Price evolution

Hello Rafael,

I'm afraid this feature would require considerable database changes, import routine modification and suitable display code to be developed to support this which is beyond the scope of any changes that can easily be described through the forum. I don't have any availability for custom development work at this time but if the situation changes in the near future I will certainly let you know...

Cheers,
David.

This is a complex mod that requires an extra table and a lot of work. I've done it on a small scale here: TomTom 910 Price Tracking.

The site currently uses a combination of Price Tapestry, Magic Parser and an awful lot of hand coding. The price tracking was complex to create and I only use it for around a dozen feeds. I would dread implementing it on more than this as it could get messy! Nevertheless, with a bit of time and patience, I'm sure you could develop something similar on a larger scale.

The way mine works is this:

1. The feeds are imported as a batch.
2. The script then looks for the cheapest price for each model and appends this data to another table
3. The Price Tracking pages then pull all the cheapest prices from that table and display them in graphical and tabular format

Hope this helps, or at least inspires!

Dave