Cusimano.com Scripts : Bulletin 2006-04-08

DySE Merchant Modules

All of the DySE Merchant Module scripts (e.g.: DySE::InstrumentPro) have been updated to the same version. Now they all have the same revisions and features. We recommend that you upgrade to the latest DySE scripts at this time.

The major new feature is Root Category Selection. This feature will allow you to create niche stores. Root Category Selection lets you specify a part of the merchant's datafeed to use for your niche store.

Root Category Selection is available in all DySE merchant modules (make.pl). For example, with DySE::InstrumentPro (musical instruments), you could create a guitars store by selecting "Guitars" as the Root Category; only the "Guitars" category (and its sub-categories) would appear in your store.

See Root Category Selection for instructions on creating niche stores using Root Category Selection.

Upgrade instructions:

1. Download the latest DySE scripts via www.c3scripts.com/download
2. Replace make.pl, and replace make2.pl
3. (optional) Select a root category to create a niche store.
4. Run make.pl

To learn more about the DySE™ Dynamic Store Engine, see www.c3scripts.com/dyse

Dynamic Store Engine viewer

The DySE™ view.pl script has been updated. Revisions since v5.12.17 include:

• New: Include random file or random block of HTML.
• New: Redirects to all lowercase URL.
• New: Checks system load and exits if server too busy.
• New: New variables to access parent/grandparent/sibling categories.
• New: Check for minimum version number requirements.
• Improve: Google sitemap generation runs faster and uses less memory.
• Improve: Include files can be organized into subdirectories.
• Improve: Include a file with name based on any field.
• Fix: Google sitemap includes all products (previously, some products missed).
• more...

If you are using any of our DySE scripts, we recommend that you upgrade view.pl, but upgrading to this version is optional at this time.

Download DySE::view v6.04.08 from www.c3scripts.com/dyse/release

Upgrade instructions: Replace view.pl with this one.

Tip: To help prevent scumware from stealing your commissions, we strongly recommend that you install the parasite/scumware detector from DoxDesk.com. It is free and extremely easy to install with DySE; see installation instructions. We use it ourselves on all our DySE-based stores.

To learn more about the DySE™ Dynamic Store Engine, see www.c3scripts.com/dyse

Cartoon Characters store

The DySE::KimmyShop script has been updated. Revisions since v5.07.02 include:

• Critical Fix: Works with new KimmyShop.com datafeed format.
• New: Root category selection
• Fix: Minor fixes/improvements
• Fix: make.pl works from cron job
• Improve: Report error if duplicate SKU's
• more...

You must upgrade to DySE::KimmyShop v6.04.08. KimmyShop.com changed the format of their datafeed. Earlier versions of DySE::KimmyShop will not work with the latest datafeed.

Download DySE::KimmyShop v6.04.08 from www.c3scripts.com/kimmyshop/release

Upgrade instructions: Replace make.pl and replace make2.pl then run make.pl

To learn more about DySE::KimmyShop, see www.c3scripts.com/kimmyshop

Audiobooks store

We are pleased to announce the release of a new store generator script called DySE::Audible that is designed to display downloadable audiobooks based on the Audible.com datafeed.

• Audible.com (cj.com merchant)
• 12,000+ downloadable audiobook products
• 12% or $15/$18 depending upon the sale type
• 60-day cookie

Audible.com offers downloadable digital audio books, audio magazines, newspapers, radio programs and more. The products can be downloaded and listened to on an iPod, Palm Handheld, Pocket PC, Audible Otis MP3 player, a computer, or on burned CD’s.

If these types of products are a good match for your website or if you're planning to create a new website for these types of products, we encourage you to use our DySE::Audible script.

A live example website that uses DySE::Audible is www.AudiobooksPlus.com

To learn more about DySE::Audible, see www.c3scripts.com/dyse-audible

Note for audible.pl users: DySE::Audible is a new script based on our modern DySE™ scripting technology. It is not an update of the current audible.pl script. If you are using audible.pl, you can continue to use it but we recommend that you plan to migrate to DySE::Audible since it provides more functionality and requires less disk space. The URL's of the webpages are compatible. To migrate from audible.pl to DySE::Audible, simply install DySE::Audible.