Subj : Re: Writing custom script
To : Tracker1
From : Sam Alexander
Date : Thu Apr 13 2006 10:55 am
Re: Re: Writing custom script
By: Tracker1 to Sam Alexander on Thu Apr 13 2006 02:50 am
> Sam Alexander wrote:
> > Okay, I'm no JS programmer, but I'd love to learn. One project I think
> > might be fun to write plus useful is something that'll take an RSS Feed an
> > plug the downloaded media files into a file area then use details from the
> > XML file to create details. Problem is I have no idea where to start!
>
> There's a few JS based implimentations of the W3C-DOM for XML, however,
> they load pretty slowly, and take up a bit of memory for the object model.
>
> see <
http://xmljs.sourceforge.net/>
>
> > For those seasoned in JS and how it works with Sync, would this be a decen
> > first project to attempt? I used to program in C++ many years ago in
> > MS-DOS, but it's been literally 7-10 years since I wrote a piece of code.
> > Currently I mainly program for web, so that's PHP and ColdFusion, but I
> > wnat something that'll be portable and something I can share with others
> > easily, which is why JS might be best.
> >
> > Thanks for any advice or maybe pointers to do some Hello World apps with J
> > and Sync.
>
> If you are going to play with message areas, nntp*.js, and news*.js are
> where I would start... There are a few other examples that come with JS..
>
> Honestly, read "The JavaScript Bible" 5th edition, it's a decent read, and
> only really need about the first half, the second is very browser specific..
> the first half can apply pretty aptly to the bbs... there are a few links on
> the website that may help as well, in addition to looking at the samples...
>
Hi Michael,
Thanks for the great info! I'm not sure when I'll have time to jump into
this, but most definitely I'd like to get something rolling soon. And
if/when something is good enough for production I'll throw on my site for
anyone to use :)
Sam
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