[GLLUG] xml feed method

Charles Williams willcha@sme.org
Fri, 29 Mar 2002 09:37:43 -0500


Need help with xml. Maybe someone here is familiar?

I've been asked to produce code at our end that a copyright clearinghouse
can read at their end. 

At their end -- www.icopyright.com -- they can accept either html meta tags
or xml. I did the html meta tags first and it went fine.

The xml is new to me. My contact has given me samples and some vague
instructions.

Generally, as I understand it, I "feed"
http://sme.org/cgi-bin/icopyright.pl?3.5321& to them and they know what to
do with it.

By going to my script at sme.org/cgi-bin/icopyright.pl?3.5321& and viewing
the source, you can see the sample XML tags they provided me. I modified
them for one of our articles.

To say I don't know what I'm doing is an understatement. I thought maybe I'd
ask around.

The "XML Feed Method" is what I'm interested in.

I'm told to create a script "that is readily available any time we need to
access the content". 

You can see the original (unadorned) article at
http://www.sme.org/gmn/mag/2001/01juff36/01juff36.html

Or if you're interested, see our two magazines at
sme.org/manufacturingengineering and sme.org/forming&fabricating

Thanks,
willcha@sme.org
Chuck Williams
Web Developer