Rick, I already chimed in :)
Wil Genovese Sr Web Application Developer / Systems Administrator CFWebtools On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Rick Faircloth <[email protected]>wrote: > > That would be great! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark A. Kruger [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 4:49 PM > To: cf-talk > Subject: RE: Anyone working with websites and RETS 2 data system for Real > Estate? > > > We did a project with RETS ... I can ask our lead to chime in. > > Mark A. Kruger, MCSE, CFG > (402) 408-3733 ext 105 > www.cfwebtools.com > www.coldfusionmuse.com > www.necfug.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 10:51 AM > To: cf-talk > Subject: RE: Anyone working with websites and RETS 2 data system for Real > Estate? > > > 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:[email protected]] > 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 > <[email protected]> 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:343788 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
