So I'm really a newbie here, and have been trying to piece together feeds from some merchants and ran into this :
The merchant supplies a URL to generate inquiries. I.E. : {link saved}
Itemid being an ISBN.
Is there a way for me to create a feed file using this function to use with pricetapestry? If this has been discussed elsewhere, feel free to link me to it!
-MJ
Hello MJ,
As it seems that the link you have been given only provides information about a specific title; it's not something that is immediately useful in the context of loading product information into your site.
What is really required would be a feed containing the product titles, price and link to the actual HTML product page rather than XML meta data. If you're building a niche site and would like to link to just a few books at this merchant related to your site's topic; it is straight forward to construct your own feed using a spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel. All you need to do is create column headings with the required field names (Title, BuyURL, Price) and optionally Description, Image URL, Category, Brand - and then enter product information manually, one product per row.
I would then recommend keeping the spreadsheet in its native format for easy updating; but when you want to upload the feed use the Export function (File menu) to save the data as a CSV file; which you then upload to your Price Tapestry site and then register / import as normal...
Cheers,
David.