Hi, all. I assume some of you work on Real Estate sites where you have to deal with a direct feed of data from MLS's.
The direct feed for one of my Real Estate sites currently in development will be in the form of an FTP site, from which I can download a zip file with all files, including a tab delimited data file for properties and photos whose name will include broker's MLS numbers so they can be matched to properties. I will then import the tab delimited info and property filenames into an MySQL database, and place the property photos into the appropriate local server directory. This is something I've never attempted before and I'd like to know, first, if it's possible to automate this process so I don't have to update everything manually each day. If it is possible to automate the process, what tags should I look to employ to carry this out. Not asking for any code (yet! :o), but just a bullet-point overview of the process. Then I can go and do some research on how to put it together. But I thought I'd just pick some experienced brains concerning the basic procedure. Remember, I'm still thinking, for the most part in CF 4.5 terms, and there will be a ton of tags and functionality I'm not even familiar with. such as, I've never written or used a CFC! :| Thanks for any feedback on tags and, especially tutorial or blogs on the subject. Rick ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:296749 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
