RE: [videoblogging] XML to HTML

2009-06-06 Thread Rambos Locker
: [videoblogging] XML to HTML I have a friend who wants to export an old blogger blog. The file comes out in XML. He does NOT want to import it into another blog...but instead wants to save the old posts as html or txt files. Anyone have any experience saving a blog this way using the export fi

Re: [videoblogging] XML to HTML

2009-06-06 Thread Markus Sandy
On Jun 6, 2009, at 10:09 AM, Jay dedman wrote: > >> Good idea. But I think he wants to take his blog offline...so just > >> have a version of his posts local on his computer. It is an > >> interesting quandry since Ive never considered wanting a blog > archived > >> in txt format. > > > it migh

Re: [videoblogging] XML to HTML

2009-06-06 Thread Jay dedman
>> Good idea. But I think he wants to take his blog offline...so just >> have a version of his posts local on his computer. It is an >> interesting quandry since Ive never considered wanting a blog archived >> in txt format. > it might be slow, but how about "save as" (on each page) This is actua

Re: [videoblogging] XML to HTML

2009-06-06 Thread Markus Sandy
On Jun 6, 2009, at 7:55 AM, Jay dedman wrote: > > Good idea. But I think he wants to take his blog offline...so just > have a version of his posts local on his computer. It is an > interesting quandry since Ive never considered wanting a blog archived > in txt format. > > Jay it might be slow,

Re: [videoblogging] XML to HTML

2009-06-06 Thread Jay dedman
> The wget technique would allow him to archive it as-is offline, it should > pull down and link all relevant files -- probably would take a bit of > prodding and pushing to make it perfect. Of course it wouldn't be plain text > -- it would retain the blogger templates, etc. So it depends on what h

Re: [videoblogging] XML to HTML

2009-06-06 Thread t. whid
The wget technique would allow him to archive it as-is offline, it should pull down and link all relevant files -- probably would take a bit of prodding and pushing to make it perfect. Of course it wouldn't be plain text -- it would retain the blogger templates, etc. So it depends on what he wants

Re: [videoblogging] XML to HTML

2009-06-06 Thread Jay dedman
> He could try mirroring it as it currently is using wget... here's a > tutorial: > http://fosswire.com/post/2008/04/create-a-mirror-of-a-website-with-wget/ > I've used this technique to archive old WP blogs that I don't want to keep > up-to-date with security fixes. > Not certain it would work wit

Re: [videoblogging] XML to HTML

2009-06-06 Thread t. whid
He could try mirroring it as it currently is using wget... here's a tutorial: http://fosswire.com/post/2008/04/create-a-mirror-of-a-website-with-wget/ I've used this technique to archive old WP blogs that I don't want to keep up-to-date with security fixes. Not certain it would work with blogger.

[videoblogging] XML to HTML

2009-06-06 Thread Jay dedman
I have a friend who wants to export an old blogger blog. The file comes out in XML. He does NOT want to import it into another blog...but instead wants to save the old posts as html or txt files. Anyone have any experience saving a blog this way using the export files that Blogger spits out? Jay