1. A method for placing an online purchase order, the method comprising: at a client computer through which a user enters the purchase order and from which the purchase order originates, downloading programming instructions from a server computer connected with the client computer through a network, the programming instructions for determining applicability of a discount type and a discount value relating to the discount type for the purchase order to be sent back to the server computer in order to complete the online purchase order; at the client computer, executing the downloaded programming instructions to determine applicability of the discount type and the discount value associated with the purchase order, said determining done automatically at the client computer without human intervention and without receiving further instructions from the server computer; and at the client computer, sending discount information comprising the discount value associated with the purchase order that is determined at the client computer to the server computer through the network in order to complete the online purchase order.
1. A method for placing an online purchase order, the method comprising: at a client computer through which a user enters the purchase order and from which the purchase order originates, downloading programming instructions from a server computer connected with the client computer through a network, the programming instructions for determining applicability of a discount type and a discount value relating to the discount type for the purchase order to be sent back to the server computer in order to complete the online purchase order; at the client computer, executing the downloaded programming instructions to determine applicability of the discount type and the discount value associated with the purchase order, said determining done automatically at the client computer without human intervention and without receiving further instructions from the server computer; and at the client computer, sending discount information comprising the discount value associated with the purchase order that is determined at the client computer to the server computer through the network in order to complete the online purchase order. 38. The method of claim 1 , wherein the programming instructions are transmitted across the Internet from the server to the client computer, and wherein the online purchase order is placed across the Internet from the client computer.