eBay Developer Newsletter


September 27, 2006



	top stories



	AddMemberMessage API changes AddMemberMessage will be deprecated beginning week of Oct 2. read story >



	Redesigned API Docs page Take a peek at our new Documentation Center, then tell our team what you think. read story >



	Join us at Adobe MAX in Las Vegas Work with Flash, Flex or Coldfusion? Register to come see us Oct 23 - 26. read story >



	technical alerts & new features

More updates to Transaction ID Expansion
DATE CHANGE: Changes are now scheduled to go live to production the week of October 16th (API version 483). Check the Production System Announcement for recent updates on this issue. read story >

Tell us what you think of the Knowledge Base!
Over the past few months, we have added a variety of rich content to help you find answers to your eBay API development questions. Please take this short Knowledge Base Survey and let us know how we're doing. read story >



	developer community

Come see us at Dreamforce Oct 8-11 in San Francisco
Former eBay COO Maynard Webb and Vice President/General Manager of Skype North America Don Albert will be featured keynote speakers at this Salesforce.com event. If you're looking to attend, you can register now and use the promo code SKPE26D to receive $100 off. read story >

eBay Certified Providers featured on eBay Radio
Developers Program members HostedSupport.com, Keepmore.net, What Do I Sell.com and Hammertap were all on eBay Radio in the last two weeks - take a listen. read story >

Developer Forums Thread of Every Other Week
Recently in the .NET SDK forum, Active poster and VB6 developer dundee was able to move forward on his GetSellerEvents inquiry with suggestions from fellow VB developers aonecomputers and avalontraders-com. read story >

Shopping.com API behind Shop Widgets
Shop Widgets allow web publishers to easily add a new revenue source to their sites via customizable, pre-built shopping modules. read story >



	categories & item specifics

Upcoming changes to Item Specifics
As of late September through mid-October, a number of categories will make changes to Item Specifics, including Collectibles, Luggage in Travel, Women's Accessories and Men's Accessories, Satellite Radio and Motors: Car & Truck Parts .

Upcoming changes to Categories
As of early October, the category structure will be updated across several categories. read story >

product updates

API Version: 479/475i

Shipping Improvements

Java SDK 477 Point Release

.NET SDK 477 Point Release

events

Sept 29: Town Hall with Bill Cobb
Oct 3-4: AJAXWorld Conference
Oct 8-11: Dreamforce Conference
Oct 12-14: ApacheCon US
Oct 17-19: DC PHP Conference
Oct 23-26: Adobe MAX Conference
Nov 7: SDForum Java SIG

developer pulse

Top 5 Forum Threads
1) .NET SDK forum --
ReviseItemCall failure....ShippingService cannot be revised
2) Getting Started forum --
'Checkout Complete' icon is not shown on 'Items I've Sold'
3) eBay Web Services forum --
Timeout question
4) eBay Web Services forum --
items checkout together but carry different shipment methods
5) .NET SDK forum --
Sellerevents in VB6

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