Yes, nothing like having a thread become misleading by asking more than one question per post.
We then read what we want to read, eh. -----Original Message----- From: Robert Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sat, October 28, 2006 11:53 am To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: RSS Feeds NP, his question, said they want to do something like southwest's DING. DING is a mac/windows application, like the one I described. That is why I mentioned, based on his request. And he asked specifically how an app like that was written, unless I am reading it wrong. You guys seemed to be putting him on the write track for a web reader, so I answered the question RE: Ding. > Also they would really like to do something like southwest's Ding! > Not sure > it is in their budget but if anyone has an idea how that is written > it would > be good info to have. -- Robert Garcia President - BigHead Technology VP Application Development - eventpix.com 13653 West Park Dr Magalia, Ca 95954 ph: 530.645.4040 x222 fax: 530.645.4040 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bighead.net/ - http://eventpix.com/ On Oct 28, 2006, at 10:46 AM, Scott Cadillac wrote: > Sounds cool Robert, > > But I think Dan's requirements are just for building an RSS feed > for the customer's website. Not a client (reader) as well. These > are two different things. > > It's one thing to build an RSS output feed for a website, where > that website's data is unique to itself, but once that unique data > conforms to one of the popular RSS standards, i.e., RSS 2.0, then I > think it's pointless to try and upsell the client on needing a > special Mac/Window workstation app to read the RSS data when there > are hundreds (maybe thousands now) of finished products that do > this already (free and paid, including desktop or web-based > solutions). > > But of course, if this data is doing something other than what > typical RSS provides - then don't use RSS XML, and either implement > SOAP or a custom XML vocabulary, and your special desktop solution. > > My observation, eh. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Scott Cadillac, > Xmlx Software > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (403) 254-5002 > http://www.xmlx.net/ > > XML-Extranet > P.O. Box 69006 > RPO Bridlewood SW > Calgary, Alberta > Canada T2Y 4T9 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sat, October 28, 2006 11:21 am > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: RSS Feeds > > I am not sure where your programming experience is, but it is > "fairly" easy to build an application, in RealBasic, that in one app, > you can build a frame work, so that it is a dock application like > DING, and a system tray application in windows. > > RB can handle any level of RSS and xml you can throw at it, and you > can create a great custom interface. > > I just built an app, that runs in the background, and compiles for > mac and windows, which polls my servers every 15 minutes and parses > xml to check for images to upload to the server when needed. It runs > as a BG dock app on mac, and windows system tray, and also checks to > see if it is set to launch on user login. > > Anyway, this will give you the ability to do a DING like app, that is > consistent and native as universal binary on mac, and win32 app on > windows. > > -- > > Robert Garcia > President - BigHead Technology > VP Application Development - eventpix.com > 13653 West Park Dr > Magalia, Ca 95954 > ph: 530.645.4040 x222 fax: 530.645.4040 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://bighead.net/ - http://eventpix.com/ > > On Oct 28, 2006, at 7:32 AM, Dan Stein wrote: > >> Yes it looks like it could be done as a Dashboard widget on Mac >> side and >> that would be accepted by Mac Users. What is there on the windows >> side that >> mot users would accept? >> -- >> Dan Stein >> FileMaker 7 Certified Developer >> Digital Software Solutions >> 799 Evergreen Circle >> Telford PA 18969 >> Land: 215-799-0192 >> Cell: 610-256-2843 >> Fax 413-410-9682 >> FMP, WiTango, EDI,SQL 2000, MySQL, CWP >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> www.dss-db.com >> >> >> "When you are born, you cry and those who love you rejoice. >> And if you >> live your life as you should, when you die, you rejoice and those who >> love you cry." >> >> >>> From: Roland Dumas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>> Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:46:35 -0700 >>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: RSS Feeds >>> >>> just looked at it, it's done in xerces: http://en.wikipedia.org/ >>> wiki/ >>> Xerces >>> one might also look at how the macos widgets are done >>> >>> On Oct 27, 2006, at 3:55 PM, Dan Stein wrote: >>> >>>> I have to do a quote for a new client that has in it the need for >>>> RSS feeds.. >>>> Anywhere I can get a quick primer on this. >>>> >>>> Also they would really like to do something like southwest's Ding! >>>> Not sure >>>> it is in their budget but if anyone has an idea how that is written >>>> it would >>>> be good info to have. >>>> -- >>>> Dan Stein >>>> FileMaker 7 Certified Developer >>>> Digital Software Solutions >>>> 799 Evergreen Circle >>>> Telford PA 18969 >>>> Land: 215-799-0192 >>>> Cell: 610-256-2843 >>>> Fax 413-410-9682 >>>> FMP, WiTango, EDI,SQL 2000, MySQL, CWP >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> www.dss-db.com >>>> >>>> "The love of one's country is a splendid thing. 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