Jump to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.

FMForums.com

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

Amazon lookup in Script

Featured Replies

Hi-

I have a script in a database that does a lookup on Amazon and pulls in book information. How it works is that i input an ISBN in the ISBN field and press a button that runs a lookup script using Amazon's Web Services and pulls in the Title, Author, Publisher, Price, etc. into the respective fields.

What I want to know is: How can i run this script on every record at once? I want to import a list of ISBNs and have the script run on every record. This would be easy as a lookup, but I have never done this using an external source like Amazon. Any help is appreciated. I dont want to have to press the button for each record!

Create a script that loops through the found set and performs the script that is attached to the button.

Go to Record/Request/Page [First]

Loop

Perform Script ["Amazon Lookup"]

Go to Record/Request/Page [Exit after last; Next]

End Loop

This functionality would be perfect for my library database.

I've signed up to Amazon Web Services, but neither their documentation or their forums have any FM specific information.

Would I use XML or XSLT within a script to make the Amazon search then copy the text/image into the relevant fields?

Any advice would be welcome.

Create an account or sign in to comment

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use.

Configure browser push notifications

Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.