I want it. Thom McGrath wrote: > I've begun working on [what I believe to be] an extraordinary class > to top all my others. But I'm also trying to gauge it's usefulness, > before I get too in-depth. > > In this age of "Web 2.0" and syndicate everything, I've started > working on a set of classes which can not only parse RSS feeds into > REALbasic objects, but parse nearly *any* feed into the same objects > - and also create any kind of feed. And lastly, convert feeds simply > by setting a property and asking it to create the XML. > > So as a brief example, (I've named the classes RSSxxxx), to create a > feed one would do something like > > dim r as new rssfeed > r.title = "My New Feed" > r.linkurl = "http://www.feeds.com/"; > r.lastupdated = new date > > // create atom 1.0 feed > r.format = rssfeed.kformatatom10 > msgbox r.asxml.tostring > > // create rss 2.0 feed > r.format = rssfeed.kformatrss20 > msgbox r.asxml.tostring > > And parsing a feed would be as simple as downloading it using an > HTTPSocket and then sending it to RSSModule.Parse: > > dim r as rssfeed > r = RSSModule.Parse(myHTTPContent) > if r <> nil then > msgbox "You downloaded feed " + r.title > end > > I have not found something similar to this for RB yet, so the simple > question: is this wanted? > > -- > Thom McGrath, <http://www.thezaz.com/> > "You realize you've created God in your own image when God hates all > the same people you do." > > > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: > <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> > > Search the archives: > <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> > >
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