Richards addition on the 19th November was missing one very important file edit, namely catalog/checkout_process.php. This is such a simple (but very useful) contribution that it's smoother to have the changes listed in a text file, so im uploading a text file with the install instructions.

I am also including a change I have made to one of the admin files, so that the order number is displayed correctly on the order links on the admin front end.

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