If I use this: http://api.oodle.com/api/v2/listings? key=TEST®ion=tampa&category=vehicle/car VS using the api: $method = 'get'; $params = array( ...
Hey all, Steve Baker here, lead engineer on the API here at Oodle. It's been a while since I stepped into the "Oodle API Developers" Yahoo! group here to...
Hey thanks... I'm new to the group, just started playing with the code a bit. Noticed that if I use the URL method, I get different results (not in terms of...
... Right. As I mentioned in my previous post, the information is similar between the two APIs, but grouped differently. This includes using slightly...
Hey Steve, I'd have to agree... having multiple 'elements' makes it a lot harder to search for and build arrays using XPath tools. Also, is there any reason to...
... Can you describe what you'd like to see? What additional attributes would you want on those nodes to make life easier? I tried things out, and hmmm, I'm...
Steve, there is a Xpath function called local-name(). It allows you to build an array be doing a regex type of search for a single node. When you have two...
... Well, as I mentioned in my previous message, what attributes should we put on the element node to make life easier? Just tell me and we'll make it happen....
Howdy Oodle API developers, I wanted to drop in again today and talk about a hot topic - one that we see regularly in our API support queue: Running scripts...
Since I brought this up to begin with, my suggestion would be to re-name the second <element> node to <image>, since it is a single image within the <images>...
... Actually, in the new API, it's entirely possible for listings to have more than one image. (In the old API, there's only one image per listing. Another...
... Got it. In what cases would you use local-name() though? To pull out a particular listing from the <listings> block? Let's break this down a little bit. ...
... Whoops, small correction to my previous message above. I had a typo. The XPath pattern is this: //listings/element[3] Not this: //listing/element[3] Small...
Steve, Just following up on the status of the new API release. Will it be released soon? Also, I'd like to know if I'll be able to run the entire script in...
Hello, I am trying to exclude some sources from the feed I use. Is there a list of sources somewhere? I've been browsing around the developers site and can't...
Is there any way I can create a form on my site that posts a single listing to the Oodle database? I have a client who wants there users to be able to create...
... As of right now, we haven't published a full list of all sources in the Oodle index. That hasn't been a huge request thus far so we haven't prioritized...
... Hey Jared, Unfortunately, we don't have an API for posting listings up to Oodle at the moment. We've taken a slow approach to doing that since we want to...
Hi there, Is there a way to receive the VIN of the cars that are returned in used car listings via the API? The VIN is available through the oodle.com website...
Hello Steve. Just wondering, is it possible to sort by year with version 2 of the Oodle API? I'm looking to retrieve "classic" auto listings by year in...
... Excellent idea. I've now made the change to add "VIN" to each listing's "attributes" tree, when we have it. A few notes: (a) This will only be in the new...
Hi, I have recently started using the API in a production environment, but am in need on stats that allow me to see what has been clicked and purchased etc. ...
Hi, I took a look through the developer section but I was unable to find any information on stats or traffic tracking with the Oodle API. Is there a way to...
Hello, I am retrieving the Oodle XML using MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP.4.0 This is being written in ASP/VBScript. Everything works fine until I use the the feature...
... Hi Jared! Thanks for passing this on. This is definitely a bug -- and a high priority one at that. After seeing your msg, I took a lot at the code and...