet allows you to do international business independent of time differences and office hours. The resources in this section will help you better understand how e-commerce can help your export business.

In this section, you will:

  • Determine your online strategy for your target market
  • Determine what enhancements you might need to make to your website (e.g., online payment)
  • Understand web security requirements, potential scams, etc.

Tools & Resources:

Checkup:

  • Is the Internet a sales channel for your company?
  • Is your web presence merely promotional, or will you/can you handle online payments?
  • Do you need to translate your site into the language(s) of your target market(s)?

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Go! Find additional information and resources to refine your plan.

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