Catalog structure (XML)

  • Is the entire catalog embedded in an opening and closing tag?

For example:

 <Products> <Offer> ... ... </Products>
  • Is the single offer embedded in an opening and closing tag?

For example:

<Offer> ... </Offer>
Have you answered NO to at least one question?

HELP – Catalog Structure – XML:

EXAMPLE:
<Products>
<Offer>
<Name>DataTraveler G3 16 GB</Name>
<Brand>Kingstone</Brand>
<Description>Pen Drive Professional 16GB USB 2.0</Description>
<OriginalPrice>10,60</OriginalPrice>
<Price>8,60</Price>
<Code>219</Code>
<Link>http:// www. NOMESITO.it/product.asp?Id=219</Link>
<Stock>35</Stock>
<Categories>informatica, chiavette usb/pen drives</Categories>
<Image>http:// www. NOMESITO.it/images/219.jpg</Image>
<ShippingCost>0</ShippingCost>
<PartNumber>TS2GJFV20</PartNumber>
<EanCode>0075678164125</EanCode>
<Weight>0.100</Weight>
<Image2>http:// www. NOMESITO.it/images/219bis.jpg</Image2>
<Image3>http:// www. NOMESITO.it/images/219tris.jpg</Image3>
</Offer>
<Offer>
<Name>Pendrive 4GB Verbatim Store'n'go</Name>
<Brand>Verbatim</Brand>
<Description>Pen Drive Professional 4GB USB 2.0</Description>
<OriginalPrice>6,50</OriginalPrice>
<Price>3,50</Price>
<Code>220</Code>
<Link>http:// www. NOMESITO.it/product.asp?Id=220</Link>
<Stock>5</Stock>
<Categories>informatica, chiavette usb/pen drives</Categories>
<Image>http:// www. NOMESITO.it/images/220.jpg</Image>
<ShippingCost>0</ShippingCost>
<PartNumber>49061</PartNumber>
<EanCode>0075678164134</EanCode>
<Weight>0.100</Weight>
<Image2>http:// www. NOMESITO.it/images/220bis.jpg</Image2>
<Image3>http:// www. NOMESITO.it/images/220tris.jpg</Image3>
</Offer>
</Products>

More tips:

  • Check that the document is valid, for example using http://validator.w3.org;
  • If you’re having problems with the encoding of the “special characters”, you can encode with “XML entities” (not HTML); alternatively, use CDATA everywhere.
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