On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 10:26 PM, Mayank <call.mayankg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Thanks Arne, > > making calls to http servers can be done with ajax, I'm not entirely sure, but I'd imagine that the browser cross domain policy would still be in effect if the javascript file were loaded from your filesystem, preventing you from using ajax to contact MySpace's servers. See https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Same_origin_policy_for_JavaScript for more information. I wrote a quick test of this and loading remote urls from a html file saved to my Desktop did not seem to work. > but main issue is > wether it is possible to authenticate into myspace from a client side > application. The myspace developer site gives no information about > building client side desktop applications and only talks about > applications hosted on a server. > You'd need to open a browser window to let the user authenticate with OAuth into MySpace, otherwise the same client libraries could be used for both a server application or a desktop application. OAuth for installed apps is a bit of a pain, but it is possible to do. Searching the internet should come up with a couple of examples. ~Arne > > On Sep 2, 10:39 pm, Arne Roomann-Kurrik <api.kur...@google.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > It's difficult to do this entirely via JavaScript since you'll need to > > make HTTP calls to different servers. It's possible to use a different > > programming language to do this, though. > > > > ~Arne > > > > On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 6:39 AM, Mayank <call.mayankg...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > Is it possible to build a javascript application, which resides on the > > > local system and uses open social to connect to different social > > > networks like MySpace. The application should be completely client > > > side. > > > > > --Mayank. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OpenSocial Application Development" group. To post to this group, send email to opensocial-api@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to opensocial-api+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial-api?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
