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Database XML Upload/Download SDK

The XML Upload/Download SDK is designed to help programmers design applications which use the Automated XML interface. The SDK is a PERL program that is designed to run on the same server as your ShopSite store, and will provide useful information, including samples of PERL code for using the automated XML upload/download utilities in ShopSite.

Downloading The SDK

The SDK is a PERL program designed to be run as a CGI through a Web browser. For your convenience in downloading the program, it is compressed in a ZIP archive.

You can download the SDK here:

Note:
By default, most browsers will download a ZIP file. If your browser tries to open the file when you click on it, you may need to right-click on the link and select Save Target As... from the context menu.
Installing The SDK

The SDK is designed to run on the same server as your ShopSite store, in a sub-directory of the directory where your ShopSite back office CGIs are stored. If you don't know where that is, you can look in the Hosting Service screen of the Preferences section of your ShopSite back office.

To install the SDK on your server, do the following:

  1. Extract the dbtest.pl file from the xml_sdk.zip file.
  2. FTP to your Web server and navigate to the back office CGI directory.
  3. Create a new sub-directory where the SDK will be kept, then navigate to that directory.
  4. Make sure your FTP client program is set to upload the file in ASCII format, then upload the file.
  5. Check file permissions and ownership for the directory and dbtest.pl file. They should both be owned by the same user as your ShopSite back office CGIs, and the SDK needs to have Execute permissions turned on.

Once you have uploaded the SDK, you can access it using a Web browser. If you have not already signed in to your ShopSite back office, you will be prompted to sign in using your ShopSite back office login and password.

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Last updated: March 01, 2010
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