Bing not returning result: "format=rss" no longer available?

Discussion in 'Keyword Tracker' started by BlackjackInfo, Jul 1, 2011.

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  1. #1
    As of July 1st, I'm not getting Bing results in the keyword tracker.
    Trying a search manually using the format=rss option at Bing just returns a regular page now.
    Example:
    http://www.bing.com/search?q=pluto&first=1&count=10&format=rss

    It looks the tracker needs to transition to making Bing API calls instead.
    Something like this:
    http://api.bing.net/xml.aspx?sources=web&query=query-goes-here&appid=your-bing-app-id-goes-here&web.count=10&web.offset=1
    with the requisite settings and changes to the PHP script.
     
    BlackjackInfo, Jul 1, 2011 IP
  2. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #2
    Yeah... not sure if it's temporary bug on their part or a permanent change. The format=rss doesn't work, but it's listed as a valid XML type in their page source still...
     
    digitalpoint, Jul 1, 2011 IP
  3. BlackjackInfo

    BlackjackInfo Well-Known Member

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    #3
    Bing still dead. Any plans?
     
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #4
    Yeah... working on switch over the the official Bing API 2.0.
     
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    #5
    If you update your PHP script from the settings, Bing should work again.
     
    digitalpoint, Jul 13, 2011 IP
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    Trying to update my script and when I go to get the php code, this is the end of what I see and can get

    echo serialize($output);

    So it appears the entire script code is not uploaded for us to get?
     
    theblade24, Jul 21, 2011 IP
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #7
    It shows for me... what browser/version/OS are you using?
     
    digitalpoint, Jul 21, 2011 IP
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    Firefox 4.0.1 on Windows Vista

    Just tried IE 9 too and same thing.

    The code is cutoff at that point. Nothing below it.
     
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  9. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    Oh, that's normal... that is the last line. I thought you meant that was the ONLY line you can see.
     
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    Same thing in Chrome.
     
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    ok I got the code. I guess what threw me was ?> was missing from the bottom after that line.

    I didn't think it was the end of the script.
     
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    #12
    Yeah... it's intentional since it's optional. It saves people from getting errors when their editor adds extra carriage returns to the end of the file. :) Extra characters OUTSIDE the end tag is no bueno.
     
    digitalpoint, Jul 21, 2011 IP