beListings, free eBay software implementation example
The following example is a simple integration of beListings, to search eBay
database in real time and return a set of products.
Those returned products are going to be listed as HTML output, this output
can be fully customizable using any HTML editor, besides the otuput colors can
also be set as variables sent to the program.
The source code of this implementation is also included in the free download package.
Start first with this simple application, just to understand the meaning of
the program and familiarize yourself with ebay results and possible search
strings and keyword and search operators combinations.
eBay Search strings format works as follows:
Simple search syntax:
eBayQuery = keyword
Will return all items that contain the word keyword in title
AND operator board match:
eBayQuery = keyword1 keyword2
Will return all items that contain the words keyword1 AND keyword2 in
title in any order
AND operator exact match:
eBayQuery = (keyword1 keyword2)
Will return all items that contain the words keyword1 AND keyword2
in title in that exact order
OR operator:
eBayQuery = (keyword1, keyword2)
Will return all items that contain the words keyword1 OR keyword2
in title
NOT operator:
eBayQuery = keyword1 -(keyword2,keyword3)
Will return all items that contain the word keyword1 AND NOT keyword2 AND
NOT keyword3 in title
*If SearchInDescription flag is on then will search in titles and
descriptions
The source code of this implementation is also included in the free download package.
In order to implement this sample in your webserver just download the free
version here and copy both files to any folder in your webserver then use the
variables in the form to create your custom eBay product listings.
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