NAME

WWW::Scraper::ISBN::ORA_Driver - Search driver for O'Reilly Media's online catalog.

SYNOPSIS

See parent class documentation (WWW::Scraper::ISBN::Driver)

DESCRIPTION

Searches for book information from the O'Reilly Media's online catalog.

METHODS

search()

Creates a query string, then passes the appropriate form fields to the O'Reilly Media server.

The returned page should be the correct catalog page for that ISBN. If not the function returns zero and allows the next driver in the chain to have a go. If a valid page is returned, the following fields are returned via the book hash:

isbn          (now returns isbn13)
isbn10        
isbn13
ean13         (industry name)
author
title
book_link
image_link
thumb_link
description
pubdate
publisher
binding       (if known)
pages         (if known)
weight        (if known) (in grammes)
width         (if known) (in millimetres)
height        (if known) (in millimetres)

The book_link and image_link refer back to the O'Reilly US website.

REQUIRES

Requires the following modules be installed:

WWW::Scraper::ISBN::Driver, WWW::Mechanize,

SEE ALSO

WWW::Scraper::ISBN, WWW::Scraper::ISBN::Record, WWW::Scraper::ISBN::Driver

BUGS, PATCHES & FIXES

There are no known bugs at the time of this release. However, if you spot a bug or are experiencing difficulties that are not explained within the POD documentation, please send an email to barbie@cpan.org or submit a bug to the RT system (http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=WWW-Scraper-ISBN-ORA_Driver). However, it would help greatly if you are able to pinpoint problems or even supply a patch.

Fixes are dependant upon their severity and my availablity. Should a fix not be forthcoming, please feel free to (politely) remind me.

AUTHOR

Barbie, <barbie@cpan.org>
Miss Barbell Productions, <http://www.missbarbell.co.uk/>

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2004-2010 Barbie for Miss Barbell Productions

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the Artistic Licence v2.