Ok.. I can interpret VB.net... Ish.. Now I want to know two things: - How did you manage to get the APIs from whatever language they're in (Java/Python I think) to VB? - Where's the source? I wanna see if I can get the source, translate it into C++, and then get it to run in Linux..
2009/10/15 Oliver Baker <[email protected]> > Hi Sam, > The Application is made in Visual Basic .net 3.5 (Yes, I am only 17, still > studying for a Bachelors and VB is easier than C# and obviously C/C++). > > > On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 7:23 AM, Sam Osborne > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> What language is it made in? >> >> 2009/10/15 Oliver Baker <[email protected]> >> >> Hi All, >>> I have good news!!! >>> >>> Pamela has allowed me to continue developing and displaying my >>> application using its current "Scrapping" method until the API comes out. >>> >>> I have put the Application back on Google Code and will shortly be >>> releasing an update which fixes the Proxy Authentication issue. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Oliver Baker >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 11:38 AM, kim3er <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Thanks for clearing that up, I was a bit taken back by the use of the >>>> word illegal for scraping websites. I suspect that we will start to >>>> see the nature of scraping change in the near future as websites >>>> become the API. Pages written in valid XHTML/HTML 5 with meaningful >>>> naming conventions (like micro formats). I don't think scraping can be >>>> a dirty word anymore. But I can understand the need for a company like >>>> Google to control where and how the bandwidth is used. >>>> >>>> Rich >>>> >>>> On Oct 14, 4:11 am, "pamela (Google Employee)" <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> > Sure, good point, let me clarify, though please keep in mind that I'm >>>> not a >>>> > lawyer... >>>> > >>>> > According to the Google Wave terms of use, it is not permitted to >>>> "modify, >>>> > adapt, translate, or reverse engineer any portion of the Service >>>> unless >>>> > expressly authorized". In Oliver's prototype, he essentially reverse >>>> > engineered the client display mechanism to extract the content. You >>>> can read >>>> > more of the policies at: >>>> http://wave.google.com/help/wave/program_policies.html >>>> > >>>> > Once we have an API to let you programmatically extract the content -- >>>> which >>>> > is something we're working on -- then that API could be used to build >>>> this >>>> > prototype without having to reverse engineer. Another thing to >>>> consider, >>>> > more in the wave protocol effort, would be a client/server protocol -- >>>> but >>>> > things are early there at the moment. >>>> > >>>> > - pamela >>>> > >>>> > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Joe Developer < >>>> [email protected]>wrote: >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 7:42 AM, pamela (Google Employee) < >>>> > > [email protected]> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > >> Hey Oliver- >>>> > >> I responded to you offline, but will also respond here to keep the >>>> thread >>>> > >> in the forum. >>>> > >>>> > >> I assumed that was how you were doing this, but wanted to give you >>>> a >>>> > >> chance to explain. It is generally considered illegal to "scrape" >>>> the HTML >>>> > >> of webpages that do not grant explicit permission for that. That is >>>> why >>>> > >> webpages provide APIs- so that developers can legally use content. >>>> > >>>> > >> Really? Generally considered illegal? I would appreciate a link >>>> that >>>> > > documents such a finding. I would imagine that google search results >>>> would >>>> > > be fairly sparsely populated if they could only include those pages >>>> that >>>> > > include explicit permission for google to scrape. >>>> > >>>> > > I would advise on waiting until we offer some sort of Google data >>>> API to >>>> > >> distribute a program like this. >>>> > >>>> > >> - pamela >>>> > >>>> > >> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Oliver Baker <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > >>> How dare you Andrey! >>>> > >>>> > >>> I do not store any of your information what so ever excluding the >>>> last >>>> > >>> Wave server you selected. >>>> > >>>> > >>> Any Login information you enter is immediatly put into the Google >>>> Wave >>>> > >>> Login page to log the application into the Google Wave login page. >>>> > >>>> > >>> To enter your login details on Version 2 (Sorry I made this a >>>> little >>>> > >>> stupidly) you will need to left click on the Notify Icon or right >>>> > >>> click the icon, go into the Waves item, then click the login to >>>> see >>>> > >>> your waves button. >>>> > >>>> > >>> Also, make sure you have Google Chrome Frame installed on your >>>> > >>> computer for this to work. I am still working out the bugs. >>>> > >>>> > >>> On Oct 14, 10:07 am, Andrey Fedorov <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > >>> > Uhoh, I hope you guys are at least running antivirus as you run >>>> exe's >>>> > >>> you >>>> > >>> > downloaded online? >>>> > >>> > - Andrey >>>> > >>>> > >>> > On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Scott Breakall < >>>> [email protected]> >>>> > >>> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > >>> > > I've downloaded the exe, but am I missing something? There's >>>> nowhere >>>> > >>> > > for me to enter my wave credentials? >>>> > >>>> > >>> > > ~Scott~ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Wave API" group. 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