Amazon Lookuop

OpenBiblio Amazon Lookup

Last Updated: November 7, 2015

Package: OpenBiblio 0.7.2

Description:
Allows user to retrieve information from Amazon's database.

Modified Files:

navbars/cataloging.php
locale/en/navbars.php
locale/en/cataloging.php

New Files:

amazon.php
amazon.conf.php
addons.inc.php

Backup all files before making modifications!

Note: Three identifiers are required to use this module.

Associate Tag
An alphanumeric token that uniquely identifies you as an Associate. To obtain an Associate Tag, go to Becoming an Associate.

Access Key ID
Your AWS Access Key ID which uniquely identifies you.

Secret Access Key
A key that is used in conjunction with the Access Key ID to cryptographically sign an API request. To retrieve your Access Key ID or Secret Access Key, go to Manage Your Account.

Copy and paste your keys into amazon.conf.php

Description: Add Amazon navigational item to cataloging navigational sidebar.

Open: navbars/cataloging.php

Find (At end of file):

<a href="javascript:popSecondary(

Insert before:

<?php
/**
 * Added for Amazon module
 */
if($nav == 'amazon')
{
  echo '&raquo; ' . $navLoc->getText('amazon_Search') . "<br />\n";
}
else
{
  echo '<a href="../catalog/amazon.php" class="alt1">' . $navLoc->getText('amazon_Search') . "</a><br />\n";
}
?>

Description: English translations for text elements in the side navigation bar.

Open: locale/en/navbars.php

Find at very end of file:

?>

Insert before:

#****************************************************************************
#* Translation text for Amazon mod
#****************************************************************************
$trans["amazon_Search"]             = "\$text = 'Amazon Search';";

Description: English translations for text elements in the Amazon Lookup module.

Open: locale/en/cataloging.php

Find at very end of file:

?>

Insert before:

#****************************************************************************
#*  Translation text for Amazon module
#****************************************************************************
$trans['amazon_Instructions']               = "\$text = 'Enter Title, Author, or ISBN and an Amazon Collection';";
$trans['amazon_Search']                     = "\$text = 'Amazon.com Search';";
$trans['amazon_Title']                      = "\$text = 'Title';";
$trans['amazon_Author']                     = "\$text = 'Author';";
$trans['amazon_ISBN']                       = "\$text = 'ISBN';";
$trans['amazon_Publication']                = "\$text = 'Publication';";
$trans['amazon_Publisher']                  = "\$text = 'Publisher';";
$trans['amazon_PublicationDate']            = "\$text = 'Publication Date';";
$trans['amazon_UseThis']                    = "\$text = 'Use This';";

$trans['Search']                            = "\$text = 'Search';";

Copy the following files to /catalog:

amazon.php
amazon.conf.php
addons.inc.php

Updated by the leastweasel.