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Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 13

Greetings,
First off, I'm brand new to the wonderful world of publishing RSS feeds (if that's the correct term for it).

Here's my problem: I have 365 pages (one for each day of the year) which automatically display one at a time at midnight each day. At midnight the page currently displaying is automatically replaced by the next day's page.

I'd like to set up an RSS feed for these pages. From what very little I've been able to understand so far, this would involve me updating an xml file daily (or nightly). Is there a way to automate this process?

NB: as each page gets automatically replaced, the new page is automatically named index.html.

With many thanks for any help (especially in words of one syllable for this non-technical newbie)

Dal

Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 2394

Dalriadan wrote:

Greetings,
First off, I'm brand new to the wonderful world of publishing RSS feeds (if that's the correct term for it).

Here's my problem: I have 365 pages (one for each day of the year) which automatically display one at a time at midnight each day. At midnight the page currently displaying is automatically replaced by the next day's page.

I'd like to set up an RSS feed for these pages. From what very little I've been able to understand so far, this would involve me updating an xml file daily (or nightly). Is there a way to automate this process?

NB: as each page gets automatically replaced, the new page is automatically named index.html.

With many thanks for any help (especially in words of one syllable for this non-technical newbie)

Dal

You can create a feed with each item in the feed having a "pub date" for each date. Then use our FutureRSS software, http://www.feedforall.com/future-rss.htm , to release one item each day.

Jim

Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 13

MacSupport wrote:

You can create a feed with each item in the feed having a "pub date" for each date. Then use our FutureRSS software, http://www.feedforall.com/future-rss.htm , to release one item each day.

Jim

Many thanks for that info... and also very many thanks for the quick reply!

Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 2394

Dalriadan wrote:

MacSupport wrote:

You can create a feed with each item in the feed having a "pub date" for each date. Then use our FutureRSS software, http://www.feedforall.com/future-rss.htm , to release one item each day.

Jim

Many thanks for that info... and also very many thanks for the quick reply!

You are welcome. And the quick reply was luck, you posted just before I checked. If you have more questions let us know.

Jim

Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 13

MacSupport wrote:

Dalriadan wrote:

MacSupport wrote:

You can create a feed with each item in the feed having a "pub date" for each date. Then use our FutureRSS software, http://www.feedforall.com/future-rss.htm , to release one item each day.

Jim

Many thanks for that info... and also very many thanks for the quick reply!

You are welcome. And the quick reply was luck, you posted just before I checked. If you have more questions let us know.

Jim

Actually I do have one more question... how many items can one have in a feed?

Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 2394

Dalriadan wrote:

MacSupport wrote:

You are welcome. And the quick reply was luck, you posted just before I checked. If you have more questions let us know.

Jim

Actually I do have one more question... how many items can one have in a feed?

There is no limit, only a practical limit in the size of the file, etc....

Jim

Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 13

*sigh* This isn't my day. I just purchased access to the Scripts Directory but noticed too late that there was a typo in my email address. er... help?

Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 2394

Dalriadan wrote:

*sigh* This isn't my day. I just purchased access to the Scripts Directory but noticed too late that there was a typo in my email address. er... help?

Contact , they will be able to help you.

Jim

Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 13

Many thanks again