Thanks Tom, it was a bug with the parser I use (MGTwitterEngine), which overode the tweet id with the place id if it was present.
Marc On Dec 8, 11:05 am, Marc Provost <mprov...@gmail.com> wrote: > Actually, what is weird about these ids is that the url > --http://api.twitter.com/1/geo/id/31fe39275142e6fe.json-- which is > generated in the packet works. > > This is why I thought the parser I use was fine. > > Marc > > On Dec 8, 11:00 am, Tom van der Woerdt <i...@tvdw.eu> wrote: > > > > > > > > > 1. Please, when you think that the API is wrong, attach the JSON (or > > XML) part and not the output from your application. > > > 2. I assume that you are using a language that can't handle large > > numbers properly. I've just checked, and I'm still getting proper IDs > > back. There's an id field and an id_str field. If your language doesn't > > handle large numbers properly, you should use id_str instead of id. > > > Example : > > id = 12413709859164160 > > id_str = "12413709859164160" > > > id will be parsed as a number, id_str as a string. > > > Just to clarify: This is *not* an API bug, it's a bug in your parser. > > > Tom > > > On 12/8/10 4:49 PM, Marc Provost wrote: > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I have a problem that puzzles me: I get ids back from twitter which > > > are in an alphanumeric/hex format, for instance take a look at the > > > tweet packet at the bottom of this message. The id 31fe39275142e6fe > > > is completely different from the format I'm used to, e.g. > > > 11897582800343040. > > > > This gives me headaches for two reasons: > > > > 1) The ids are not sortable anymore > > > 2) Ids such as '31fe39275142e6fe' will not work as the "max_id" > > > parameter of a home_timeline call. > > > > Any ideas of what might be going on? I'm I missing something obvious? > > > > Thanks so much! > > > Marc > > > > { > > > attributes = ""; > > > "bounding_box" = "\n "; > > > contributors = ""; > > > coordinates = ""; > > > country = Belgium; > > > "created_at" = "Mon Dec 06 21:39:41 +0000 2010"; > > > favorited = false; > > > "full_name" = "Dilbeek, Halle-Vilvoorde"; > > > geo = ""; > > > "georss:polygon" = "50.8125583 4.1661175 50.8125583 4.2897208 > > > 50.8904907 4.2897208 50.8904907 4.1661175"; > > > id = 31fe39275142e6fe; > > > "in_reply_to_screen_name" = ""; > > > "in_reply_to_status_id" = ""; > > > "in_reply_to_user_id" = ""; > > > name = Dilbeek; > > > place = "\n "; > > > "place_type" = city; > > > "retweet_count" = ""; > > > retweeted = false; > > > source = web; > > > "source_api_request_type" = 1; > > > text = "In other news, heading down to Paris tomorrow AM for > > > @LeWeb 2010. I expect to come back exhausted, but looking forward to > > > seeing friends."; > > > truncated = 0; > > > url = "http://api.twitter.com/1/geo/id/31fe39275142e6fe.json";; > > > user = { > > > "contributors_enabled" = false; > > > "created_at" = "Wed Jan 10 13:29:18 +0000 2007"; > > > description = "I blog for TechCrunch (now AOL), organize > > > events (Plugg, OpenCoffeeClub Brussels) and do too much other stuff, > > > too. Love the web and startups. Hate sprouts."; > > > "favourites_count" = 17; > > > "follow_request_sent" = false; > > > "followers_count" = 12296; > > > following = 1; > > > "friends_count" = 3848; > > > "geo_enabled" = true; > > > id = 621713; > > > lang = en; > > > "listed_count" = 815; > > > location = Belgium; > > > name = "Robin Wauters"; > > > notifications = false; > > > "profile_background_color" = 0099B9; > > > "profile_background_image_url" = "http://s.twimg.com/a/ > > > 1290471375/images/themes/theme4/bg.gif"; > > > "profile_background_tile" = false; > > > "profile_image_url" = "http://a2.twimg.com/profile_images/ > > > 598607242/Robin_Wauters_pic_normal.jpg"; > > > "profile_link_color" = 0099B9; > > > "profile_sidebar_border_color" = 5ED4DC; > > > "profile_sidebar_fill_color" = 95E8EC; > > > "profile_text_color" = 3C3940; > > > "profile_use_background_image" = false; > > > protected = 0; > > > "screen_name" = robinwauters; > > > "show_all_inline_media" = false; > > > "statuses_count" = 19845; > > > "time_zone" = Brussels; > > > url = "http://robinwauters.com";; > > > "utc_offset" = 3600; > > > verified = false; > > > }; -- Twitter developer documentation and resources: http://dev.twitter.com/doc API updates via Twitter: http://twitter.com/twitterapi Issues/Enhancements Tracker: http://code.google.com/p/twitter-api/issues/list Change your membership to this group: http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk
