vB auction?

i've signed a coding agreement with phpauction.org to code a integration script between phpAuction AND vBulletin... i'll keep everyone informed... (for Polo.. )

[allandk]

Originally Posted by nexialys

i've signed a coding agreement with phpauction.org to code a integration script between phpAuction AND vBulletin... i'll keep everyone informed... (for Polo.. )

cool.. i'll take the first version and keep you posted on bugs )

hey hey... bugs... hum.. i don't think there will have any bug... the way we deal with that is that we will create a module for phpAuctions and a integration script for vB, so when you buy any version of phpAuction, you have it integrated, and you just have to hack vB a little to make the integration... so there is no possibility of bugs between the tools... it will be a official and commercial release!

btw, we may have a list of blocks for vBadvanced or other portals, and some blocks for inside vB (à la photopost) so your users can interact with the auctions... but there will be no complete integration of the features in vB, as it would overload the system and be hasardeous.

[allandk]

i would have preferred a GPL solution, but i'll take what i can get how long do you think it will take before it's ready ?

Originally Posted by allandk

i would have preferred a GPL solution, but i'll take what i can get how long do you think it will take before it's ready ?

Hard to have a GPL solution when both the systems are commercial
(i hate GPL... always stuck with strange rules)

btw, the phpAuction GPL will havethat addon, so you pay 20$ for the software and integrate it... it's a basical version but with power though...

and you will not only have the Auctions, but also the Reverse Auctions and the Classifieds ... i build the integration for all systems...

[allandk]

ok that's what i was lookig for.. integration with phpauction GPL.. it's not that i don't want to pay, i just don't want compiled code on my site..

when do you think it will be ready.? apx ?

[StewardManscat]

Clearly this is a powerful and useful system that many are using without issue.

However, I was unable to install it.

I'm a php guy, and don't know mch about perl, nor do I want to. But I have my own server and do run some perl scripts. The people at vbauction seemed ready and willing to help me get it up and running. I gave them all the telnet/ftp info and off they went.

It's a month later. No auction. No replies from vbauction except "Please note that uder the terms of your license you are not entitled to a refund".

[memobug]

Originally Posted by StewardManscat

Clearly this is a powerful and useful system that many are using without issue.

However, I was unable to install it.

I'm a php guy, and don't know mch about perl, nor do I want to. But I have my own server and do run some perl scripts. The people at vbauction seemed ready and willing to help me get it up and running. I gave them all the telnet/ftp info and off they went.

It's a month later. No auction. No replies from vbauction except "Please note that uder the terms of your license you are not entitled to a refund".

I'd be happy to do whatever I can to help with your setup. You can PM me here with your contact info.

I, too, haven't been very impressed with the vbAuction online support. They did create a "SUPPORT FORUM" to which I posted a lot of information, some questions and bugs, and then came the response post 2-3 weeks later that the forum was not for official support, which had to be requested by email, using the vBauction support ticket system. I was also told that everyone who had requested report had received it, including free installation of their purchased software. Of course, I have no information to support or dispute that.

So, I would recommend that you submit a ticket if you haven't already.

On the positive side, there was an update released a couple of weeks back that addressed all the 12 or so problems that I had reported to that point, with the exception of some issues with the integration and import of users.

Currently, I am unhappy that certain parts of the script pass the username and password right on the command line as part of the URL. Clearly that is a security risk. I have some ideas about addressing that, but I have not invited users to participate in the auctions yet until I get a more thorough analysis going.

Regards,

Matt

hum... Matt... if you are so interested to deal with phpAuction, i can offer you to join me at some points... the Founder is a friend, and he is ready to "listen" for that kind of updates...

btw, i'm not to give support on phpAuction myself, so their support service is not to be discussed.. it's another question i don't care to answer, because i'm not the one to offer support for the software... i'm just building a integration script that will be integrated to phpAuction itself...

we even don't know yet how to deal with this, as i don't have all the sources... we will see.

if you have requests for features, suggestions of codes etc, just list them.. btw. i will start a new thread about the software once i start coding it.

see ya

[StewardManscat]

Memobug... Thank you for your kind and generous offer. I am familiar with the vbauction forum and your presence there. Your enthusiasm is encouraging.

But I think I'll pass on this one. It was a gamble and I lost. I'm learning how to cut my losses.

If I knew or wanted to learn perl it would be a different story, but facing gnarly perl problems under pressure for a fix... too many other interesting challenges beckon.

Best of luck to the vbauction team. Count me out.