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Artwork by David BurkeYahoo! Store RTML Data Extractor
To implement the custom data extractor, you will need to install one RTML template, and then configure a variable to define what fields will be exported.

I recommend using Don Cole's RTML Template transfer utility to install the template. While it can be done by hand, Don's tool is much faster, and will automatically create the appropriatly named variable on the "Variables" page. Here is the template you need to install.

If you are doing this by hand, create a new variable on the 'Variables" page by the name of -vft-yx-varlist and assign it the type big-text.

Next, configure the variable to indicate which fields are to be exported. Each line in the -vft-yx-varlist corresponds to a field you would like exported. There are four required fields, but you can define as many as you need. For example:
# Required fields:
id,ids
type,ids
template,ids
contents,ids

# More fields to export
caption,multiline
price,number
leaf,yn



Here is an example of a more complete -vft-yx-varlist.

The rules for creating the -vft-yx-varlist are as follows
  • valid lines are in the format variable-name,type
  • Lines that start with a "#" are ignored, and can be used as comments.
  • Blank lines are ignored.
  • Variable lines should not contain spaces. Just variable-name,type
  • The defined variable types are as follows
    • ids - for variables that contain page ids, like the "contents" field.
    • text, multiline - for text variables, and multiline text. (Text is the default "type," and should be used if none of the other types apply.)
    • image - for variables like image, icon, inset, or your own image variables.
    • number - for variables like price, sale-price, etc.
    • yn - for "Yes/No" variables like gift-certificate, leaf, etc.