I need an RSS reader that allows the user to select what feed to display

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by Rukas, Aug 25, 2011.

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    Basically, does anyone know where I can get an RSS reader that allows the user to select what feed to display, say using a drop down box or radio box, shouldnt matter?

    Ideally the results would be displayed in an iframe below the selection box.

    Anyone seen anything around?
     
    Rukas, Aug 25, 2011 IP
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    Rukas Peon

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    Ive had a look at "PHP Example AJAX RSS Reader - W3Schools" (google it, I cant post links yet) and got it working, but I cant work out how to get the results displayed in an iframe (or bottom frame). Maybe someone has some advice there?
     
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    Rukbat Well-Known Member

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    I usually use zRSSfeed (zazar dotnet/developers/jquery/zrssfeed/) for RSS feeds. Since the url of the feed in the code you put on the page is just a string, you can have the feed selected from a dropdown or anything else you like.
     
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    Thanks Rukbat.

    I cant seem to figure out how to have the dropdown on the page and have the results display inside of an iframe. Any ideas? I mean I could jsut create separate pages for each feed and then call those into an iframe, but Id like something a little more dynamic if possible...
     
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    The onChange function for the dropdown changes the innerHTML for the div that has the feed in it to the code you need plus the URL of the feed for that choice (which is the value of the item in the dropdown).
     
    Rukbat, Aug 31, 2011 IP