XML Data Dump Question!
A company is going to allow me to use their search engine and directory, but I need to learn how to do an XML Data Dump from their site into mine. Any pointers or good sites would much be appreciated!
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You a programmer? If not, just point your browser (IE6) to the URL they give you and you can view/save the XML that comes up in the browser. If you're interested in doing some automation with this, you'll need to write something to receive and do something with the XML. I'd have to know which scripting language you plan on using before describing how to do this.- this space intentionally left blank - -
Could you use PHP?Originally posted by Cogitator
You a programmer? If not, just point your browser (IE6) to the URL they give you and you can view/save the XML that comes up in the browser. If you're interested in doing some automation with this, you'll need to write something to receive and do something with the XML. I'd have to know which scripting language you plan on using before describing how to do this.
Not familiar with XML at all but it looks fairly easy as I read the documentation. Now I just need someone to show me so I can understand a 100%!
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Yeah, you can use PHP to parse XML. http://www.php.net is a great resource for all your PHP needs. Be cautious of what you go with, there are XML parsers for PHP that can parse XML but can't validate it. Depends on if you want XML validation or not.<a href="http://www.lightspeedcash.com"> Make money at the speed of light!</a><br>
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Thanks for the information!Originally posted by NitroPhil
Yeah, you can use PHP to parse XML. http://www.php.net is a great resource for all your PHP needs. Be cautious of what you go with, there are XML parsers for PHP that can parse XML but can't validate it. Depends on if you want XML validation or not.
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