GoCubs;506698 Wrote: > From what I've heard they do offer an official API, but it comes with > restrictions and the data feed isn't updated as often as their website. >
They *do* offer an XML feed, as do the other weather type sites (weather channel, yahoo weather, etc). http://wiki.wunderground.com/index.php/API_-_XML#ForecastXML for example: http://api.wunderground.com/auto/wui/geo/ForecastXML/index.xml?query=03057 The forecast info appears to be exactly the same text on their web site. I honestly can't make heads or tails out of their API restrictions (they just don't make any sense to me given the data they're supplying is XML). And I don't program in Perl, so I have no idea how hard this would be to parse. But it's GOT to be easier than screen-scraping, no?? I HAD a free program that was widely used within a specialized community that did screen scraping, and it was a constant hassle to keep updated. The code's not even any fun to write. I finally gave up and opted for an XML-based method. Peter -- PeterGV ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PeterGV's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=31531 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73222 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
