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What is the correct syntax for downloading the Play.com feeds in their specific groupings - e.g Film, Gifts etc?

I've tried https://b1.perfb.com/productfeed_dow...19&LEVEL1=Film

and that doesn't work!

I'd also like to do the same for DVD.co.uk (and also have the files zipped) and am having the same problem!

Jason

[DanielCoe]

I am having the same problem.

I noticed it last night, and tried to change LEVEL1=Films for DVDs, to MAPPED_CAT_1=DVDs but that did not work either, I just seemed to get the whole PLAY feed.

I was keeping quiet hoping that it was going to be fixed today sometime.

Can someone at BUY.AT please respond and update us.

Thanks

[Pete Cheyne]

Hi there, thanks for pointing this out. I am working on this as we speak and will get back to you.

Cheers

[DanielCoe]

Is this fixed yet?

[wibble99]

I've not got DVDs in my product feed - will that be fixed soon?

[Pete Cheyne]

Hi all,

We have now fixed this problem, to confirm the 6 level1 categories:

Books
Electronics
Film
Gadgets
Music
Video Games

The full breakdown is:

level1 level2 level3
Books Audio Books Biographies
Books Audio Books Business
Books Audio Books Children
Books Audio Books Children's (Over 7)
Books Audio Books Children's (Under 7)
Books Audio Books Children's Books
Books Audio Books Classics
Books Audio Books Comedy
Books Audio Books Crime & Thrillers
Books Audio Books Crime/Thriller/Mystery
Books Audio Books Current Affairs
Books Audio Books Drama
Books Audio Books Education/Lifestyle
Books Audio Books Fiction
Books Audio Books Historical
Books Audio Books History
Books Audio Books Horror
Books Audio Books Humour
Books Audio Books Language
Books Audio Books Language Guides
Books Audio Books Mind/Body/Spirit
Books Audio Books Philosophy
Books Audio Books Poetry
Books Audio Books Rock & Pop
Books Audio Books Science Fiction
Books Audio Books Self Development
Books Audio Books Sport
Books Audio Books Travel
Books Hardback "Mind, Body & Spirit"
Books Hardback Activities & Puzzles
Books Hardback Alternative Medicine
Books Hardback Antiques & Collecting
Books Hardback Architecture
Books Hardback Art Reference
Books Hardback Artists & Paintings
Books Hardback Astrology
Books Hardback Astronomy & Weather
Books Hardback Athletics
Books Hardback Baking & Cakes
Books Hardback Biography
Books Hardback Birds
Books Hardback Board Books
Books Hardback British Dictionaries
Books Hardback British Travel Guides
Books Hardback Business Management
Books Hardback Classics
Books Hardback Computers & IT
Books Hardback Crafts
Books Hardback Cricket
Books Hardback Crime & Thrillers
Books Hardback Design & Graphics
Books Hardback Diets & Slimming
Books Hardback DIY & Decorating
Books Hardback Drawing & Painting
Books Hardback Drinks
Books Hardback Education
Books Hardback Environment
Books Hardback Erotica
Books Hardback Family Matters
Books Hardback Fantasy
Books Hardback Fashion & Beauty
Books Hardback Fiction
Books Hardback Fitness
Books Hardback Football
Books Hardback Foreign Travel Guides
Books Hardback Games
Books Hardback Gardening & Farming
Books Hardback Gay & Lesbian
Books Hardback General
Books Hardback General Cooking
Books Hardback General Education
Books Hardback General History
Books Hardback Gift Books
Books Hardback Golf
Books Hardback Graphic Novels
Books Hardback Historical
Books Hardback Horror
Books Hardback Humour
Books Hardback International
Books Hardback Internet
Books Hardback Knitting & Stitchcraft
Books Hardback Languages
Books Hardback Literary Criticism
Books Hardback Literature & Anthologies
Books Hardback Medical & Nursing
Books Hardback Military
Books Hardback Misc.
Books Hardback Motor Sports
Books Hardback Music & Film
Books Hardback Natural History
Books Hardback Networks & Multimedia
Books Hardback Non-Fiction
Books Hardback Office Applications
Books Hardback Operating Systems
Books Hardback Other Sports
Books Hardback Outdoor Pursuits
Books Hardback Pets
Books Hardback Philosophy
Books Hardback Photography
Books Hardback Picture Books
Books Hardback Poetry
Books Hardback Politics
Books Hardback Pregnancy & Childcare
Books Hardback Programming
Books Hardback Psychology
Books Hardback Puzzles & Quizzes
Books Hardback Religion
Books Hardback Romance
Books Hardback Royalty
Books Hardback Rugby
Books Hardback Science & Technology
Books Hardback Science Fiction
Books Hardback Self Help
Books Hardback Sociology
Books Hardback Transport
Books Hardback Travel Writing
Books Hardback True Crime
Books Hardback Vegetarian
Books Hardback War & Western
Books Hardback Young Adult
Books Paperback "Mind, Body & Spirit"
Books Paperback Activities & Puzzles
Books Paperback Alternative Medicine
Books Paperback Antiques & Collecting
Books Paperback Architecture
Books Paperback Art Reference
Books Paperback Astrology
Books Paperback Astronomy & Weather
Books Paperback Athletics
Books Paperback Baking & Cakes
Books Paperback Biography
Books Paperback Board Books
Books Paperback British Dictionaries
Books Paperback British Travel Guides
Books Paperback Business Management
Books Paperback Careers
Books Paperback Classics
Books Paperback Computers
Books Paperback Computers & IT
Books Paperback Crafts
Books Paperback Cricket
Books Paperback Crime & Thrillers
Books Paperback Current Affairs
Books Paperback Design & Graphics
Books Paperback Diets & Slimming
Books Paperback DIY & Decorating
Books Paperback Drawing & Painting
Books Paperback Drinks
Books Paperback Education
Books Paperback Environment
Books Paperback Erotica
Books Paperback Family Matters
Books Paperback Fantasy
Books Paperback Fashion & Beauty
Books Paperback Fiction
Books Paperback Fitness
Books Paperback Football
Books Paperback Foreign Dictionaries
Books Paperback Foreign Travel Guides
Books Paperback Games
Books Paperback Gardening & Farming
Books Paperback Gay & Lesbian
Books Paperback General
Books Paperback General Cooking
Books Paperback General Education
Books Paperback General History
Books Paperback Gift Books
Books Paperback Golf
Books Paperback Graphic Novels
Books Paperback Historical
Books Paperback Horror
Books Paperback Humour
Books Paperback International
Books Paperback Internet
Books Paperback Knitting & Stitchcraft
Books Paperback Language Guides
Books Paperback Languages
Books Paperback Literary Criticism
Books Paperback Literature & Anthologies
Books Paperback Medical & Nursing
Books Paperback Military
Books Paperback Mind, Body & Spirit
Books Paperback Misc.
Books Paperback Motor Sports
Books Paperback Music & Film
Books Paperback Mysticism & Occult
Books Paperback Natural History
Books Paperback Networks & Multimedia
Books Paperback Non-Fiction
Books Paperback Office Applications
Books Paperback Operating Systems
Books Paperback Other Software
Books Paperback Other Sports
Books Paperback Outdoor Pursuits
Books Paperback Pets
Books Paperback Philosophy
Books Paperback Photography
Books Paperback Picture Books
Books Paperback Plays
Books Paperback Poetry
Books Paperback Politics
Books Paperback Pregnancy & Childcare
Books Paperback Programming
Books Paperback Psychology
Books Paperback Puzzles & Quizzes
Books Paperback Religion
Books Paperback Rock & Pop
Books Paperback Romance
Books Paperback Rugby
Books Paperback Science & Technology
Books Paperback Science Fiction
Books Paperback Self Help
Books Paperback Sociology
Books Paperback Textbooks & Study Guides
Books Paperback The Unexplained
Books Paperback Transport
Books Paperback Travel Writing
Books Paperback True Crime
Books Paperback Vegetarian
Books Paperback War & Western
Books Paperback Young Adult
Electronics Battery Batteries & Accessories
Electronics Cable Cables & Connectors
Electronics Camcorder / Digital Camcorders
Electronics Camera / Digital Digital Cameras
Electronics DVD Player DVD Players
Electronics DVD Player DVD Portables
Electronics DVD Player DVD Recorders
Electronics GPS GPS Navigation
Electronics Headphones Headphones
Electronics Hi-Fi System Hi Fi
Electronics Home Cinema Home Cinema Kits
Electronics Other Consumer Blank Media
Electronics Other Consumer Blank Media Storage
Electronics Other Consumer Computer & IT
Electronics Other Consumer Executive
Electronics Other Consumer Home Cinema Accessories
Electronics Other Consumer Ipods
Electronics Other Consumer Memory Cards
Electronics Other Consumer Memory Flash Drives
Electronics Other Consumer MP3 & Portable Audio
Electronics Other Consumer PC Cables/Hubs
Electronics Other Consumer PC Peripherals
Electronics Other Consumer TV, LCD & Projector
Electronics Remote Control Remote Controls
Film DVD Action / Adventure
Film DVD Animation
Film DVD Anime
Film DVD Classics
Film DVD Comedy
Film DVD Documentary
Film DVD Drama
Film DVD Family / Kids
Film DVD Foreign
Film DVD Horror
Film DVD Independent
Film DVD Martial Arts
Film DVD Music
Film DVD Music DVDs
Film DVD Musicals
Film DVD Romantic Comedy
Film DVD Science Fiction
Film DVD Special Interests
Film DVD Sport & Fitness
Film DVD Television
Film DVD Thriller
Film DVD Westerns
Film DVD Xmas DVDs
Gadgets Bar & Casino
Gadgets Boys Toys
Gadgets Car Accessories
Gadgets Clocks & Watches
Gadgets Cool Tools
Gadgets Executive
Gadgets Experience Days
Gadgets Film Cells
Gadgets Film Memorabilia
Gadgets Fun / Jokes
Gadgets Games
Gadgets Girls Allowed
Gadgets Health & Fitness
Gadgets Home & Kitchen
Gadgets Kids
Gadgets Lifestyle
Gadgets Lighting
Gadgets Massage
Gadgets Office
Gadgets Outdoor
Gadgets Paintball
Gadgets Plug & Play Games
Gadgets Posters
Gadgets Remote Control Toys
Gadgets Spy Gadgets
Gadgets Torches
Music CD Album NULL
Music DVD-audio NULL
Video Games Gameboy Advance Adventure
Video Games Gameboy Advance Arcade
Video Games Gameboy Advance Board Game
Video Games Gameboy Advance Driving
Video Games Gameboy Advance Fighting
Video Games Gameboy Advance Hardware
Video Games Gameboy Advance Platform
Video Games Gameboy Advance Puzzle
Video Games Gameboy Advance Role Playing
Video Games Gameboy Advance Shoot-Em-Up
Video Games Gameboy Advance Sports
Video Games Gameboy Advance Strategy
Video Games Microsoft Xbox NULL
Video Games Microsoft Xbox 360 Adventure
Video Games Microsoft Xbox 360 Arcade
Video Games Microsoft Xbox 360 Driving
Video Games Microsoft Xbox 360 Fighting
Video Games Microsoft Xbox 360 Flight Sim
Video Games Microsoft Xbox 360 Hardware
Video Games Microsoft Xbox 360 Platform
Video Games Microsoft Xbox 360 Role Playing
Video Games Microsoft Xbox 360 Shoot-Em-Up
Video Games Microsoft Xbox 360 Sports
Video Games Microsoft Xbox 360 Strategy
Video Games Microsoft Xbox Adventure
Video Games Microsoft Xbox Arcade
Video Games Microsoft Xbox Driving
Video Games Microsoft Xbox Fighting
Video Games Microsoft Xbox Hardware
Video Games Microsoft Xbox Shoot-Em-Up
Video Games Microsoft Xbox Sports
Video Games Nintendo DS Adventure
Video Games Nintendo DS Arcade
Video Games Nintendo DS Board Game
Video Games Nintendo DS Driving
Video Games Nintendo DS Fighting
Video Games Nintendo DS Flight Sim
Video Games Nintendo DS Hardware
Video Games Nintendo DS Music
Video Games Nintendo DS Platform
Video Games Nintendo DS Puzzle
Video Games Nintendo DS Role Playing
Video Games Nintendo DS Shoot-Em-Up
Video Games Nintendo DS Sports
Video Games Nintendo DS Strategy
Video Games Nintendo DS Utilities
Video Games Nintendo GameCube Adventure
Video Games Nintendo GameCube Driving
Video Games Nintendo GameCube Fighting
Video Games Nintendo GameCube Hardware
Video Games Nintendo GameCube Role Playing
Video Games Nintendo GameCube Shoot-Em-Up
Video Games Nintendo GameCube Sports
Video Games Nintendo GameCube Strategy
Video Games Nintendo Wii Adventure
Video Games Nintendo Wii Arcade
Video Games Nintendo Wii Driving
Video Games Nintendo Wii Fighting
Video Games Nintendo Wii Flight Sim
Video Games Nintendo Wii Hardware
Video Games Nintendo Wii Platform
Video Games Nintendo Wii Puzzle
Video Games Nintendo Wii Role Playing
Video Games Nintendo Wii Shoot-Em-Up
Video Games Nintendo Wii Sports
Video Games PC NULL
Video Games PC Adventure
Video Games PC Arcade
Video Games PC Board Game
Video Games PC Driving
Video Games PC Education
Video Games PC Fighting
Video Games PC Flight Sim
Video Games PC Hardware
Video Games PC Platform
Video Games PC Puzzle
Video Games PC Role Playing
Video Games PC Shoot-Em-Up
Video Games PC Sports
Video Games PC Strategy
Video Games PC Utilities
Video Games Playstation 3 Adventure
Video Games Playstation 3 Driving
Video Games Playstation 3 Fighting
Video Games Playstation 3 Flight Sim
Video Games Playstation 3 Hardware
Video Games Playstation 3 Music
Video Games Playstation 3 Platform
Video Games Playstation 3 Role Playing
Video Games Playstation 3 Shoot-Em-Up
Video Games Playstation 3 Sports
Video Games Playstation 3 Strategy
Video Games Playstation Adventure
Video Games Playstation Arcade
Video Games Playstation Board Game
Video Games Playstation Driving
Video Games Playstation Fighting
Video Games Playstation Flight Sim
Video Games Playstation Hardware
Video Games Playstation Music
Video Games Playstation Platform
Video Games Playstation Puzzle
Video Games Playstation Role Playing
Video Games Playstation Shoot-Em-Up
Video Games Playstation Sports
Video Games Playstation Strategy
Video Games Playstation Utilities
Video Games PSP Adventure
Video Games PSP Arcade
Video Games PSP Board Game
Video Games PSP Driving
Video Games PSP Education
Video Games PSP Fighting
Video Games PSP Flight Sim
Video Games PSP Hardware
Video Games PSP Music
Video Games PSP Platform
Video Games PSP Puzzle
Video Games PSP Role Playing
Video Games PSP Shoot-Em-Up
Video Games PSP Sports
Video Games PSP Strategy
Video Games PSP UMD
Video Games PSP Utilities

[loquax]

Thanks for sorting this Peter... do the same options apply to dvd.co.uk as i'd like to download just their DVD feed and not the books etc?

Jason

[Pete Cheyne]

Hi Jason,

The level1 categories are as follows (deep breath):

Action Adventure
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
ANTIQUES & COLLECTING
APPLICATIONS OF COMPUTING
ARCHITECTURE
ART REFERENCE
ARTISTS & PAINTINGS
ASTROLOGY FORTUNE TELLING
ASTRONOMY & METEOROLOGY
ATHLETICS
ATLASES & MAPS
AUDIO MUSIC
AUDIO TAPES
BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIRS
BIRDS
BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT
CAKE DECORATING & BAKING
CALENDARS & STATIONERY
CAREERS
Cartoons
CD - Classical
CD - Compilations
CD - Country
CD - Dance and Urban
CD - Jazz and Blues
CD - R&B and Soul
CD - Rock & Pop
CD - Soundtracks
CD - Spoken Word and Comedy
CD - World and Folk
CHILDREN ACTIVITY/PUZZLE
Childrens
CHILDRENS AUDIO
CHILDRENS BIG BOOKS
CHILDRENS BOARDBOOKS
CHILDRENS COMPUTING
CHILDRENS EDUCATION
CHILDRENS FICTION
CHILDRENS GIFT/SEASONAL
CHILDRENS HUMOUR
CHILDRENS NON-FICTION
CHILDRENS PICTURE H/B
CHILDRENS PICTURE P/B
CHILDRENS POEMS & RHYMES
CHILDRENS RELIGIOUS
CHILDRENS SOFT TOYS
CHILDRENS YOUNG ADULTS
Childrens: Films
Childrens: TV
CLASSICS
COMBAT SPORTS
Comedy
Comedy: Adult
Comedy: Carry On
COMMUNICATION & NETWORKS
COOKERY (GENERAL)
COOKERY FOREIGN
COOKERY MICROWAVE
COOKERY VEGETARIAN
CRAFTS
CRICKET
CURRENT & WORLD AFFAIRS
CYCLING
DATABASES
DECORATING & INT DESIGN
DO IT YOURSELF
Documentary
Drama
DRAWING & PAINTING
DRINKS & BEVERAGES
DTP DESIGN & GRAPHICS
EDUCATION GENERAL
ELT GUIDES
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
EQUESTRIANISM
Family
FAMILY MATTERS HOME LIFE
FASHION & BEAUTY
FICTION BLACK & ETHNIC
FICTION CRIME & THRILLERS
FICTION EROTICA
FICTION FANTASY
FICTION GAY & LESBIAN
FICTION GENERAL
FICTION GRAPHIC NOVELS
FICTION HORROR
FICTION ROMANTIC
FICTION SAGA/ HISTORICAL
FICTION SCIENCE FICTION
FICTION SHORT STORIES
FICTION WAR
FICTION WESTERNS
FILM & TV TIE INS
FISHING/HUNTING/SHOOTING
FLORA
GAMES
GAMES - DS
Games - Game Cube
Games - GBA
Games - PC
Games - PS2
GAMES - PS3
GAMES - PSP
Games - Wii
Games - XBOX
GAMES - XBox360
GARDENING & FARMING
GAY & LESBIAN INTERESTS
GENERAL COMPUTING & IT
GIFT & PRESENTATION
GOLF
HARDWARE
HEALTH & FITNESS
HISTORY & NOSTALGIA
History (Factual)
Horror
HUMOUR
Indian
Instructional videos
INTEGRATED SOFTWARE PACKAGES
INTERNET & WORLD WIDE WEB
Japanese Anime
KNITTING & STITCHCRAFT
LANGUAGES & LINGUISTICS
LAW
LITERARY CRITICISM
LITERATURE & ANTHOLOGIES
MAMMALS
Martial Arts Films
MEDICAL & NURSING
MILITARY & WAR NON FICT
MIND BODY & SPIRIT
Miscellaneous
MOTOR SPORTS
MULTICULTURAL INTERESTS
MULTIMEDIA SOUND & VIDEO
Music: Ballet
Music: Biographies
Music: Classical
Music: Easy Listening
Music: Jazz/Blues
Music: Karaoke
Music: Miscellaneous
Music: Musicals
Music: Popular
Music: Rock
MYSTICISM & OCCULT
MYTHOLOGY & LEGENDS
NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
OPERATING SYSTEMS
OTHER SOFTWARE PACKAGES
OUTDOOR PURSUITS
PERFORMING ARTS
PETS & VET SCIENCE
PHILOSOPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHRASE & LANGUAGE GUIDES
PLAYS
POETRY
POLITICS
POSTERS & POS MATERIAL
PREGNANCY AND CHILDCARE
PRESENTATION SOFTWARE
PROGRAMMING & LANGUAGES
PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHIATRY
PUBLISHER CATALOGUES
PUZZLE & QUIZ BOOKS
RACQUET SPORTS
REFERENCE BRITISH DICTS
REFERENCE FOREIGN DICTS
REFERENCE GENERAL
RELIGION
ROYALTY
RUGBY
Science Fiction
SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
SEASONAL
SELF HELP
SEX & SEXUALITY
SIGNED EDITIONS
SOCCER
SOCIAL & LEGAL ASPECTS
SOCIOLOGY/HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
SPECIAL DIETS & SLIMMING
Sport: Miscellaneous
Sport: Soccer
Sport: Wrestling
SPORTS & GAMES
SPREADSHEETS
STUDY AIDS & TEXTBOOKS
Television Comedy
Television Drama
Television Series
Television: Friends
Thriller
TRANSPORT
Travel
TRAVEL BIOG & WRITING
TRAVEL GUIDES (BRITISH)
TRAVEL GUIDES (FOREIGN)
TRUE CRIME & CRIMINOLOGY
UNEXPLAINED PHENOMENA
Universal Media Disc
UTILITIES
War (Factual)
War Films
WATER SPORTS
Westerns
Wildlife
WINTER SPORTS
WOMENS STUDIES
WORD PROCESSING
X-Rated

[loquax]

Pete... wouldn't it be simpler to be able to download with the mapped_cat_level1 categories? I just want DVDs from DVD.co.uk and that mapped_cat_level1 seems to be the easiest option to tag for?

Jason

[loquax]

Also (sorry) is it possible to apply this option to HMV - so that I can download level1 DVDs?

Thanks

[Pete Cheyne]

Hi Jason,

HMV include a DVD category in level1:

Album
Books
Cassette
CD Album
CD Single
DVD
Games
Single
UMD
Video

I will look into dvd.co.uk and see if i can get the DVD category mapped for you.

Cheers

[Cheapdvds]

Hi Jason,

HMV include a DVD category in level1:

Album
Books
Cassette
CD Album
CD Single
DVD
Games
Single
UMD
Video

I will look into dvd.co.uk and see if i can get the DVD category mapped for you.

Cheers

Hi all,

Did the DVD.co.uk feed ever get looked at as I too would like to just download the DVD part of the feed instead of downloading 500meg every night and then just to throw 495 meg in the trash

any help would be great

[Pete Cheyne]

Hi there,

If you place "&MAPPED_CAT_ID1=22" at the end of your feed download string for DVD.co.uk it will just download the DVDs - saving you all that bandwidth

Cheers

[nickhx]

Hi Pete,

While we're at it, is there any reason why Play.com do not include laptops in your product feeds?

[Pete Cheyne]

Hi nickhx,

We'll get in touch with the merchant to ask about this.

Cheers.