Developer Tools

The tools listed below are available free for ResearchAdvanced API Sandbox, Production API, and Data License customers.

Name

Description

This interface can be used to quickly test XML calls to the ResearchAdvanced Research API. You must be a registered Sandbox or Production API member to use this tool. Calls made with this tool do count towards any limits placed on your account.

Data License Tools

Name

Description

DUDownloader

(tar.gz, 14K)

This perl script allows you to connect to the ResearchAdvanced servers with your account information, and easily download the data files for a give date or date-range.

run "perl DUDownloader\DUDownloader.pl --help" for more information

DUInserter / DUStruct

(tar.gz, 34K)

These two perl scripts provide the basic functionality for inserting the data into a database. It will work with most MySQL or Postgres databases. The DUStruct inserts the database schemas, and the DUInserter actually inserts the data itself.

run	"perl DUInserter/DUInserter.pl --help" or
	"perl DUInserter/DUStruct.pl --help" for more information

delimChange 2.1

(tar.gz, 13K)

This perl script allows you to change the default delimiter of the data file. If you are having trouble working with the DELETE character, then run this script, and it will - by default - convert the file into a CSV valid data file. It can also be custimized to replace the any character with any other specified.

Additionally this perl script can convert data from 8-bit ACII to UTF-8 encoded characters, you can specify as input or output to expect or produce(or both) UTF-8 encoding. This is usefull if other tools require or expect UTF-8 data. Alternatively it can also strip non-valid ASCII characters and simply replace them with a '?'. If you don't want to deal with anything outside the valid ASCII range (0-127) then this is the option for you.

run "perl delimChange/delimChange.pl --help" for more information

General Tools

Name

Description

eBay Category Browser

This tool can be used to browse the category structure of any of ResearchAdvanced's supported eBay websites. You can also view revisions to the category structure over time as well as search for specific categories by ID or name.