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08/31/2011 12:43 PM |
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Hi All, I'm trying to bring in a news feed from our blog onto our website but I can't get either the News Feed (RSS) or XML Modules to work. When I add the feed to the RSS module. Nothing happens, no errors, no feed, it doesn't event try to look for it. In the case of the XML module I probably need an XSL Transformation file. I was hoping I could just download one or that a basic one would come with the module but that doesn't see to be the case. Can anyone out there help? Thanks, -s |
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Scott Kadera
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Joseph Craig DNN MVP Posts:11667

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08/31/2011 1:17 PM |
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Could you post the URL of the newsfeed? ALso, which version of the Newsfeed module are you using? |
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Joe Craig, Patapsco Research Group Complete DNN Support |
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Joseph Craig DNN MVP Posts:11667

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08/31/2011 6:15 PM |
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The RSS feed that you are trying to display doesn't seem to be a properly formed feed. It seems to be missing the tag. Some feed readers will handle this, others will not. I think that the Newsfeed module is fairly strict. If you look in the Event Viewer, you will see errors associated with the Newsfeed module that look something like this: Message: DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.ModuleLoadException: Feed Errors ---> System.Exception: Feed Errors --- End of inner exception stack trace --- Basically, it's saying that it had trouble reading the XML file. I imagine that you'll see similar errors for the XML module, too. One newsfeed that works for me is: http://news.google.com/news?pz=1&hd...output=rss You can use that to test that your Newsfeed module is working. |
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08/31/2011 6:58 PM |
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hmmm, that feed isn't working either. I don't see any feed errors in the Event Viewer. It is like it isn't even trying to find the feed. Are there some setting in DNN or the module that I need to set to make it work. thanks for the help. -s |
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Scott Kadera
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flc
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08/31/2011 6:58 PM |
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hmmm, that feed isn't working either. I don't see any feed errors in the Event Viewer. It is like it isn't even trying to find the feed. Are there some setting in DNN or the module that I need to set to make it work. thanks for the help. -s |
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Scott Kadera
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Joseph Craig DNN MVP Posts:11667

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08/31/2011 7:09 PM |
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Try clearing the cache and restarting the application. If that doesn't work ... and you want to let me take a look at your site, send me credentials using the Contact form at patapscorg.com. |
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Joe Craig, Patapsco Research Group Complete DNN Support |
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09/01/2011 2:40 PM |
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Hi, I do have your feed working now. It must have been a cache issue. But, that doesn't solve the issue of my RSS being poorly formed. Is there a way to make this work? Thanks, -s |
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Scott Kadera
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Joseph Craig DNN MVP Posts:11667

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09/01/2011 3:11 PM |
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I think that there is a cache time, but I was always able to get it to handle a new feed in a few minutes. With regard to malformed feeds, each feed has options for preprocessing the feed. The tooltip help in the modules says: "You can specify a transformation to be used on the feed as it is retrieved. This can be useful in fixing faulty feeds (feeds that do not conform to their standard) or in using extended feeds. If specifying a custom feed in the textbox, use a url to the XSLfile. Note you can also add your own XSLtransformations to portals/[id]/Newsfeeds/Transformations/ and they will show in the dropdown." So, you do have the ability to edit or otherwise correct a feed. I've not done this with the Newsfeed module, so I'd be guessing if I suggested how to do it. |
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Joseph Craig DNN MVP Posts:11667

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09/01/2011 3:12 PM |
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You might want to mention that particular feed on the DotNetNuke Forum for the Newsfeed module. Perhaps someone will have an idea of how to handle it. |
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Joe Craig, Patapsco Research Group Complete DNN Support |
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