Tutorial -Converting Amazon explorer 109 Stylesheet to use in the UK

Amazon Web Services XSL Stylesheet Amazon Explorer v109

You need a Swiss Army knife to tackle AWS XSLT ? One Stylesheet Does It All

Step by Step Instructions

Download the files

asin-to-html-109.xsl  and editing instructions from the above link

Ensure that you do NOT copy and paste the code that appears in the browser window, but use the Save As option in your browser.

Editor

Use a suitable editor, please note that initially I used Dreamweaver MX and this editor corrupted some of the code.
I am now using MSE.exe a script editor that comes with Microsoft Office.
Notepad can also be used - Under encoding use the UTF-8 option when you save.

Load file asin-to-html-109.xsl into your editor. Make a copy of the file asin-to-html-109.xsl and save it as asin-to-html-109-uk.xsl

asin-to-html-109.xsl

You do not alter this file, keep it handy so that you refer to the original code if required.

asin-to-html-109-uk.xsl

This is the file you will edit to make it

• Usable by yourself
• UK compatible

Editing asin-to-html-109-uk.xsl

Alter to make it usable by you.

These notes are for the version that uses xml3

In order for you to use the stylesheet you need to follow the instructions given in the file you have downloaded.

Extra Parameters Required in Search Queries

offer=ThirdPartyNew
&sort=%2Bsalesrank

Example

http://xml.amazon.co.uk/onca/xml3?t=smallm206andtheo&dev-t=DUCJ169Q7EKVP&AsinSearch=1842124676&type=heavy&offer=ThirdPartyNew &sort=%2Bsalesrank&f=http://www.leeds-uk.com/amazon-services/asin-to-html-109.xsl&locale=uk

Edited Version for UK

Download the UK version asin-to-html-109-uk.xsl

Download

This version has the following alterations as below, already entered. It only requires the alterations in these instructions Amazon Explorer v109

 

Editing for the UK market

1. Use http://xml-eu.amazon.com/onca/xml3?

Edit the line

 <xsl:variable name="AWSversion" select="'http://xml-na.amznxslt.comonca//xml3?'"/>
to
<xsl:variable name="AWSversion" select="'http://xml-eu.amazon.com/onca/xml3?'"/>

2. Change to UK Product lines in the Toolbar template

The following are not usable in the UK - Comment out

<!--<option value="{$stub}599872&amp;mode=magazines">...Magazines</option>
<option value="{$stub}502394&amp;mode=photo">...Camera &amp; Photo</option>
<option value="{$stub}468250&amp;mode=garden">Outdoor</option>
<option value="{$stub}468240&amp;mode=tools">Tools &amp; Hardware</option>
<option value="{$stub}542456&amp;mode=baby">Baby</option>
-->

To help you in the following task refer to the "Common Product Modes and Browse IDs" in the API guide in the AWS kit

In each of the following lines you need to alter 3 things

• Change the number after {$stub} to a ukbrowser node number.
• Alter the word after ;mode= (See table below)
• If required alter the wording just before </option> to match the browser node you select. Most of the US browsernode numbers point to a Top Selling node, this is not available in UK
• You could add additional lines as required

<option value="{$stub}53&amp;mode=books">Books</option>
<option value="{$stub}404272&amp;mode=video">All Movies</option>
<option value="{$stub}130&amp;mode=dvd">...DVD</option>
<option value="{$stub}404272&amp;mode=vhs">...VHS</option>
<option value="{$stub}172282&amp;mode=electronics">Electronics</option>
<option value="{$stub}565118&amp;mode=pc-hardware">...Computers</option>
<option value="{$stub}491286&amp;mode=software">... ...Software</option>
<option value="{$stub}491290&amp;mode=toys">Toys &amp; Games</option>
<option value="{$stub}471280&amp;mode=videogames">...Video Games</option>
<option value="{$stub}491864&amp;mode=kitchen">Kitchen &amp; Housewares</option>

Add -uk to the following Option values and comment out 5 lines as below

<xsl:template match="Manufacturer">

There is another batch of similar code near the end of the file that needs similar treatment to the above with reguard to the uk mode names.  When making these alterations ONLY change words that are in lower case e.g. 'books'  DO NOT CHANGE words starting with an upper case e.g. 'Books' that are Category names

Graphics

Change this link to a suitable one on the uk site

http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/associates/navbar2000/logo-no-border(1).gif

to

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/G/02/uk-shared/logos/smile-amazon-logo-notag-new-200x45.gif

If you want to use the amazon-webservices3.jpg download from celtic stone site and save on your own Hard drive in whatever folder you nominated in this line
<xsl:variable name="image-url" select="'FULL URL OF YOUR IMAGE FOLDER'"/>

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