is it possible to make a rss reader in vb? im thinking about making one in vb6

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Why wouldn't it be possible?

You just need to know the structure, and how to parse RSS feed, and you've got youself RSS reader I don't actualy know how RSS works, but I believe it can be done... Just do a little research

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I believce RSS is written in XML if im not correct ......... In that case you may want to search around for VB tutorials using XML...... You may want to douible check my knowledge though I have never messed with RSS feeds so im not 100% sure they are written in XML.

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hi, Raptrex

yes, it's possible.
you can use vb as tool to develop a RSS feed reader. Beside it, you will also need msxml 3.0 or later(of course msxml 2.0 or later would be ok). but parse a xml file would require a lot of works.

please check out this site for RSS 2.0 and other format that like it.

P.S. most feeding format should be based on xml.

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whoever made the phrase "anything is possible" has never even tried to slam a revolving door

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Actually, the beginner's tutorial on microsofts site ends with making a RSS Reader. http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vb/learning/

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Now I don't know if you are using VB 6 or VB.NET. If it's VB 6, then I can't help you at all. If you are using VB.Net, grab yourself a copy of Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition, and dive into that tutorial. Howver, I recomend watching the whole series of videos on that page if you are a beginner. Be prepared to download Visual Basic Express Edition (about 500 MB if you get the MSDN Library, a comprehensive guide to the Express editions; without the library it will be significantly less), or have your copy of Visual Studio 2005 installed.

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It seems almost anything is possible thru searching google and putting time into it. However, I guess I dont understand why you would want to make one? - Theres so many free readers out there already, - search google.

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Replying to steverm3

I'm a bit lost on how to handle/accept rss feeds that do not point directly to the xml file, ie the link goes to a php or aspx page with a parameter. The tute mentioned above+ doesn't seem to allow for this.

Should the output be saved locally first as a file, then parse through that file, or is there a more efficient way of doing it?

Thanks


-reply by vicoo

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