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Dear Users,
I've only just come across this forum and I hope you guys can help me in setting up a small online business - I will try my best to explain the idea.
This is not the idea itself but has the same basic principles.
I would like to set you a business called for example Findacar.
The idea behind findacar would be to act as a single database which displays the information on local car dealerships in terms of their stock.
Let us call these car dealerships A, B & C
If A, B, & C display on their own website how many cars they have and also how many cars of a certain type they have I would like to extract this information and display it on my own website. If there are any changes in the level of stock in either A, B, or C my webiste (Findacar) will automatically updated.
Thats the basic idea but unfortunately I have no idea of doing it. I figure I need the permission from A, B and C to use their data but assuming I get this permission I have no idea on what type of system to set up so that it can be uploaded onto my site but importantly it must be updated automatically following any changes on the other sites.
Any ideas?
Thank you
Computer Novice
Computer novice needs help
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Guest_iwantbeer_*
, May 19 2007 06:34 AM
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Posted 19 May 2007 - 08:09 AM
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Well this seems to be a good idea, but I have no idea on how to make such things, but it seems that you will have to get the files and extract the info.. etc.. I saw a similar project somewhere, but I don't know where... Sorry, but hold on our experts in web development etc will surely help you!
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Posted 21 May 2007 - 08:13 AM
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Issues:
1) A, B, C may have different systems for tracking inventory
2) A, B, C may or may not have their inventory systems available outside of a LAN/WAN/VPN
3) Assuming they don't mind sharing this information, you will need to either be able to query them, or have their database trigger an update from them to you.
4) This sounds more like a school project than a real business plan, as you would be coming to us with a little more information than you have.
1) A, B, C may have different systems for tracking inventory
2) A, B, C may or may not have their inventory systems available outside of a LAN/WAN/VPN
3) Assuming they don't mind sharing this information, you will need to either be able to query them, or have their database trigger an update from them to you.
4) This sounds more like a school project than a real business plan, as you would be coming to us with a little more information than you have.
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Guest_iwantbeer_*
Posted 23 May 2007 - 07:37 AM
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I hope I don't sound like a school kid. :p
Surely you can understand me not giving to many details away?
What further details would you like?
Surely you can understand me not giving to many details away?
What further details would you like?
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Posted 24 May 2007 - 08:21 AM
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You may want to use a web-spider on their sites and analyze the resulting data to determine stock/price changes. It will depend a lot data format.
