Feed doesn't show up?

Pimpen 2010 · 02-02-2005, 05:25 PM

http://www.must-have-software.net/1.php

How come my feed won't show up? It feeds off of results from Yahoo and I have one for MSN too but it wont work? What gives? Anyone have any other RSS code I could use?

kwvarga · 02-02-2005, 05:28 PM

Code:

<tr>
<td valign="top"><center><img src="images/newshead.jpg" align="middle"></center></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<hr width="100%" align="center" size="1">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
This is the lastest software and freeware news. If you would like to read the archives
of this section, please visit the <a href="/forum/viewforum.php?f=45">News Forum</a>.
</td>
</tr>

cuz their is nothing in the code to show it?

Pimpen 2010 · 02-02-2005, 05:38 PM

Naw, there is, here's the code from the page:

Code:

<?php
include ('includes/connect.php');

$page_title = "Software & Freeware Downloads";

include ('includes/header.php');
include ('includes/leftside.php');
?>
          <td width="570" valign="top"><!--old width was 380 !-->
            <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
			  <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0">
			  <tr>
			  	<td valign="top"><center><img src="images/newshead.jpg" align="middle"></center></td>
			  </tr>
			  <tr>
			  	<td valign="top">
					<hr width="100%" align="center" size="1">
				</td>
			  </tr>
			  <tr>
				<td valign="top">
					This is the lastest software and freeware news. If you would like to read the archives
					of this section, please visit the <a href="/forum/viewforum.php?f=45">News Forum</a>.
				</td>
			  </tr>
			  <tr>
				<td valign="top">
					<hr width="100%" align="center" size="1">
				</td>
			  </tr>
			  <tr>
				<td valign="top">
				  <table cellpadding="2">
				    <td bgcolor="E5EEF8" width="650">
					<div align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000">
				    <?
					$xml_file = "http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=Software+Reviews&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt";//change this to whatever news feed you want to use
					$open_tags = array(
					"ARTICLE" => "<ARTICLE>",
					"HEADLINE_TEXT" => "<HEADLINE_TEXT>",
					"URL" => "<URL>",
					"HARVEST_TIME" => "<HARVEST_TIME>",
					"SOURCE" => "<SOURCE>"); $close_tags = array(
					"ARTICLE" => "</ARTICLE>",
					"HEADLINE_TEXT" => "</HEADLINE_TEXT>",
					"HARVEST_TIME" => "<HARVEST_TIME>",
					"URL" => "</URL>",
					"SOURCE" => "</SOURCE>"); $count=0;
					function startElement($parser, $name, $attrs=""){
					global $open_tags, $temp, $current_tag;
					$current_tag = $name;
					if ($format = $open_tags[$name]){
					switch($name){
					default:
					break;
					}
					}
					} function endElement($parser, $name, $attrs=""){
					global $close_tags, $temp, $current_tag, $count, $numstors;
					if ($format = $close_tags[$name]){
					switch($name){
					case "ARTICLE":
					return_page($temp);
					$temp = "";
					break;
					default:
					break;
					}
					}
					} function characterData($parser, $data){
					global $current_tag, $temp, $catID;
					switch($current_tag){
					case "HEADLINE_TEXT":
					$temp["head"] = $data;
					$current_tag = "";
					break;
					case "URL":
					$temp["url"] = $data;
					$current_tag = "";
					break;
					case "SOURCE":
					$temp["source"] = $data;
					$current_tag = "";
					break;
					case "HARVEST_TIME":
					$temp["time"] = $data;
					$current_tag = "";
					break;
					default:
					break;
					}
					} function return_page(){
					global $temp, $count;
					$temp["time"] = preg_replace ("/AM/", " a.m.", $temp["time"]);
					$temp["time"] = preg_replace ("/PM/", " p.m.", $temp["time"]);
					echo "<a href=\"".$temp["url"]."\" target=\"_blank\">".$temp["head"]."</a>\n<br>\n";
					echo "[".$temp["source"]."] - ".$temp["time"]."\n<br>\n<br>\n\n";
					} $xml_parser = xml_parser_create();
					xml_set_element_handler($xml_parser, "startElement","endElement");
					xml_set_character_data_handler($xml_parser, "characterData"); if (!($fp = fopen($xml_file, "r"))) {
					die("Could not open $xml_file for parsing!\n");
					} 
					while ($data = fread($fp, 4096)) {
					if (!($data = utf8_encode($data))) {
					echo "ERROR"."\n";
					}
					if (!xml_parse($xml_parser, $data, feof($fp))) {
					die(sprintf( "XML error: %s at line %d\n\n",
					xml_error_string(xml_get_error_code($xml_parser)),
					xml_get_current_line_number($xml_parser)));
					}
					} xml_parser_free($xml_parser);
					?></font>
				    </div>
					</td>
				  </table>
				</td>
			  </tr>
            </table>
          </td>
<?php
include ('includes/footer.php');
?>

notepage · 02-03-2005, 08:11 AM

There is a free PHP script at http://www.feedforall.com/free-php-script.htm that is really easy to use. You simply create a template and the script dynamically updates.
HTH

imaginemn · 02-03-2005, 09:13 AM

Looks like the RSS schema changed by looking at the source (rss) file.

http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rs...F-8&fl=0&x=wrt

It also looks like yahoo commented out their TITLE and DESCRIPTION fields. It only returns the link but no title or description.

Here is what I am talking about.

http://www.imaginecreativeservices.com/yahoofeed.php

If this is a permanent change you will need to do a string replace/remove of the extra "comments" code (<![CDATA[ ) and (]]>). My sample page does NOT do this.

imaginemn

Pimpen 2010 · 02-03-2005, 01:26 PM

What about the MSN one?

I'll check that out notepage

imaginemn · 02-03-2005, 01:32 PM

What's the link to the rss or xml file?

imaginemn

Pimpen 2010 · 02-03-2005, 01:38 PM

http://beta.search.msn.com/results.a...ews&format=rss

I think this one is more in detail but this one didn't work either (using the same code above but with this link)

imaginemn · 02-03-2005, 02:17 PM

It works for me.

http://www.imaginecreativeservices.com/msnfeed.php

Here is the code I used.

Code:

<?php
$source = "http://beta.search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=Software+Reviews&format=rss";
	$xmlfile = fopen($source, "r");

	if(!$xmlfile)die("cannot open the xml file");
	$readfile = fread($xmlfile ,40000);
	$searchfile = eregi("<item>(.*)</item>", $readfile ,$arrayreg);
	$filechunks = explode("<item>", $arrayreg[0]);
	$count = count($filechunks);

	echo "<table>";
	for($i=1 ; $i<=$count-1 ;$i++) {
		ereg("<title>(.*)</title>",$filechunks[$i], $title);
		ereg("<link>(.*)</link>",$filechunks[$i], $links);
		ereg("<pubDate>(.*)</pubDate>",$filechunks[$i], $pubDate);
		ereg("<description>(.*)</description>",$filechunks[$i], $description);
		echo "<tr><td>";
		echo "<a href ='$links[1]'\>$title[1]</a><BR><span class=body>Description: $description[1]</span><BR><BR>";
		echo "</td></tr>";
	}
		echo "</table>";

	$xmlfile = "";
	$readfile = "";
	$searchfile = "";
	$filechunks = "";
	$count = "";
	$source = "";
	$i = "";
	$links = "";
	$title = "";
?>

imaginemn

Pimpen 2010 · 02-03-2005, 04:05 PM

Thanks.

Those boxes you have one yours wont show up on mine right?

imaginemn · 02-03-2005, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pimpen 2010

Thanks.

Those boxes you have one yours wont show up on mine right?

LOL. No, the logo won't show up either. I just put it there to see the code. I removed the debug code from it and Ur welcome. Glad I could help.

imaginemn

Pimpen 2010 · 02-03-2005, 05:27 PM

Just makin sure cause it's different code

Thanks again man