XML::Amazon

Perl extension for getting information from Amazon
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  • License:
  • Perl Artistic License
  • Price:
  • FREE
  • Publisher Name:
  • Yusuke Sugiyama
  • Publisher web site:
  • http://search.cpan.org/~hedwig/

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Perl extension for getting information from Amazon XML::Amazon is a Perl module that provides a simple way to get information from Amazon. XML::Amazon can connect to US, JP, UK, FR, DE and CA.SYNOPSIS use XML::Amazon; my $amazon = XML::Amazon->new(token => AMAZON-ID, sak => Secret Access Key, locale => 'uk'); my $item = $amazon->asin('0596101058');## ASIN access if ($amazon->is_success){ print $item->title; } my $items = $amazon->search(keywords => 'Perl');## Search by 'Perl' foreach my $item ($items->collection){ my $title = $item->title; utf8::encode($title); print $title . "Â¥n"; }USAGEXML::Amazon->new(token => AMAZON-ID, associate => ASSOCIATE-ID, sak => Secret Access Key, locale => UK)Creates a new empty XML::Amazon object. You should specify your Amazon Web Service ID and Secret Access Key (which can be obteined thorough http://www.amazon.com/gp/aws/registration/registration-form.html). You can also specify your locale (defalut: US; you can choose us, uk, jp, fr, de, ca) and your Amazon associate ID (default: webservices-20, which is Amazon default).$XML_Amazon->asin(ASIN)Returns an XML::Amazon::Item object whose ASIN is as given.$XML_Amazon->search(keywords => 'Perl', page => '2', type => 'Books')Returns an XML::Amazon::Collection object. i can be Blended, Books, Music, DVD, etc.$XML_Amazon->is_successReturns 1 when successful, otherwise 0.$XML_Amazon_Collection->total_results, $XML_Amazon_Collection->total_pages, $XML_Amazon_Collection->current_pageReturns as such.$XML_Amazon_Collection->collectionReturns a list of XML::Amazon::Item objects.$XML_Amazon_Item->title$XML_Amazon_Item->made_byReturns authors when the item is a book, and likewise.$XML_Amazon_Item->publisher$XML_Amazon_Item->url$XML_Amazon_Item->image(size)Returns the URL of the cover image. size can be s, m, or l.$XML_Amazon_Item->price Requirements: · Perl


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