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[danoshea]

I am trying to create a search query for either the YearBuilt (yachts.theskywatergroup.com/yatco_data_feeds/datafeed_customer/query2.php) or LocationState a Vessel is located in (yachts.theskywatergroup.com/yatco_data_feeds/datafeed_customer/query3.php.) 

 

See attached files. I can only get the full return of the URI.

 

I am not fluent in PHP coding as I am more involved in web design, graphics, emarketing, etc., but want to learn this for one of my friend's who is a Yacht broker.

 

Part of the example response data from the "Search" URI is below.

 

A few questions as this is new to me -

1 - What are the numbers and "String content" in JSON?

2 - Can $_Get('City') be a request from a form?

3 - Is it my code in the attached files or is there something else I need from the providing Dataservice?

 

{
    "PageCount":"2147483647,

    "RecordCount":2147483647,

    "Vessels":[(
        "AskingPriceFormatted":"String content",
        "City":"String content",
        "VesselID":2147483647,

        "YearBuilt":2147483647

    )]
}

query3.php

query_results3.php

query_results2.php

query2.php

[trq]

1) Does this api not have any documentation?

2) Yes. Just make the form method GET.

3) Is what your code or something else you need from the providing Dataservice?

[danoshea]

Yes, I did not see anywhere to attach a file. The documentation is here - yachts.theskywatergroup.com/yatco_data_feeds/datafeed_customer/Yatco_DataService_API_Updated.pdf

 

The form method is GET so I'm unsure why my foreach and if statement isn't working.

 

What I meant is, is it my code that is wrong in calling the value of YearBuilt or LocationState or am I missing something in the DataService.

 

As I said, I am a webdesigner, graphic and emarketing, not a programmer and I do not know much about PHP and JSON. However, with what I've been reading in the past week, I am now going to research it, it appears very powerful and very popular.

 

Oh, also the documentation does not explain the "String content" or the value "2147483647". I even googled and could not find an answer.

 

Thank you.

Edited December 27, 2013 by danoshea

[trq]

I'm not going to read the documentation, that's for you to read.

 

 

 

What I meant is, is it my code that is wrong in calling the value of YearBuilt or LocationState or am I missing something in the DataService.

 

You haven't told us what your issue is, so we cannot answer that question.

[danoshea]

No matter what year I place in the form field for the search query, the request response gives all boats no matter what year.

[MDCode]

Have you seen if they have a support email and emailed them? If you entered the year in the proper format, then you need to contact their support. We can't fix their API.

[danoshea]

Yes, I just contacted their support earlier too. I just wanted to post in a forum and inquire if my coding was correct. If it looked correct, then I can safely assume it is the API and the coding appears correct?

Thx