/// <summary>
/// A Basic Amazon Search
/// </summary>
/// <param name="mode">The search mode to use</param>
/// <param name="search">The search</param>
/// <see cref="http://msdn.microsoft.com/coding4fun/web/services/article.aspx?articleid=912260"/>
public string BasicSearch(SearchMode mode, string search)
{
System.Text.StringBuilder details = new StringBuilder("Search Results:\n\n");
try
{
AmazonWebService.KeywordRequest request = new AmazonWebService.KeywordRequest();
request.locale = "us";
request.type = "lite";
request.sort = "reviewrank";
request.mode = mode.ToString();
request.keyword = search;
request.tag = accessKeyId;
request.devtag = accessKeyId;
AmazonWebService.AmazonSearchService searchService = new Alexandria.Amazon.AmazonWebService.AmazonSearchService();
AmazonWebService.ProductInfo info = searchService.KeywordSearchRequest(request);
foreach (AmazonWebService.Details detail in info.Details)
{
details.Append(detail.ProductName + " [ ASIN: " + detail.Asin);
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(detail.OurPrice))
{
details.Append(" Amazon: " + detail.OurPrice);
}
int usedCount;
int.TryParse(detail.UsedCount, out usedCount);
if (usedCount > 0 && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(detail.UsedPrice))
{
details.Append(", Used: " + detail.UsedPrice);
}
details.Append("]\n");
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Product Name: " + detail.ProductName);
}
return(details.ToString());
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
throw new AlexandriaException("The was an error attempting to search Amazon", ex);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// A Basic Amazon Search
/// </summary>
/// <param name="mode">The search mode to use</param>
/// <param name="search">The search</param>
/// <see cref="http://msdn.microsoft.com/coding4fun/web/services/article.aspx?articleid=912260"/>
public string BasicSearch(SearchMode mode, string search)
{
System.Text.StringBuilder details = new StringBuilder("Search Results:\n\n");
try
{
AmazonWebService.KeywordRequest request = new AmazonWebService.KeywordRequest();
request.locale = "us";
request.type = "lite";
request.sort = "reviewrank";
request.mode = mode.ToString();
request.keyword = search;
request.tag = accessKeyId;
request.devtag = accessKeyId;
AmazonWebService.AmazonSearchService searchService = new Alexandria.Amazon.AmazonWebService.AmazonSearchService();
AmazonWebService.ProductInfo info = searchService.KeywordSearchRequest(request);
foreach(AmazonWebService.Details detail in info.Details)
{
details.Append(detail.ProductName + " [ ASIN: " + detail.Asin);
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(detail.OurPrice))
details.Append(" Amazon: " + detail.OurPrice);
int usedCount;
int.TryParse(detail.UsedCount, out usedCount);
if (usedCount > 0 && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(detail.UsedPrice))
details.Append(", Used: " + detail.UsedPrice);
details.Append("]\n");
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Product Name: " + detail.ProductName);
}
return details.ToString();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
throw new AlexandriaException("The was an error attempting to search Amazon", ex);
}
}