amazoncode2link
by Tim C. Lueth, SG-Lib Toolbox: SolidGeometry 5.6 - 3D-Print/Production
Introduced first in SolidGeometry 5.0, Creation date: 2020-12-13, Last change: 2025-09-15
returns a valid link from the 10-digit alphanumeric codes or opens the amazon product page (german amazon) in the browser
Description
SGLib uses a system for direct access to catalog parts from different suppliers for additional components required for production. Amazon is one such supplier. Amazon uses 10-digit alphanumeric codes in its HTML links, which can be used to call up the product pages directly. This function returns a valid link from the 10-digit alphanumeric codes or opens the amazon product page (default is german amazon) in the browser
See Also: amazonlink2code
Example Illustration
Syntax
url=amazoncode2link([code,ext])
Input Parameter
code: | | 10 alphanumerical char code of amazon |
ext: | | default is 'de'; but can be used to open other contries too |
Output Parameter
url: | | url to use as web(url) |
Examples
amazoncode2link('B01LCXPGXE')
amazoncode2link('B077ZWB9CP','com')
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Algorithm (Workflow)
This function, amazoncode2link, is designed to generate a valid Amazon product URL from a given 10-digit alphanumeric code. It can also open the product page in a web browser. The function is part of the SG-Library and was introduced in SolidGeometry 5.0.
Input Parameters
- code: A 10-character alphanumeric string representing the Amazon product code.
- ext: A string representing the country-specific Amazon domain extension. The default is 'de' for Germany, but it can be changed to other country codes like 'com' for the USA.
Output
- url: A string containing the complete URL to the Amazon product page, which can be used with the
web(url) function to open the page in a browser.
Algorithm Steps
- Retrieve the
code parameter using getfuncparams with a default empty string.
- Retrieve the
ext parameter using getfuncparams with a default value of 'de'.
- Check if
code is empty. If it is, throw an error indicating the code is not valid and provide an example of a valid code.
- Construct the URL using the format
'https://www.amazon.' + ext + '/dp/' + code.
- If no output argument is specified (
nargout==0), open the constructed URL in the default web browser using the web(url) function.
Example Usage
amazoncode2link('B01LCXPGXE') - Generates and opens the URL for the product with code 'B01LCXPGXE' on the German Amazon site.amazoncode2link('B077ZWB9CP','com') - Generates and opens the URL for the product with code 'B077ZWB9CP' on the US Amazon site.
Algorithm explaination created using ChatGPT on 2025-08-19 07:30. (Please note: No guarantee for the correctness of this explanation)
Last html export of this page out of FM database by TL: 2025-09-21