On Sat, 28 Aug 1999, Charles Heffner wrote:
> 1. NC processes the input.* file, as per the newsclipper.cfg
> definition. When I want to process news from X sites, do all
> of them go into that one input file, or do I have to setup 1
> input file for each news source?
Have you read http://www.newsclipper.com/prodinfo.htm? You can put dynamic
content anywhere in the input file, and from multiple sources. Each input file
becomes an html file.
> 2. While playing around with the yahootopstories handler
> that ships with the trial version, I changed the max value
> to retrieve in both the input file and the yahootopstores.pm
> file from 10 to 30. The output, after reloading it, still
> gave me 10 links. How come, and is it the same in the
> regular version?
I'm not sure I follow. You changed the line
<filter name=limit number=10>
to
<filter name=limit number=30>
right? (You shouldn't have to change (or even look at) yahootopstories.pm.)
Maybe there were only 10 stories at that time?
> 3. I made a sample handler for a resource (the Columbus
> Dispatch, my hometown newspaper), but all the code is stuck
> in a MakeHandler.inp file. How do I get my makehandler to
> output my new handle to handlerxyz.pm instead of *.inp? Just
> "Save As..."
> and define a name.pm?
When you complete the MakeHandler program, it will rename that file for you
and tell you to put it in your handlers directory.
> Enough for now, but also for everyone's reference, all the
> answers I get will not be wasted. I've decided to build a
> Ground-Zero FAQ based on your answers for the Completely
> Clueless (e.g., me and others like me).
That would be fabulous. Sometimes us "experts" take things we know for
granted.
Hope that helps,
David
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David Coppit
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