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I've been tuning the rss-feed functionality, and have come up with a RSS feed that should run on virtually all Snitz fora.
Installation ; very very very easy.
21-12-2004 ; Initial version, tested at oxle.com.
22-12-2004 ; Version 1.1, working at oxle.com.
18-01-2005 ; Version 1.2, working at oxle.com.
Functionallity
View source of RSS.ASP (login required, use user: demo, password demo if you're a guest)
The image Create an image of your own, and save it as RSS.GIF. Be sure to adjust lines 122 and 123 to make it fit:
The Timezone
Be sure to adjust lines 154 and 155 to select the correct timezone of your forum:
That's all.
Examples:
http://oxle.com/rss.asp
http://oxle.com/rss.asp?cat_id=14
http://www.scoutingkeentmoesel.nl/rss.asp (with different LCID, showing that the RFC822 formatting does work)
Enjoy. Any improvements/suggestions are very welcome!
BTW ; food for thought ; should 'views' by RSS feed be counted as a topic-view ? (so, increase viewcount ???)
Support -> this topic: http://www.oxle.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1865
Update 18-1-2005 Updated version, fixed some bugs.<
- Creates a general RSS feed for all public fora : rss.asp
- Creates a rss feed per cat, by using rss.asp?cat_id=xx
- Creates a rss feed per forum, by using rss.asp?forum_id=xx
- RSS 0.92 compliant
- Includes RFC-822-compliant dates
- Shows last post-author per topic
View source of RSS.ASP (login required, use user: demo, password demo if you're a guest)
The image Create an image of your own, and save it as RSS.GIF. Be sure to adjust lines 122 and 123 to make it fit:
Code:
xml = xml & "<width>128</width>"
xml = xml & "<height>29</height>"Code:
' define your timezone offset below. Examples : "+0100" for GMT+1, "EST", "GMT"
rfc822timezone = " +0100"Examples:
http://oxle.com/rss.asp
http://oxle.com/rss.asp?cat_id=14
http://www.scoutingkeentmoesel.nl/rss.asp (with different LCID, showing that the RFC822 formatting does work)
Enjoy. Any improvements/suggestions are very welcome!
BTW ; food for thought ; should 'views' by RSS feed be counted as a topic-view ? (so, increase viewcount ???)
Support -> this topic: http://www.oxle.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1865
Update 18-1-2005 Updated version, fixed some bugs.<
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Thank you for the code Marcel! I haven't yet ever used RSS, but it's nice to have this just in case. 
Happy New Year,
Etymon
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Happy New Year,
Etymon
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What script to use to display the RSS on your site?
The one from the original syndication mod?
And, if so, what does need to be changed?<
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I just noticed something Marcel.
Should the <i> </i> tags be included in the rss feed?
I think its causing Trillian (and maybe other rss readers) to display the topic titles incorrectly.
This is a fragment from your own rss feed.
You can see that the date and time are a new child element when they shouldn't be.
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Should the <i> </i> tags be included in the rss feed?
I think its causing Trillian (and maybe other rss readers) to display the topic titles incorrectly.
This is a fragment from your own rss feed.
Code:
- <title>
Sticky: Usefull sites on the web, add to favorites
<i>(16-01-2005 13:19:10)</i>
</title>You can see that the date and time are a new child element when they shouldn't be.
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Yep, well spotted. That piece should go!<
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It solved the problem in Trillian for me when I took out the <i> tags.
Not sure that the date & time should be there either, its already included in the pubDate element.
I like the way you can get rss feeds by forum & category.<
Not sure that the date & time should be there either, its already included in the pubDate element.
I like the way you can get rss feeds by forum & category.<
