Buying Looking for custom image script similar to kitco.com's

Discussion in 'Programming' started by scithe, May 3, 2011.

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    You may have seen that image above on a number of websites. The image updates itself as the prices of the precious metals change.

    I'm looking for something similar for my website, Coinbrag.com. The site is a price guide for coins. I'd like to have a similar image which would show Coinbrag's values for the coin. Unlike the kitco image, I don't need the +/- changes in value.

    A sample coin with data is available here: Example Coin

    I would like an image that would get the coin's

    Overall Average Value: $22.73
    Online Buys $26.19
    Offline Buys $9.66
    Online Sales $24.82
    Offline Sales $32.61

    Different coins have different values. But the pricing.php page pulls it's information from the database using the id=16 variable, which is unique for each coin. I would like to be able to take the completed code and add it into the pricing.php page towards the bottom where I have an unexciting, hypertext link my users can copy/paste.

    Please let me know your ideas, what information you would need from my site, the time for completion and price.

    Thanks!
     
    Last edited: May 3, 2011
    scithe, May 3, 2011 IP
  2. ifreakz

    ifreakz Well-Known Member

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    #2
    Hi
    We worked on a similar Stocks project recently. Basically our clinet had subscription with a service provider who supplied xml files or RSS feeds with all data we needed, well updated from time to time.
    You need integration with a similar sevice. As far as i remember i was Ticker India, or something.
     
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    Kiros Active Member

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    #3
    I've sent you PM with example to view it and try it.
    Thanks
     
    Kiros, May 4, 2011 IP
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    scithe Well-Known Member

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    ifreakz, I'm actually just looking to get values directly from my website's database tables.

    Kiros, great thank you! I've gotten a few PMs so far. I will try to contact you guys back in the next 2 days.
     
    scithe, May 4, 2011 IP
  5. ifreakz

    ifreakz Well-Known Member

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    #5
    True, but who adds the values to the database? To manually do it daily will be a pain.
    If you want it the manual way, that u will enter values in db, and people can embed the image in other sites that change data, then this can be implemented pretty easily in 30-40 hours or so depending on requirements.
     
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    scithe Well-Known Member

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    The values are entered by coin collectors around the world. It's a living realistic price guide. No such like it exists, so there would be no data to scrape from elsewhere.
     
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    scithe Well-Known Member

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    #7
    On another note, I've got someone working on this. :)
     
    scithe, May 11, 2011 IP