Slow or no response from Amazon
| Project: | Amazon Module |
| Component: | Code |
| Category: | support request |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | closed |
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I don't know if anyone can help with this, because I'm not using the module normally.
I made a JavaScript file that works with the Amazon module so the book form fields get filed in automatically. The user just enters the 10 digit ISBN, clicks an "Auto fill" button, and the script uses the module to fetch the book's info, and fill in the form fields. It's been working great, but suddenly I find that you have to click the button repeatedly before it finally fills it in. I can't find any changes that I did by mistake, and no errors show up on any logs. I see on the browser status bar that it flashes waiting for xml-us.amznxslt.com, but it only returns data after I click it several times. My problem is that we haven't used the feature for about a month, so I can't pin down if it was something else being updated, or an Amazon problem that's causing this. I was just hoping someone might recognize this.
Thanks.
#1
Please try these things:
1. Create a normal CCK type with an Amazon field. Create new data. Does it work right? If so, the module is working ok.
2. Please use firebug to see what information is being sent and what information is being received. I think that will be the right thing to do.
3. You should also try running on a different system (a local dev machine? a remote dev machine?) and see if it has anything to do with your internet setup.
But since we haven't had any reports with slowness using the module, I do think I'll have to close this until you can nail down that it's something to do with the module.
Thanks,
-Randy
#2
Hi Randy
I tried it on a couple of different machines with the same results. I still can't get an error to show up though. So what I did was take the actual request that was being generated, and pasted that into a browser. I got this in response:
<?xml version="1.0"?><ItemLookupErrorResponse xmlns="http://ecs.amazonaws.com/doc/2005-10-05/"><Error><Code>MissingParameter</Code><Message>The request must contain the parameter Signature.</Message></Error><RequestID>f56b9376-bdbe-415b-be67-e7afb72e5d91</RequestID></ItemLookupErrorResponse>
#3
It sounds like you don't have a current version. Amazon started requiring, including sig, more on August 15.
#4
I know I'm using the most current. I re-downloaded it yesterday just to be sure. I don't think it's your module though. I do think it's in the javascript that makes it fill the form, I just can't see where it's going wrong. I rewrote the code to include the signature, which was missing, but it still wont fill in my form. It's very frustrating because I usually can at least trouble shoot something like this, but this isn't giving me any clues.
#5
Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.