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<blockquote data-quote="andreavb" data-source="post: 204343" data-attributes="member: 28072">I've tested a query to an eBay API page, the result is an XML page containing informations about the search: in this case the search is for &quot;Media Center&quot; in eBay US, only 5 items, do you think it will be asy to create a page with a text box and a search button and then display the result matching items list on the right?this is the response to the http POST request[HTML]&lt;FindItemsResponse&gt;&lt;Timestamp&gt;2007-11-14T16:28:10.441Z&lt;/Timestamp&gt;&lt;Ack&gt;Success&lt;/Ack&gt;&lt;Build&gt;e537_core_Bundled_5585571_R1&lt;/Build&gt;&lt;Version&gt;537&lt;/Version&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;Item&gt;&lt;ItemID&gt;280173583005&lt;/ItemID&gt;&lt;EndTime&gt;2007-11-24T14:34:30.000Z&lt;/EndTime&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;ViewItemURLForNaturalSearch&gt;[url]http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-Pavilion-dv9005us-Media-Center-Notebook_W0QQitemZ280173583005QQcategoryZ140082QQcmdZViewItem[/url]&lt;/ViewItemURLForNaturalSearch&gt;&lt;ListingType&gt;Chinese&lt;/ListingType&gt;&lt;GalleryURL&gt;http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/pict/280173583005.jpg&lt;/GalleryURL&gt;&lt;PrimaryCategoryID&gt;140082&lt;/PrimaryCategoryID&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;PrimaryCategoryName&gt;Computers &amp; Networking:Laptops, Notebooks:HP, Compaq&lt;/PrimaryCategoryName&gt;&lt;BidCount&gt;0&lt;/BidCount&gt;&lt;ConvertedCurrentPrice currencyID=&quot;USD&quot;&gt;300.0&lt;/ConvertedCurrentPrice&gt;&lt;ListingStatus&gt;Active&lt;/ListingStatus&gt;&lt;TimeLeft&gt;P9DT22H6M20S&lt;/TimeLeft&gt;&lt;Title&gt;HP Pavilion dv9005us Media Center Notebook&lt;/Title&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;ShippingCostSummary&gt;&lt;ShippingType&gt;Calculated&lt;/ShippingType&gt;&lt;/ShippingCostSummary&gt;&lt;/Item&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;Item&gt;&lt;ItemID&gt;120183849371&lt;/ItemID&gt;&lt;EndTime&gt;2007-11-24T13:24:47.000Z&lt;/EndTime&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;ViewItemURLForNaturalSearch&gt;[url]http://cgi.ebay.com/BOSE-LIFESTYLE-5-8-9-12-Media-Center-CD-Control-Unit_W0QQitemZ120183849371QQcategoryZ1499QQcmdZViewItem[/url]&lt;/ViewItemURLForNaturalSearch&gt;&lt;ListingType&gt;FixedPriceItem&lt;/ListingType&gt;&lt;GalleryURL&gt;http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/pict/120183849371.jpg&lt;/GalleryURL&gt;&lt;PrimaryCategoryID&gt;1499&lt;/PrimaryCategoryID&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;PrimaryCategoryName&gt;Consumer Electronics:DVD &amp; Home Theater:Home Theater Systems&lt;/PrimaryCategoryName&gt;&lt;ConvertedCurrentPrice currencyID=&quot;USD&quot;&gt;265.0&lt;/ConvertedCurrentPrice&gt;&lt;ListingStatus&gt;Active&lt;/ListingStatus&gt;&lt;TimeLeft&gt;P9DT20H56M37S&lt;/TimeLeft&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;Title&gt;BOSE LIFESTYLE 5 8 9 12 Media Center CD Control Unit&lt;/Title&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;ShippingCostSummary&gt;&lt;ShippingServiceCost currencyID=&quot;USD&quot;&gt;25.0&lt;/ShippingServiceCost&gt;&lt;ShippingType&gt;Flat&lt;/ShippingType&gt;&lt;/ShippingCostSummary&gt;&lt;/Item&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;Item&gt;&lt;ItemID&gt;260182492449&lt;/ItemID&gt;&lt;EndTime&gt;2007-11-24T10:37:09.000Z&lt;/EndTime&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;ViewItemURLForNaturalSearch&gt;[url]http://cgi.ebay.com/BOSE-LIFESTYLE-12-SERIES-II-Media-Center-CD-Unit_W0QQitemZ260182492449QQcategoryZ1499QQcmdZViewItem[/url]&lt;/ViewItemURLForNaturalSearch&gt;&lt;ListingType&gt;FixedPriceItem&lt;/ListingType&gt;&lt;GalleryURL&gt;http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/pict/260182492449.jpg&lt;/GalleryURL&gt;&lt;PrimaryCategoryID&gt;1499&lt;/PrimaryCategoryID&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;PrimaryCategoryName&gt;Consumer Electronics:DVD &amp; Home Theater:Home Theater Systems&lt;/PrimaryCategoryName&gt;&lt;ConvertedCurrentPrice currencyID=&quot;USD&quot;&gt;255.0&lt;/ConvertedCurrentPrice&gt;&lt;ListingStatus&gt;Active&lt;/ListingStatus&gt;&lt;TimeLeft&gt;P9DT18H8M59S&lt;/TimeLeft&gt;&lt;Title&gt;BOSE LIFESTYLE 12 SERIES II Media Center CD Unit&lt;/Title&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;ShippingCostSummary&gt;&lt;ShippingServiceCost currencyID=&quot;USD&quot;&gt;25.0&lt;/ShippingServiceCost&gt;&lt;ShippingType&gt;Flat&lt;/ShippingType&gt;&lt;/ShippingCostSummary&gt;&lt;/Item&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;Item&gt;&lt;ItemID&gt;130174039529&lt;/ItemID&gt;&lt;EndTime&gt;2007-11-24T09:29:23.000Z&lt;/EndTime&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;ViewItemURLForNaturalSearch&gt;[url]http://cgi.ebay.com/3-5-DVR-Mini-Media-Centre-Digital-Video-Player-Recorder_W0QQitemZ130174039529QQcategoryZ175QQcmdZViewItem[/url]&lt;/ViewItemURLForNaturalSearch&gt;&lt;ListingType&gt;FixedPriceItem&lt;/ListingType&gt;&lt;GalleryURL&gt;http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/pict/130174039529.jpg&lt;/GalleryURL&gt;&lt;PrimaryCategoryID&gt;175&lt;/PrimaryCategoryID&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;PrimaryCategoryName&gt;Computers:Video, Sound, Multimedia:Other Video, Multimedia&lt;/PrimaryCategoryName&gt;&lt;ConvertedCurrentPrice currencyID=&quot;USD&quot;&gt;133.4&lt;/ConvertedCurrentPrice&gt;&lt;ListingStatus&gt;Active&lt;/ListingStatus&gt;&lt;TimeLeft&gt;P9DT17H1M13S&lt;/TimeLeft&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;Title&gt;3.5&quot;DVR Mini Media Centre Digital Video Player Recorder&lt;/Title&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;ShippingCostSummary&gt;&lt;ShippingServiceCost currencyID=&quot;USD&quot;&gt;44.47&lt;/ShippingServiceCost&gt;&lt;ShippingType&gt;Flat&lt;/ShippingType&gt;&lt;/ShippingCostSummary&gt;&lt;/Item&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;Item&gt;&lt;ItemID&gt;290181506357&lt;/ItemID&gt;&lt;EndTime&gt;2007-11-24T08:42:31.000Z&lt;/EndTime&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;ViewItemURLForNaturalSearch&gt;[url]http://cgi.ebay.com/PC-Remote-Control-Windows-Media-Center-XP-Controller_W0QQitemZ290181506357QQcategoryZ170QQcmdZViewItem[/url]&lt;/ViewItemURLForNaturalSearch&gt;&lt;ListingType&gt;FixedPriceItem&lt;/ListingType&gt;&lt;GalleryURL&gt;http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/pict/290181506357.jpg&lt;/GalleryURL&gt;&lt;PrimaryCategoryID&gt;170&lt;/PrimaryCategoryID&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;PrimaryCategoryName&gt;Computers:Input Peripherals:Other Input Peripherals&lt;/PrimaryCategoryName&gt;&lt;ConvertedCurrentPrice currencyID=&quot;USD&quot;&gt;21.34&lt;/ConvertedCurrentPrice&gt;&lt;ListingStatus&gt;Active&lt;/ListingStatus&gt;&lt;TimeLeft&gt;P9DT16H14M21S&lt;/TimeLeft&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;Title&gt;PC Remote Control Windows Media Center XP Controller&lt;/Title&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;ShippingCostSummary&gt;&lt;ShippingServiceCost currencyID=&quot;USD&quot;&gt;8.88&lt;/ShippingServiceCost&gt;&lt;ShippingType&gt;Flat&lt;/ShippingType&gt;&lt;/ShippingCostSummary&gt;&lt;/Item&gt;&lt;TotalItems&gt;749&lt;/TotalItems&gt;−&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;ItemSearchURL&gt;[url]http://search.ebay.com/ws/search/SaleSearch?fsoo=2&amp;fsop=1&amp;satitle=media+center[/url]&lt;/ItemSearchURL&gt;&lt;/FindItemsResponse&gt;[/HTML]this is the eBay reference manual to the specific API call to search items:<a href="http://developer.ebay.com/DevZone/shopping/docs/CallRef/FindItems.html#samples" target="_blank">http://developer.ebay.com/DevZone/shopping/docs/CallRef/FindItems.html#samples</a>this plugin should work just like the MyTrailers or MyMusicVideo, search for some text and display results in a list...this could be the first step, then once an item is selected from the list it should show the complete description, images and so on...I'm studying MyTrailers in order to understand how a simple plugin works and how to implement this first simple feature...all your feedback is much appreciated</blockquote>

[QUOTE="andreavb, post: 204343, member: 28072"] I've tested a query to an eBay API page, the result is an XML page containing informations about the search: in this case the search is for "Media Center" in eBay US, only 5 items, do you think it will be asy to create a page with a text box and a search button and then display the result matching items list on the right? this is the response to the http POST request [HTML]<FindItemsResponse> <Timestamp>2007-11-14T16:28:10.441Z</Timestamp> <Ack>Success</Ack> <Build>e537_core_Bundled_5585571_R1</Build> <Version>537</Version> − <Item> <ItemID>280173583005</ItemID> <EndTime>2007-11-24T14:34:30.000Z</EndTime> − <ViewItemURLForNaturalSearch> [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-Pavilion-dv9005us-Media-Center-Notebook_W0QQitemZ280173583005QQcategoryZ140082QQcmdZViewItem[/url] </ViewItemURLForNaturalSearch> <ListingType>Chinese</ListingType> <GalleryURL>http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/pict/280173583005.jpg</GalleryURL> <PrimaryCategoryID>140082</PrimaryCategoryID> − <PrimaryCategoryName> Computers & Networking:Laptops, Notebooks:HP, Compaq </PrimaryCategoryName> <BidCount>0</BidCount> <ConvertedCurrentPrice currencyID="USD">300.0</ConvertedCurrentPrice> <ListingStatus>Active</ListingStatus> <TimeLeft>P9DT22H6M20S</TimeLeft> <Title>HP Pavilion dv9005us Media Center Notebook</Title> − <ShippingCostSummary> <ShippingType>Calculated</ShippingType> </ShippingCostSummary> </Item> − <Item> <ItemID>120183849371</ItemID> <EndTime>2007-11-24T13:24:47.000Z</EndTime> − <ViewItemURLForNaturalSearch> [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/BOSE-LIFESTYLE-5-8-9-12-Media-Center-CD-Control-Unit_W0QQitemZ120183849371QQcategoryZ1499QQcmdZViewItem[/url] </ViewItemURLForNaturalSearch> <ListingType>FixedPriceItem</ListingType> <GalleryURL>http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/pict/120183849371.jpg</GalleryURL> <PrimaryCategoryID>1499</PrimaryCategoryID> − <PrimaryCategoryName> Consumer Electronics:DVD & Home Theater:Home Theater Systems </PrimaryCategoryName> <ConvertedCurrentPrice currencyID="USD">265.0</ConvertedCurrentPrice> <ListingStatus>Active</ListingStatus> <TimeLeft>P9DT20H56M37S</TimeLeft> − <Title> BOSE LIFESTYLE 5 8 9 12 Media Center CD Control Unit </Title> − <ShippingCostSummary> <ShippingServiceCost currencyID="USD">25.0</ShippingServiceCost> <ShippingType>Flat</ShippingType> </ShippingCostSummary> </Item> − <Item> <ItemID>260182492449</ItemID> <EndTime>2007-11-24T10:37:09.000Z</EndTime> − <ViewItemURLForNaturalSearch> [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/BOSE-LIFESTYLE-12-SERIES-II-Media-Center-CD-Unit_W0QQitemZ260182492449QQcategoryZ1499QQcmdZViewItem[/url] </ViewItemURLForNaturalSearch> <ListingType>FixedPriceItem</ListingType> <GalleryURL>http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/pict/260182492449.jpg</GalleryURL> <PrimaryCategoryID>1499</PrimaryCategoryID> − <PrimaryCategoryName> Consumer Electronics:DVD & Home Theater:Home Theater Systems </PrimaryCategoryName> <ConvertedCurrentPrice currencyID="USD">255.0</ConvertedCurrentPrice> <ListingStatus>Active</ListingStatus> <TimeLeft>P9DT18H8M59S</TimeLeft> <Title>BOSE LIFESTYLE 12 SERIES II Media Center CD Unit</Title> − <ShippingCostSummary> <ShippingServiceCost currencyID="USD">25.0</ShippingServiceCost> <ShippingType>Flat</ShippingType> </ShippingCostSummary> </Item> − <Item> <ItemID>130174039529</ItemID> <EndTime>2007-11-24T09:29:23.000Z</EndTime> − <ViewItemURLForNaturalSearch> [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/3-5-DVR-Mini-Media-Centre-Digital-Video-Player-Recorder_W0QQitemZ130174039529QQcategoryZ175QQcmdZViewItem[/url] </ViewItemURLForNaturalSearch> <ListingType>FixedPriceItem</ListingType> <GalleryURL>http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/pict/130174039529.jpg</GalleryURL> <PrimaryCategoryID>175</PrimaryCategoryID> − <PrimaryCategoryName> Computers:Video, Sound, Multimedia:Other Video, Multimedia </PrimaryCategoryName> <ConvertedCurrentPrice currencyID="USD">133.4</ConvertedCurrentPrice> <ListingStatus>Active</ListingStatus> <TimeLeft>P9DT17H1M13S</TimeLeft> − <Title> 3.5"DVR Mini Media Centre Digital Video Player Recorder </Title> − <ShippingCostSummary> <ShippingServiceCost currencyID="USD">44.47</ShippingServiceCost> <ShippingType>Flat</ShippingType> </ShippingCostSummary> </Item> − <Item> <ItemID>290181506357</ItemID> <EndTime>2007-11-24T08:42:31.000Z</EndTime> − <ViewItemURLForNaturalSearch> [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/PC-Remote-Control-Windows-Media-Center-XP-Controller_W0QQitemZ290181506357QQcategoryZ170QQcmdZViewItem[/url] </ViewItemURLForNaturalSearch> <ListingType>FixedPriceItem</ListingType> <GalleryURL>http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/pict/290181506357.jpg</GalleryURL> <PrimaryCategoryID>170</PrimaryCategoryID> − <PrimaryCategoryName> Computers:Input Peripherals:Other Input Peripherals </PrimaryCategoryName> <ConvertedCurrentPrice currencyID="USD">21.34</ConvertedCurrentPrice> <ListingStatus>Active</ListingStatus> <TimeLeft>P9DT16H14M21S</TimeLeft> − <Title> PC Remote Control Windows Media Center XP Controller </Title> − <ShippingCostSummary> <ShippingServiceCost currencyID="USD">8.88</ShippingServiceCost> <ShippingType>Flat</ShippingType> </ShippingCostSummary> </Item> <TotalItems>749</TotalItems> − <ItemSearchURL> [url]http://search.ebay.com/ws/search/SaleSearch?fsoo=2&fsop=1&satitle=media+center[/url] </ItemSearchURL> </FindItemsResponse>[/HTML] this is the eBay reference manual to the specific API call to search items: [url]http://developer.ebay.com/DevZone/shopping/docs/CallRef/FindItems.html#samples[/url] this plugin should work just like the MyTrailers or MyMusicVideo, search for some text and display results in a list...this could be the first step, then once an item is selected from the list it should show the complete description, images and so on...I'm studying MyTrailers in order to understand how a simple plugin works and how to implement this first simple feature...all your feedback is much appreciated [/QUOTE]

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