thanks everyone for all the responses to my question.
i examined a few existing 'currency exchange rate' rss feeds but solved the problem by instead doing a simple scrape from one of the better-known financial websites. (problem with this approach is, when they change their website, my scrape will probably no longer work - so some maintenance is required.) the problem with the existing exchange rate rss feeds that i looked at is that they return more data than what i'm interested in, meaning that i would've had to code something just to filter out what i need anyway. the webservices links are interesting. the way i'm using rss more and more, i guess the line between webservices and rss is getting pretty blurred. when there's interactivity (ie: between querystring parameters passed to an rss feed) what is the difference between an rss feed and a webservice anway? btw, it apears that many of the webservices in those links are offered only as 'premium' (non-free) services. - tom --- In [email protected], "Jeff Barr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We're getting a bit off topic, but I do web services at my day > job, so I'll refresh Stu's memory! > > www.xmethods.net and www.strikeiron.com are two good places to > find web services. At one time people were quite excited by > the prospects for a protocol called UDDI, but no one seems > to care about it anymore. > > Jeff; > > On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:54:02 -0800, "Stuart Whitmore" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > > IMHO, this sounds more applicable to a Web Services approach than RSS. > > I would suggest looking for a SOAP or XML-RPC source for this data. > > I like www.xe.com also, but haven't had a reason to use it lately, so > > I don't know if they offer something like that. Unfortunately, this > > is also something where I would consider it likely that there will be > > a subscription fee, like I was running into so often when I was > > looking for stock quote and weather Web Services. When supply is > > little and demand may be high... well, I guess it works online just > > like offline. > > > > There are sites that serve a purpose like Syndic8 but with Web > > Services instead. I don't recall which ones I've used in the past, > > but I'll try to dredge up that memory, and may post a link or two > > later if they come to me. > > > > Just my two cents, so to speak... > > > > -- > > Stuart "Rattlesnake Stu" Whitmore ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > http://www.just-stuart.com/ > > My pending approval list: 263251, 274471, 274472 > > > > > > > > If you're getting "too much mail" then send a message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > (this will tell it to stop sending you mail) > > > > To change your membership use THIS WEB PAGE: > > http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/syndic8/join > > (here you can set your mail to digest, no mail or LEAVE the list) > > > > To find more info about Syndicated XML newsfeeds visit > > http://www.syndic8.com/ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? Network for Good is THE place to support health awareness efforts! http://us.click.yahoo.com/Rcy2bD/UOnJAA/cosFAA/IRislB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you're getting "too much mail" then send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (this will tell it to stop sending you mail) To change your membership use THIS WEB PAGE: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/syndic8/join (here you can set your mail to digest, no mail or LEAVE the list) To find more info about Syndicated XML newsfeeds visit http://www.syndic8.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/syndic8/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
