[Mtamazon] Re: Mtamazon-users digest, Vol 1 #181 - 4 msgs
Timothy Fredel <[email protected]> Thu, 28 Oct 2004 13:19:07 -0700
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I fixed the "disappearing prices" bug on our site (http://www.ruggedelegantliving.com/) by doing two things: 1) Changed the remote XML request in MTAmazon.pm - Find sub AmazongetRemoteXML - Change to the first line of the subroutine to: my $url = "http://xml.amazon.com/onca/xml3?locale=us&t=$associateid&" . 2) I also updated my AWS Dev Token to a new AWS Subscription ID by going to the following URL. http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html/ref=sc_fe_l_1/104-8691855- 8223949?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=12738641&no=3435361&me=A36L942TSJ2AJA Once I re-registered and receive the new Subscription ID, I updated the .mtamazon.config file with the new Subscription ID after DevToken. (Note: I'm not sure that updating to the new Subscription ID is a necessary step to get MTAmazon to display prices, but I'm including it for completeness.) Good luck! -Tim On Tuesday, October 19, 2004, at 08:48 PM, mtamazon-users-request-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org wrote: > Send Mtamazon-users mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mtamazon-users > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mtamazon-users-request-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mtamazon-users-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Mtamazon-users digest..." > > > ===================================== > For subscription information, please see the message at the bottom of > this email message. > ===================================== > > Today's Topics: > > 1. RE: Disappearing Prices Amazon bug (mtamazon-UyJXQfNV+hK/[email protected]) > 2. Re: Disappearing Prices Amazon bug (Adam Kalsey) > 3. RE: Disappearing Prices Amazon bug (mtamazon-UyJXQfNV+hK/[email protected]) > 4. RE: Disappearing Prices Amazon bug (jca2112-/[email protected]) > > --__--__-- > > Message: 1 > From: <mtamazon-UyJXQfNV+hK/[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [Mtamazon] Disappearing Prices Amazon bug > Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 23:36:03 -0700 > Reply-To: [email protected] > > I have the same problem. Amazon Sale Prices are gone. All items show as > unavailable. Here's some of the XML returned, and a sample of code > that = > I > use. Any iedas? > > <Availability>This item is currently not > available.</Availability> > <ListPrice>$14.00</ListPrice> > <UsedPrice>$3.39</UsedPrice> > > <MTAmazon method=3D"Asin" search=3D"B00008YGOG"><a title=3D"Amazon.com > = > » > <MTAmazonCatalog> » <MTAmazonTitle>" href=3D"<MTAmazonLink > encode_html=3D"1">/ref=3Dnosim/"><img src=3D"<MTAmazonMediumImage>" = > align=3D"left" > border=3D"0" alt=3D"<MTAmazonTitle> <MTAmazonCatalog> cover" = > /><MTAmazonTitle> > (DVD)</a><br /><br />DVD Released: <MTAmazonReleaseDate><br />List = > price: > <strike><MTAmazonListPrice></strike><br />Amazon price: > <MTAmazonSalePrice><br /><br clear=3D"all" /> > > Thanks, > Monty > [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: mtamazon-users-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org > [mailto:mtamazon-users-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of > jca2112-/[email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 10:32 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Mtamazon] Disappearing Prices Amazon bug > > > In the past few days, prices have disappeared from all MTAmazon > listings > from our web site. Rebuilding and/or deleting cache files does not = > correct > the problem. Other information (such as item name, artist/author, > thumbnails, etc.) are still displayed. > > Looking at the AWS XML cache reveals the problem. For some reason, = > Amazon is > returning an "Item not in stock" message for ALL items requested by > MTAmazon. (Comparing items at Amazon.com shows them to be in stock, = > hence > the feed result is wrong.) > > This means that Amazon isn't returning an Our Price ("Sale Price") = > result > for all items, because the items are listed as not available, hence the > disappearing prices. List Price and Used Price are still displayed, = > since > they appear even if an item is out of stock. > > I've posted several messages about this at the Amazon Discussion > boards, = > but > haven't heard anything back about the problem -- this glitch has been = > going > on for a few days now. > > Someone suggested it may be the plug-in/script isn't handling the new > "<Availability>" XML result properly, which is causing the problem. > Does > anyone know of MTAmazon handles the <Availablily> variable correctly > or = > have > any ideas if this is a problem with the MTAmazon plug-in or Amazon's = > end? > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170 = > Project > Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement on who = > ports > your project to Linux PPC the best. Sponsored by IBM. > Deadline: Sept. 24. Go here: http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php > _______________________________________________ > You received this email because you have subscribed to Mtamazon-users. > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change your subscription options, please > = > visit > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mtamazon-users > > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 08:18:43 -0700 > From: Adam Kalsey <adam-AwwqhEA/[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Mtamazon] Disappearing Prices Amazon bug > Reply-To: [email protected] > > mtamazon-UyJXQfNV+hK/[email protected] said the following on 10/18/2004 11:36 PM: > >> I have the same problem. Amazon Sale Prices are gone. All items show >> as >> unavailable. Here's some of the XML returned, and a sample of code >> that >> > Amazon broke the feed that MTAmazon uses. They are aware of it, but I > have no idea if they plan on fixing it. You can switch to a different > source URL for the feed and that should work. Open MTAMazon.pm and find > where it says xml2 and change this to xml3 then save it and upload it. > > -- > > .............................................................. > Adam Kalsey 916.600.2497 > adam-AwwqhEA/[email protected] aim: KalseyGroup > http://kalsey.com/ icq: 137208951 > .............................................................. > > Buy Cub Scout popcorn from my kids http://popcorn.kalsey.com/ > Hurry, sales end Oct 15 > > BlogSnob - Promote your blog http://blogsnob.simpleads.net/ > Zempt - Simple Movable Type publishing http://zempt.com/ > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 3 > From: <mtamazon-UyJXQfNV+hK/[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [Mtamazon] Disappearing Prices Amazon bug > Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 08:55:59 -0700 > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Fantastic! What a simple fix. Worked great, too. MTAmazon is a great > product. > > Congrats on your new CTO job at Pheedo! > > -- Monty > > -----Original Message----- > From: mtamazon-users-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org > [mailto:mtamazon-users-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Adam = > Kalsey > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 8:19 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Mtamazon] Disappearing Prices Amazon bug > > > mtamazon-UyJXQfNV+hK/[email protected] said the following on 10/18/2004 11:36 PM: > >> I have the same problem. Amazon Sale Prices are gone. All items show >> as = > >> unavailable. Here's some of the XML returned, and a sample of code >> that >> > Amazon broke the feed that MTAmazon uses. They are aware of it, but > I=20 > have no idea if they plan on fixing it. You can switch to a > different=20 > source URL for the feed and that should work. Open MTAMazon.pm and > find=20 > where it says xml2 and change this to xml3 then save it and upload it. > > --=20 > > .............................................................. > Adam Kalsey 916.600.2497 > adam-AwwqhEA/[email protected] aim: KalseyGroup =20 > http://kalsey.com/ icq: 137208951 > .............................................................. > > Buy Cub Scout popcorn from my kids http://popcorn.kalsey.com/ > Hurry, sales end Oct 15 > > BlogSnob - Promote your blog http://blogsnob.simpleads.net/ > Zempt - Simple Movable Type publishing http://zempt.com/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on > ITManagersJournal = > Use > IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us = > Your > Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more > http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl > _______________________________________________ > You received this email because you have subscribed to Mtamazon-users. > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change your subscription options, please > = > visit > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mtamazon-users > > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 10:13:24 -0700 (PDT) > From: "jca2112-/[email protected]" <jca2112-/[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [Mtamazon] Disappearing Prices Amazon bug > To: [email protected] > Reply-To: [email protected] > > --- mtamazon-UyJXQfNV+hK/[email protected] wrote: > >> I have the same problem. Amazon Sale Prices are gone. All items show >> as >> unavailable. Here's some of the XML returned, and a sample of code >> that I >> use. Any iedas? > > Here is the "fix" that worked for me: > > On or near line 368 of the MTAmazon.pm file I changed this: > > my $url = "http://xml.amazon.com/onca/xml2?t=$associateid&" . > > to this: > > my $url = "http://xml.amazon.com/onca/xml3?t=$associateid&" . > > (Please note the above codes may have been distorted by your email > client: in other words, "xml2" in the url becomes "xml3") > > and it seems to be working in the MTAmazon plug-in. > > As always, your mileage may vary. > > > > --__--__-- > > _______________________________________________ > You received this email because you have subscribed to Mtamazon-users. > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change your subscription options, please > visit > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mtamazon-users > > > End of Mtamazon-users Digest > ------------------------------------------------------- This Newsletter Sponsored by: Macrovision For reliable Linux application installations, use the industry's leading setup authoring tool, InstallShield X. 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