The new eBay Starter Kit for VB.NET/ASP.NET is now available. The Starter Kit is a sample selling application that demonstrates some of the most commonly used API calls in the context of a complete application. The intent is that developers like you can take the application as a starting point and add additional functionality to create a complete, custom solution.
The Starter Kit requires the eBay SDK for Windows, and it requires VB.NET 2005, which is available now.
For more information and a download link, see the Starter Kits page. If you have questions about the kit or issues installing or using it, please post on this thread.
Alan Lewis
Technical Evangelist
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Re: eBay Starter Kit for VB.NET Beta
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Oct 10, 2005 5:13 PM
I actually built my application using 2.6 and the Integration Library Dll which as far as I am concerned was very depressing. I have gone through the 3.1 SDK download and there are very few examples in VB.NET and the chm file to me was all but worthless. By the way, on your Windows SDK page under “Why use the SDK is says that the eBay SDK comes with an assortment of sample applications that illustrate the SDK in use. These include:
• IntegrationLibraryDemo: Demonstrates how to use the Integration Library through the whole item cycle. (Visual Basic .NET sample.)
I could not find the “Integration Library Demo Sample” although it does look like there are a number of examples under the C# directory in the SDK. Why these examples are only in C# god only knows but one is a “Sample Selling Application.”
My question is: Is the Starter Kit for VB.NET/ASP.NET as advanced or as detailed as the C# sample application in the SDK? Also, when you refer to VB.NET/ASP.NET are you saying that this Starter Kit Application is web based? Also, does this application utilize so sort of Integration Library and a local database that syncs with eBay?
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Re: eBay Starter Kit for VB.NET Beta
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Dec 5, 2005 1:02 PM
I'm glad to hear that you like the sample. Based on the feedback that we get from developers like you, we may do a C# version in the future. We are also considering open sourcing the sample.
-Alan
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Re: eBay Starter Kit for VB.NET Beta
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Dec 8, 2005 5:12 PM
I have been working with the Ebaytrader example and trying to understand how it works. I am not able to get images to upload. I set the LocalImageDirectory to
c:\wwwroot\ebaytrader\ItemImages
and selected images from another directory for my auction. I can see that the images I choose were copied to ItemImages. However, I get this error:
Unexpected Error
The 'input' start tag on line 4 does not match the end tag of 'form'. Line 4, position 325.
This only happens when I add images. Can you point me in the right direction? I can successfully add an item as long as I do not upload images.
Thanks!
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Re: eBay Starter Kit for VB.NET Beta
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Dec 11, 2005 5:43 PM
I have just signed up as a Developer, and I installed the SDK. Now after I downloaded the Start Kit, it can not be extracted by WinZip Pro (version 10). Its errors are shown below:
Extracting to "C:\Documents and Settings\Bruce\My Documents\Visual Studio\Projects\eBaySellingStarterKit\" Use Path: yes Overlay Files: yes Warning: skipping "ItemImages\". The 32-bit CRC stored in the local header for this file is not the same as the 32-bit CRC stored in the central header Warning: skipping "images\". The 32-bit CRC stored in the local header for this file is not the same as the 32-bit CRC stored in the central header Warning: skipping "Docs\". The 32-bit CRC stored in the local header for this file is not the same as the 32-bit CRC stored in the central header Warning: skipping "DB Scripts\". The 32-bit CRC stored in the local header for this file is not the same as the 32-bit CRC stored in the central header
I have repeated the download, with the same results. Any help?
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Re: eBay Starter Kit for VB.NET Beta
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Dec 12, 2005 9:06 AM
Did you modify the EPS server line in the Web.Config file? The URL is case sensitive, and if it is not exactly this, the upload will fail with the error you noted:
I tried doing some debugging, and here is what happens when I include an image when I post an auction from an item already in my inventory:
The eBayTraderBO/item.vb script successfully executes line 228 which is
eBayCall.PictureFileList = pictureFileList
However, line 230 causes the error:
Fees = eBayCall.AddItem(item)
It never returns from this call. Instead I get the error:
The 'input' start tag on line 4 does not match the end tag of 'form'. Line 4, position 325.
Can you tell me what to try next? I checked the photo link and it matches yours exactly. Again, I do not have any problems as long as I do not include pictures.
Thanks!
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Re: eBay Starter Kit for VB.NET Beta
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Dec 27, 2005 12:11 PM
Our developer technical support team is investigating this issue. This was a problem with the 3.0 SDK for Windows, and it appears that it may have re-surfaced. Are you using the Starter Kit with the 3.1 SDK DLLs that are shipped with it (unless you modified the project to point to another installation of the eBay SDK for Windows, the answer will be "yes").
Alan
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Re: eBay Starter Kit for VB.NET Beta
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Dec 29, 2005 9:48 AM
Did you run the buildebayTraderDB.bat file to build the database after you installed the Starter Kit? It does use integrated Windows security, so you should not be getting this error if the database has been built.
-Alan
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Re: eBay Starter Kit for VB.NET Beta
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Dec 30, 2005 1:14 AM
