Hi, Maureen... I'll have a look at the rets developer site. I think I looked that over before, but it's been awhile.
As far as functions you've created, I'd be delighted to get my hands on any of your code for handling RETS feeds; new or old. If you want to pass on your old code first, without having to put any time into updating it, I could look it over and it would give me an idea of what's going on. Then I could start asking questions. Really, the thing that's been unclear to me is where I, as a developer, fit into the RETS environment. I haven't been able to get a handle on whether or not, as a developer, I need to use a "client" or if I'd be developing a custom solution for warehousing the RETS data myself (as I've been doing with FTP feeds). One of the MLS's whose data I receive via FTP has been asking what RETS "client" I'll be using. I don't even know if I need a "client". From what I've read, a client would seem to be more for a non-programmer who needs a program to parse through the data for them. I'm just not sure how the RETS workflow is supposed to happen based on who a person is in the data flow. Is the RETS "client" a pre-programmed data handler for those who just want a means of getting RETS data onto a website? Is it something that I, as a programmer developing custom data handling and display, need to use to get access to and parse RETS data? Is it the interface to the data itself? You can see I'm lost in the sauce. And the MLS reps have no idea how to answer these questions. They just handle accounts and can't be of any help. Could you provide some overview and perspective from a developer's viewpoint into RETS? (And any code you'd be willing to share!:o) Thanks! Rick -----Original Message----- From: Maureen [mailto:mamamaur...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 2:03 AM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: Anyone working with websites and RETS 2 data system for Real Estate? Have you seen this site: http://www.rets.org/developer I have a bunch of functions I've done over the years. The CF stuff is stale - several years old. I probably could update for CF8 or 9 and share it with you if you wish. On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Rick Faircloth <r...@whitestonemedia.com> wrote: > > Are there any particular resources you would point me to > for understanding RETS from a data and processing perspective? > I gave up on the search and have been able to continue to > access data through FTP, thankfully, but that window is > coming to a close. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:343782 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
