I am using a 3rd party vendor for newsfeeds. The vendor gave me a URL to access to download an XML file (the file was actually a .DAT file, but when I opened it in Notepad it looked like an XML file). If you're curious, this is the URL the vendor gave me to download the XML file: http://www.healthday.com/wwwroot/infoaging/newsfeed_daily_t.dat Anyway, I downloaded the XML file, but I am stuck on two things: 1) What do I do with it now? How do I make a RSS feed out of this and post on my Web site?, and 2) I want to parse the XML file. How do I do this? Thanks for any help you can give me.
Hello jjfossey. Tried to take a peek at your file. The directory is password-protected, so can't access the file without username/password. Copy-paste or attach here, I'll give you some feedback then. Leo.
1) and 2) you'll need an xml parser in a language depending of your server (php/asp/others) there are some parsers...good ones even for free , find it and personalize-it for your needs
Not necessarily! Check out my new tool (this feature is not live yet - until tomorrow, so help me test it): http://www.feedest.com/toolFeed2Java.cfm The script outputs a couple of lines of Javascript and feeds the converted RSS or Atom to any page, even static HTML. Feedback appreciated. Leo.
nice tool midano it's really great but what i suggested was something more "in-site". it's his choice of course eventually
Agreed. Having the feeds parsed and processed "in-house" is always better then depending on webservices like my little tool. More control. The tool is useful for people with limited knowledge/experience and for static HTML pages. Or even MySpace pages. Or eBay auctions. Instant feeds, updated inreal-time, two lines to cut/paste. Easy as pie.