Sorry, I can’t see any explicit XSLT file referenced in the RSS (View
Source, in Internet Explorer) – and I would have thought that saving the XML
file itself and then opening that in IE, then either (if explicitly named)
the browser would locate the XSLT, or ( as you suggested) “ If it's not
specified or if the file is missing, IE will just use a default one which is
the XML view you saw.” – but not true. 

 

So, I’m still in ignorance. 

 

Ian Thomas

Victoria Park, Western Australia

 

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of David Richards
Sent: Tuesday, 16 July 2013 10:49 AM
To: ozDotNet
Subject: Re: [OT] RSS feed formatting

 

Its referenced in the file.  Just look at the source, you'll see it at the
top of the file.  If it's not specified or if the file is missing, IE will
just use a default one which is the XML view you saw.




David

"If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes 
 will fall like a house of cards... checkmate!"
 -Zapp Brannigan, Futurama

 

On 16 July 2013 10:01, Ian Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:

I did assume there was an XSLT file behind, but I don’t think it is
referenced – or is it – in the XML itself? Is it always, or is there a
default name for the transformation file? 

 

 

Ian Thomas

Victoria Park, Western Australia

 

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of David Richards
Sent: Tuesday, 16 July 2013 9:03 AM
To: ozDotNet
Subject: Re: [OT] RSS feed formatting

 

You're not saving the CSS.  In the example you gave, try grabbing the CSS
file as well:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/community/RssPretty.xslt

 




David

"If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes 
 will fall like a house of cards... checkmate!"
 -Zapp Brannigan, Futurama

 

On 16 July 2013 08:54, Ian Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:

This is a naïve question, maybe someone can explain.

If I browse to an RSS feed (eg, Microsoft at Work
<http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/community/rss.xml> ) the browser formats it
consistently. Yet, saving the XML file itself and then later opening the
saved-to-disk file in the same browser (eg, IE10) the display is the
standard XML syntax-highlighted view for any XML file. 

What is happening? 

 

Ian Thomas

Victoria Park, Western Australia

 

 

 

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