Ok. I am making progress. After a good nights sleep I had the brilliant idea of looking at the API docs. I didn't realize that Exhibit.Importer.getImporter was a static method. So now I have an importer and I can load the database.
var importer = Exhibit.Importer.getImporter( "application/json"); importer.load(url, window.database); On Friday, November 29, 2013 5:09:54 PM UTC-5, mdjones71 wrote: > > O and I think for east I would rather use Exhibit Scripted. > > On Friday, November 29, 2013 5:08:39 PM UTC-5, mdjones71 wrote: >> >> Could someone please tell me how to import JSON from a REST service into >> Exhibit. I use to know how to do it in Exhibit 2 ( >> http://othesamhill.blogspot.com/2009/06/dynamic-data-in-exhibit-views-with.html) >> but >> I think the interface has gotten a lot more efficient than the hack I >> was using. >> >> Basically I think I need to use the class below, but I'm not sure how to >> instantiate it with a reference to the JSON parser and then call it. >> >> >> https://github.com/zepheira/exhibit3/blob/master/scripted/src/scripts/data/exporter.js >> . >> >> I am sorry if this has been asked before. I searched for a long time but >> could not find it. >> >> Thanks >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SIMILE Widgets" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/simile-widgets. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
