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hi rick,

thanks for taking the time and effort to write up your
comments. the current automation interface is an ad hoc
effort that gives basic functionality; you've spelled out
several of its limitations - my comments inline below.
as the next generation of the e-gold system is built, (from
the ground up) we'll have programmers like you in mind. an
automation interface will be an integral part of the system.
expect a set of SOAP interfaces to perform functions. i would
also expect a set of backward compatible pages to keep the
existing users of the automation interface happy.

jay w.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
> A similar unnecessary complication is demonstrated by the case of
> login errors. If those occur, a tool does not want a webpage with a
> new form, but instead I  

i think we've got an input ERROR field for most of the interfaces
requiring
login when the input data is incorrect - looks like the account
history was
missed. we'll get that corrected.
 

> to query for new records would be to use dates. Dates are somewhat
> scary (are the start/end times inclusive or exclusive, so can I
> miss or double something  

start and end times are inclusive. the range of records retrieved is
from the
beginning of the start date thru the end of the end date. (you are
limited to
requesting records on a day boundary).


> if my query for end=13:00:00 is followed by a query for
> start=13:00:00? What is the time zone used? How far do clocks run
> out of sync? Did I actually make that  

the timezone is GMT (UTC if you prefer). the clocks should be within
a few
seconds of "standard time".

> PASSWORDS: To me, the query functionality is less secret than
> paying. To access the automation interface, I am forced to use my
> payment password. If I want to  

a solution is planned that will not use a passphrase capable of
performing
payments.


> REGEXPS: Please allow for regular expressions in some of the
> fields. I would  

good suggestion.

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