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From Scratch
RSS Reader
The next RSS reader from start to finish.
Issue: 4.1 (September/October 2005)
Author: Will Leshner
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Article Length (in bytes): 10,710
Starting Page Number: 38
RBD Number: 4118
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4118.sit Updated: Monday, September 19, 2005 at 12:21 PM
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Introduction
Believe it or not, it is time to begin a new From Scratch project, and the project I have decided on is an RSS reader. An RSS reader will let us explore several interesting themes, including using the XML classes to parse RSS, using REALbasic 2005's new ContainerControl to create resizable panes in a window, and the use of the new HTMLViewer control. I've got a few other topics I hope to cover as well. In this article I'll talk a bit about what RSS is and why you'd want an RSS with a reader. Then I'll jump into the project itself by describing the reader we will be building. Finally, I'll lay out a roadmap of where we will go in future articles.
What is RSS?
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It is an XML format used to syndicate changes to a website. There are actually several different RSS formats, but I'm going to ignore the ugly details for this project and concentrate exclusively on the RSS 2.0 specification. If you want to know all the gory details of the contentious history of RSS and the various competing formats that call themselves RSS, check out the links at the end of this article.
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