Yeah, google can be frustrating to work with. I've received errors that went away by just uploading the same exact file again. That's messed up.
--- On Wed, 3/25/09, Kevin Cully <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Kevin Cully <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [NF] Google Base > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 7:50 AM > Thanks for the tip Michael. All > of that XML work got thrown out the > window because Google said there was an error. I > either couldn't > accurately interpret what they were telling me was the > error, or they > weren't telling me what the issue was. > > I switched over to a Tab delimited file and it uploaded and > got > processed *MUCH* faster than the XML file. I had some > columns that were > ending with a double quote that was causing me trouble and > Google told > me the line number that was causing the error. > Nice. I was able to fix > that and upload again. > > I don't know why XML didn't work, but it was nice to see > arcane > technology work. At the end of the day, I've got to > solve someones problem. > > -Kevin > CULLY Technologies, LLC > > > Michael Madigan wrote: > > Just make sure you have at least the > minimally-required fields and you should be OK. > > > > I upload it by hand, but If you sign up for the ftp > account, I think you can automate it. > > > > > > --- On Tue, 3/24/09, Kevin Cully <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> From: Kevin Cully <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: [NF] Google Base > >> To: [email protected] > >> Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 2:28 PM > >> Thanks Michael. I'm thinking > >> about that because I'm beginning to wonder > >> if my XML document might be causing problems when > it's not > >> UTF-8 > >> encoded. I'm trying to see about getting it > >> validated. > >> > >> CSV shouldn't have these issues, I'm assuming. > >> > >> -Kevin > >> CULLY Technologies, LLC > >> > >> > >> Michael Madigan wrote: > >>> I actually upload a csv file and don't use > the > >> API. You may want to have that as a[excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
