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Hi there,

I just wanted to know if, and if so how, I can take data from a web hosted XML feed from a web address?

Thanks,

Hunter

You can use the RSS datalinq to poll a web hosted XML file. The RSS datalinq reads generic XML and it doesn't actually need to be in the RSS format..

It does not support SSL or HTTPS links however.

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I'm trying this right now, however when I go to the Data Source in the Object Inspector, when I browse for the data, the data window is blank. Is there something I'm doing wrong or could it be my URL?

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Can you post the URL and I can try it here?

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Additionally, does it have to end with "filename.xml" so that DataLinq Server can read it or can it just be a web address?

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It doesn't need to have a .xml extension. It should just be the same URL you would paste into Chrome/IE to view the XML..

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Here is an example.. Paste this url into the RSS datalinq: http://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/feed/

If you look at it in a webbrowser you will see it is just an XML file..

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@bford I see, well that is exactly what I am doing. Unless there is something I need to be doing differently other than using the localhost when I turn it on in XPression. When I do this the data window is just blank. I'm asking supervisors if I'm able to share the URL on here and will post it if I can. If I have to keep the link private would I be able to email you?

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Does your datalinq server have direct internet access or does it go through a Proxy?

If it goes through a proxy then it isn't going to work for you.

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Oh yeah the URL you just shared with me worked perfectly. I have other URLs to test, but so far it seems that there is something wrong with the URL our developers gave us. I'll keep you posted on here. Thanks for all your attention Brian! @bford

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Hi @bford, I have static link for you to check out if you would. Thanks! We still cannot get it to work, though pure RSS feeds seem to work such as the NASA one you provided as an example. https://s3.amazonaws.com/br-dev-null/nfl.xml

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Hi Hunter,

As I said in my first reply, it does not support SSL or HTTPS links. You'll need to use a regular HTTP link.

The XML itself looks ok though.. I suspect if you get a normal HTTP URL for it, it would work fine.

Brian

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Any updates for HTTPS? will Connect work?

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In XPression version 5.9 build 3121 and above you can use HTTPS links for the Datalinq RSS Data Source. This feature is not currently in an officially released version of XPression - only beta.

XPression Connect does not directly use RSS feeds as a Data Source, so it wouldn't work.

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Thanks Garner, updated and worked perfectly

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