Post to ebay

[Fenton]

Has anybody managed to post ad listings to ebay using FileMaker and a plug-in, or some other method? It requires a "Content-type: multipart/form-data;" Post. It looks as if Troi URL could do this, but I can't tell. There is also a JavaCompanion plug-in, which may work (if you knew Java, which I don't).

The method we'd be using would be (at first anyway) that outlined in the ebay FileExchange reference. I may (probably will) subcontract this part of the operation, as I'm woefully ignorant of writing raw http commands. The example ebay gives:

POST /path/to/upload/script HTTP/1.0  

Connection: Keep-Alive  

User-Agent: My Client App v1.0  

Host: https://bulksell.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?FileExchangeUpload 

Content-type: multipart/form-data; boundary=THIS_STRING_SEPARATES  

Content-Length: 256   

--THIS_STRING_SEPARATES   

Content-Disposition: form-data; name=”token”   

12345678987654321   

--THIS_STRING_SEPARATES   

Content-Disposition: form-data; name=”file”; filename=”listings.csv”   

Content-Type: text/csv   

... contents of listings.csv ...  

[Zero Tolerence]

If your still looking to do this, let me know. I might be able to help you out with it using Java.

[nightdesigns]

I know this topic is old, but if you're still needing help email me at nightdesigns at yahoo.com. I've created a very extensive Filemaker/Ebay System.

[systwo]

I know this is a very old topic but I am struggling to find a solution to this one either for posting an ad to eBay. Has anyone got any recommendations or suggestions as they would be gratefully received!

[fseipel]

I too realize this is an old topic, I found it was relatively easy to post to File Exchange using 360Works Scriptmaster, just modify the java code here: http://forums.ebay.com/db2/topic/File-Exchange/Php-And-Https/1000060674 to include your token (available free from eBay). Note the token should NOT be URL encoded. I'd suggest then processing the response by checking if it contains 'File upload successful. Your ref # is XXXXXXX.<br>'.