Web Services Archive

Using SalesNet Web Services from PHP

I've been working on some projects recently where I've had to make heavy use of the SalesNet CRM API. I've written some code that makes basic access of the API easier and I thought I would write about it a little here. The SalesNet API is vast in scope (the...
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Google Custom Search Engine

I recently published my first class on PHPClasses and thought I would write a brief post about it here. The class allows a developer to send a query to a Google Site Search custom search engine, using the XML API. Google Site Search Google Site Search can be used to create a...
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Creating Professional Documents the Easy Way

Have you ever tried to create a professional quality document programmatically from within PHP? It's a real pain and surprisingly tricky to do. There are limited options for PHP developers to produce files in the formats most often used in business. There are libraries for producing PDF files in PHP...
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Location Aware Webpages

I'm working on a site for a client at the moment who has around 35 store locations across Canada. The client was keen to have a 'your local store' feature on the home page where the store closest to the visitors location was featured. I thought I'd write briefly about...
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Tracking Social Media Marketing

Many businesses are now using social media services such as Twitter for marketing. It can be a great tool for reaching a wide user base but I wonder how many businesses really know what is being said about them on social networks. It seems to me that if someone wants...
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