automated update of website

[whateveragain]

A potential client was talking to me about how her web site is updated. She stated the following: "The big companies that I work with (Bla Bla Bla) allow you to download all of their products in either excel or cvs I then take their form and upload it on our site.

I'm new to asp.net. I understand how a list of products can be downloaded, but I don't understand how this same list can be uploaded to another ecomerce site. Is it built into a SQL database to create a new .aspx page on the fly with the new images, prices, etc.? What is the technical name for this procedure so that I can google this? Aslo, what's confusing me is she is doing this herself, not the webmaster so there must be some sort of on-line form that she logs into all built by the webmaster.

 

[ca8msm]

There will most likely be a dedicated page in her e-commerce site that allows the upload of products in a specified format. This would then populate her database and there will be a dedicated page that serves up the content for the requested product. I'd start by finding out which e-commerce product she uses and then contact that vendor.

Mark,

Darlington Web Design[tab]|[tab]Experts, Information, Ideas & Knowledge[tab]|[tab]ASP.NET Tips & Tricks

 

[whateveragain]

When it populates her database, does it create a new aspx page on the fly? If so, how does it get recompiled? I looked at the source code thru the browser and the graphics names appear and the proper new titles appear. I experimented with my own web site and I can't just change the ascx thru parsing without re-combiling the app.

 

[ca8msm]

It's very unlikely to create a new .aspx page, there will probably just be one page that display the relevant product. Contact the vendor and they will be able to tell you for certain rather than us taking guesses on what they may be doing.

Mark,

Darlington Web Design[tab]|[tab]Experts, Information, Ideas & Knowledge[tab]|[tab]ASP.NET Tips & Tricks