michaelbain has successfully added an enhancement to the Vet2PetNet website.

As an enhancement to the michaelbain-developed online store, we have added an automatically generated XML feed to the Vet2PetNet website.

This XML feed is automatically generated daily, by a PHP script, from the product catalogue database on the site. The XML feed is generated in accordance with the Bid or Buy feed specification and is read and loaded by Bid or Buy on a nightly basis, making the Vet2PetNet products available for purchase on Bid or Buy.

Here is a screen capture, of products automatically included on Bid or Buy – populated from the XML feed:

V2PN BoB XML Feed

michaelbain in conjunction with pixelmagic (the excellent designer I work with mostly) completed a project for http://www. bidahorse247.co.za in record time and at an below-market price.

We built:
http://www.bidahorse247.co.za – a landing page for the venture. (michaelbain built the “request to put a horse on auction” form which caters for file upload, validation and emailing of the request details, with attachment).

http://blog.bidahorse247.co.za – a blog for the venture. (michaelbain installed, set up and assisted with the theming of the blog site).

http://auction.bidahorse247.co.za – the full-featured auction site for the venture. (michaelbain installed the auction solution, customised the auction solution, assisted with editing the content on the site and assisted with the theming of the auction solution. michaelbain coded custom functionality for the auction solution in PHP and using a MySQL database.

A little about the site:

And I quote:

“Horse racing, show-jumping and dressage (and indeed most equestrian sports) have always been coined ‘The Sport of Kings’.

We may enjoy these sports and do them to the best of our abilities, but very few of us have the bank balance to match!  The purchasing and selling of horses is costly enough without adding to it the stress of commissions and viewings. For this reason, the team at BidAHorse247 is bringing you a cost effective, but efficient way to sell and purchase quality horses. Our easily accessible and user-friendly website will allow you to search our extensive database of available animals.
Quality service brought to you by a dedicated, knowledgeable and trustworthy team will ensure your purchasing experience is pleasurable and stress-free.”

A little about the blog:

Well the venture needs a blog too!

In their own words at http://blog.bidahorse247.co.za/2009/10/welcome-to-our-site/:

“We owe a HUGE debt of gratitude to the genius of graphics and ”Wonder Girl”  Meryl  www.pixelmagic.co.za who came to our rescue along with “Mike the Miracle”  www.michaelbain.co.za and the girl who has a way with words Dayle of the very aptly named www.getitwrite.co.za (she always does) together they have achieved in under 2 weeks what those before them had tried and failed to do in close on 5 months, I have no doubt that Tina T had you guys in mind when she wrote “Simply the Best” coz that,in a nutshell, is what you are……”

A little bit about the auction site:

There’s not much to say. The auction site allows you (as a registered user) to bid on horses that have been put up on auction. Good luck and start bidding at http://auction.bidahorse247.co.za.