hi
we would like third-parties to be able to register a feed for use with our website, so that basically we just retrieve a feed weekly for inclusion in our site.
Does anyone have a xml format that we can recommend that people use, or can suggest which affliate providers format is best to use for this?
Hi,
Probably the easiest format to suggest is PIPE separated values, as it is easy to create and less prone to errors in construction that any other format. They could even create one using a spreadsheet by using the CSV "Save As.." (or export) function. I would suggest a header row (containing the fields you want) to make registration easy. Here's an example:
ProductName|Description|ImageURL|BuyURL|PriceWidget|Blue Widget|http://www.example.com/images/1.gif|http://www.example.com/product.asp?id=1|9.99
Hope this helps!
Cheers,
David.