hi, I have am using a shopping cart that is running in csv mode and have a supplyer that provides a live update feed in either csv or xml, what i would like to do is connect the two so that the front end see's a real time stock level, can this be achieved?
regards
patrick
Hello Patrick,
What you are describing is application level functionality; whereas Magic Parser is a library that would be a means to the end of you being to achieve what you describe.
If you are interested in using Magic Parser, the key thing to check is whether the demo page on this website can interpret the response to your supplier's live update (I recommend using the XML version).
This would require that your supplier provides their live update by response to a simple URL that you are able to construct. Simply enter this URL into the Option 2 form on the demo page to see if Magic Parser is able to read the response.
If the demo works, you would be able to use Magic Parser but please note that there would be some level of coding involved to make the request and display the response in your shopping cart application - so you would need to make sure that you have the necessary level of PHP experience required to do this...
Cheers,
David.