XSL'll only help you if you want to format the RSS in another text format, not if you want to rip it out for some other purpose (store in DB, or whatever).
cheers, barneyb On 9/25/05, s. isaac dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Why would you need it? RSS is XML, you should be able to > >> just write > >> your own parser... > > > Isaac: Unfortunately, there are rafts of broken > > syndication apps out there from authors who made the same > > assumption. :D > > > RSS is a series of specifications, most of which come with > > all sorts of "common practices" baggage. (A number of > > which contradict one another.) If you don't know both > > specs and practices, you can't effectively write a generic > > parser. Particularly when you factor in Atom. > > > Now, if you're just trying to make use of a single feed > > from a known, consistent producer, or if you're really, > > truly dedicated to diving into syndication minutiae, then > > rolling your own makes some sense. But I promise, it ain't > > simple. If it were, we wouldn't have spent two years > > building Atom 1.0. > > Well yeah, but I would expect there to be a good free free XSL sheet > available _somewhere_ given the ubiquity of RSS. > > > s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 > new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > > add features without fixtures with > the onTap open source framework > -- Barney Boisvert [EMAIL PROTECTED] 360.319.6145 http://www.barneyb.com/ Got Gmail? I have 100 invites. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:219192 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
