Hello Tom, Thanks for responding again. I don't have a full query as such as I'm just playing around with the Auto Mashup example, and looking at the PHP ones.
Checked out your app; looks like a very informative tool, and is nice to use. Essentially, that's what I'm attempting to achieve, though with respect to vehicles; PHP might be the way forward for me. Could I ask what you used to develop your app; Zend, cURL/simpleXML, or something bespoke? Thanks, Matt On Apr 18, 5:36 pm, Tom Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > If you post the full query your using i'll tell you if its correct. > > As for which language the choice is really yours, the API is flexible > enough for almost any application in any language as long as it can > handle xml sufficiency. > I personally use PHP to query and collate results for display on > screen because its what I've used and use to. > > I built this tool using the API :http://dev.tomthedeveloper.com/googlebase/ca/ > this doesn't directly use the attributes feed yet but will in the > next update to 'suggest' attributes to add to items. It does however > query the item type feed when selecting a region. > > On Apr 18, 3:09 pm, zweb <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hello Tom, > > > Thanks for your time; much appreciated. > > > I see; so the Google example more or less pulls up commonly queried > > for manufacturers. I suppose the attributes feed was used for > > educational purposes. > > > Having seen the AutosMasher Mashup, a pure JavaScript application > > looked very attractive; however, if I should supply my own list of > > makes, maybe it'll have to be PHP/MySQL based. > > > On the second point regarding the locale, I added this to the > > 'snippet' query variable (can a locale be set for the attributes > > feed?): > > > query = query + "[target country : GB]"; > > > In your informed opinion, should I attempt to build such applications > > in JavaScript or PHP? If PHP, simpleXML or Zend? Still getting my head > > around Google Base; looks fascinating. > > > Again, thanks for your time. > > > Matt > > > On Apr 18, 1:46 pm, Tom Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > The attribute feed pulls all a collections of relevant attribute to > > > the specific query not all attribute values specified across all items > > > returned. > > > > As stated here > > > :http://code.google.com/apis/base/docs/2.0/reference.html#AttributesFeed > > > > 'It provides statistics about how an item type has been used and lists > > > what values have been used frequently for its attributes.' > > > > If your wanting a full list of makes and models you'll need to supply > > > these yourself, then query Google Base on the user selection. > > > > On your second point how have you changed the locale exactly ? The > > > correct why is to specifcy the target_country (which would be GB) > > > > Tom Wilson > > > Freelance Google Base Developer and Consultantwww.tomthedeveloper.com > > > > Google Base Tools -http://dev.tomthedeveloper.com/googlebase > > > Featured Project > > > :http://google-code-featured.blogspot.com/2008/02/google-base-competit... > > > > On Apr 18, 9:29 am, zweb <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hello there, > > > > > Would anyone know why 'JavaScript AutosMasher Mashup' example only > > > > generates fives makes of car manufacturers? > > > > > Specifically, the getMakeOptions() queries the attributes feed for a > > > > list of vehicle makes and only returns five. This doesn't make much > > > > sense as there are surely more makes. Moreover, I've set the local to > > > > GB and it still pulls up US specific car makers. > > > > > Could anyone shed some light on this? > > > > > Thanks in advance for any help.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Base Data API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Base-data-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
