that's exactly what I was thinking of ;-) Ian W
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Low" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 2:50 PM Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] XML/RSS Feed > One way to do it is just get the data in your usual way (from queries etc), then do > something like this: > > <cfcontent type="text/xml; UTF-8"> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="your encoding format here"> > <rss version="2.0"> > RSS Bits here (<channel>, <title> etc) > <cfoutput query="queryfrom_my_tables> > <item> > <title>#title#</title> > <link>#link#</link> > (and so on) > </cfoutput> > </channel> > </rss> > > The resulting page should be properly formatted RSS which can be accessed at the > far end by whoever wants it. It's up to them to write something which downloads > and parses the relevant data... > > David > > --- "Lovelock, Richard J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OK thanks Rich/Ellis > > > > I am still not really too clear how this would be done in terms of making > > the necessary data accessible > > > > the data is stored in a whole host of different tables and Commonspot uses a > > load of moderately complex queries on all the pages to retrieve all the > > correct data for display (all of which kind of happens behind the scenes as > > you would expect from a CMS) > > > > would I be feeding data straight from a DB or is it possible to pull data > > from the final rendered HTML code ? > > > > this is all a bit foggy still > > > > also, does whoever is going to be receiving any RSS feed have to be involved > > in any dev work to enable them to receive and process whatever we are > > supplying to them? > > > > sorry if none of this is making too much sense!! > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > > > > * Regards, > > Richard Lovelock, > > Senior Application Analyst. > > > > Westminster City Council - Web Support > > Cap Gemini Ernst & Young > > Southbank > > 95 Wandsworth Road > > London > > SW8 2HG > > > > ( 0870 906 7482 > > > > _______________________________________________________ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rich Wild [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 23 March 2004 12:08 > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] XML/RSS Feed > > > > > > well, my site, funjunkie has several feeds including RSS 0.91 and 2.0 (and > > wddx). Its very very easy to create a feed - they're just textfiles, so you > > just copy the format and change what you need. > > > > I've created a coldfusion template that writes the rss page and then > > scheduled it to create the raw news.rss files so that a CF page isn't run > > everytime someone grabs the feed, which with modern aggregators happens > > quite a lot. > > > > Feel free to nick the format, follow http://www.funjunkie.co.uk > > <http://www.funjunkie.co.uk> and then the feeds are at the bottom of the > > page. The copy for each post item has its HTML formatting removed in my > > versions. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Lovelock, Richard J [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 23 March 2004 11:55 > > To: 'cflist' > > Subject: [ cf-dev ] XML/RSS Feed > > > > > > Hi guys > > > > I've had a new call come through. Details are as follows: > > > > - Investigate possibility of exporting website data as an XML/RSS feed to > > other (selected) websites > > > > Not too sure of the finer details. We are on CF5 and use Paperthin's CF > > based content management system where all data is stored in Commonspot's > > defined DB tables. > > > > I have absolutely no exposure to XML or RSS and need some advice if this > > sort of thing is possible and where to start looking? Have read a couple of > > intros to XML/RSS to get a bit of backgound but as I say, I am completely > > new. > > > > Would greatly appreciate any advice you can give me. > > _______________________________________________________ > > > > * Regards, > > Richard Lovelock, > > Senior Application Analyst. > > > > Westminster City Council - Web Support > > Cap Gemini Ernst & Young > > Southbank > > 95 Wandsworth Road > > London > > SW8 2HG > > > > ( 0870 906 7482 > > > > _______________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > ======================================================= > > This message contains information that may be privileged or confidential and > > is the property of the Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Group. It is intended only > > for the person to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended > > recipient, you are not authorised to read, print, retain, copy, disseminate, > > distribute, or use this message or any part thereof. 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