Data Feed / Make / Model Catalog

Does anyone know where to start if I want an exported copy of home
appliances, cars, cell phones etc.

I just need to populate my database and I want to get some data feed
from all the different types of manufactures.

I think there are services out there. But I have not seen one.

I want a CSV file that has all the make/models for lets say: TVsvilasack,

It doesn't exist. If you compile one that is complete and up to date, it
will be worth tens or hundreds of millions of dollars. Google or Amazon
would probably buy it. You could try scraping the shopping sites.

-- Bill

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Does anyone know where to start if I want an exported copy of home
appliances, cars, cell phones etc.
>
I just need to populate my database and I want to get some data feed
from all the different types of manufactures.
>
I think there are services out there. But I have not seen one.
>
I want a CSV file that has all the make/models for lets say: TVs
>

Customizing Report Model AutoGeneration

Is there any way to customize the expressions that are generated when using the AutoGenerate wizard to produce a model in Visual/BI Studio? There are certain expressions that my team always has to generate for nearly every datetime attribute. Adding the expressions manually is very tedious since the expression window does not allow simple copy & paste.

There is no supported way to customize the fields created by the model generation wizard. However, if you poke around a little on your file system (for instance, under C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies\ReportModelProjects), you might find an undocumented file that, when modified, seems to influence the output of the model generation wizard. Remember, though, you're on your own. :)

Customizing Report Model AutoGeneration

Is there any way to customize the expressions that are generated when using the AutoGenerate wizard to produce a model in Visual/BI Studio? There are certain expressions that my team always has to generate for nearly every datetime attribute. Adding the expressions manually is very tedious since the expression window does not allow simple copy & paste.

There is no supported way to customize the fields created by the model generation wizard. However, if you poke around a little on your file system (for instance, under C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies\ReportModelProjects), you might find an undocumented file that, when modified, seems to influence the output of the model generation wizard. Remember, though, you're on your own. :)