Exchange Rate and RSS feeds...

Hi all,

Has anyone had a "play" with XML/RSS feeds?

I've found a site that can provide exchange rates - [www.currencysource.com]

I've already created a test window and dropped a html control onto it and if I enter the above url into the control, as if by magic, the XML I need is displayed inside the html control - step 1 completed (...I thought).

...but my question is; Is it possible to take the contents of the html control (not the actual www URL but the actual XML referenced by the URL), and dumpit into a file or maybe process the XML directly from the HTML control perhaps? Or maybe there's another way?

All I need to do is locate the currency codes for each country anf then set the exchange rate in my country file with the exchange rate...

Any ideas...

Cheers...

Hi Darren...

yes, it's quite easy in fact... use httprequest with the url in question
and httpgerresult will set the xml information inside a string variable...

After that, it's just a question of either using the xml functions on
the string in question, or even to use position, right, left, middle,
extractstring to get what you need

Best regards

--
Fabrice Harari
International WinDev, WebDev and WinDev mobile Consulting

More information on [www.fabriceharari.com]


DarrenF wrote:
> Hi all,
> Has anyone had a "play" with XML/RSS feeds?
> I've found a site that can provide exchange rates - [www.currencysource.com]
> I've already created a test window and dropped a html control onto it and if I enter the above url into the control, as if by magic, the XML I need is displayed inside the html control - step 1 completed (...I thought).
> ...but my question is; Is it possible to take the contents of the html control (not the actual www URL but the actual XML referenced by the URL), and dumpit into a file or maybe process the XML directly from the HTML control perhaps? Or maybe there's another way?
> All I need to do is locate the currency codes for each country anf then set the exchange rate in my country file with the exchange rate...
> Any ideas...
> Cheers...
>
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Hi Fabrice,

Thanks for your reply...

That fills in the gap in my knowledge... :spos:

Then I could XMLFind and XMLNext in a loop along with (as you say) the Left, Middle and Right string functions

I'll try it asap...

Cheers...

Hi Darren,
on the serach in this Forum on XML/RSS News feed I found this thread. What do you mean by "dropped a html control onto it" what control is that)? I searched the help and could not find it?

Thanks
Hans

Hi,

When in the Window Editor, it's the icon to the right of the Barcode control icon.

Ok I see, that is only on WinDev and not on WindevMobile. I started to work with the mobile version. Would actually make sense to have it there too.
Thanks for info
regards
Hans

Yes, you're right - especially as most PDA/mobile devices have internet browsing as a feature these days and have done for quite a few years now!