Webdesign help!

GLO · 15-October-08, 08:01 AM

Hi,

I am getting the urge to build a website and wanted to know what the type of site (or application) is called when you can get feed from your vendors (i think its an XML feed) that will automatically update products, availability and pricing?

Thanks in advance.

Dex · 15-October-08, 11:27 AM

You could use XML, or SQL I think (bit advanced, pulling data from other applications and servers). There might even be some software already written to do that kinda thing.

Hak Foo · 21-October-08, 10:52 PM

It depends wildly on what you're speaking with.

Some services take the form of "request a carefully formatted URL, which serves as a command, then parse what we post back."

Others are "download this file which is regularly updated, and just contains passive info".

Sometimes, you can query just a single item, and sometimes, they provide an update of everything, and you have to digest it to get what you do want, and maybe cache the rest for future use.

15-October-08, 08:01 AM		#1 (permalink)
GLO Apex Tech Fanatic	Webdesign help! Hi, I am getting the urge to build a website and wanted to know what the type of site (or application) is called when you can get feed from your vendors (i think its an XML feed) that will automatically update products, availability and pricing? Thanks in advance.

15-October-08, 11:27 AM		#2 (permalink)
Dex Retr-hoe Reviewer	Re: Webdesign help! You could use XML, or SQL I think (bit advanced, pulling data from other applications and servers). There might even be some software already written to do that kinda thing.

21-October-08, 10:52 PM		#3 (permalink)
Hak Foo Apex Elite Tech	Re: Webdesign help! It depends wildly on what you're speaking with. Some services take the form of "request a carefully formatted URL, which serves as a command, then parse what we post back." Others are "download this file which is regularly updated, and just contains passive info". Sometimes, you can query just a single item, and sometimes, they provide an update of everything, and you have to digest it to get what you do want, and maybe cache the rest for future use.

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