RSS2HTML Scout

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Converting RSS to HTML code and displaying in ASP using RSS2HTML Scout library

 

You can download the source code of this example here: rss2htmlscout_asp.zip

This page provides a simple example for RSS2HTML Scout to show how you can start with RSS2HTML Scout library and ASP web-server.

RSS2HTML Scout is capable of downloading RSS feeds using built-in multi-threaded and converting RSS into HTML code using HTML templates (check online documentation for more information about templates)

Download and install latest version of RSS2HTML Scout. You can download it here

1) Create "Convert.asp" file in the notepad.

Convert.asp will convert RSS into HTML from given URL. Insert the following code into "Convert.asp":

<html><body>

Below is HTML code generated by <a href="http://www.bytescout.com/rss2htmlscout.html">RSS2HTML Scout library</a>. <b>ItemsPerFeed</b> property = 3 so only 3 newest items are displayed per feed.

<%
Response.Expires = -1

Set RSS2HTML = CreateObject("RSS2HTMLScoutLib.RSS2HTMLScout")

RSS2HTML.MainHeader = "<HR>main header here<HR>"
RSS2HTML.MainFooter = "<HR>main footer  here<HR>"
RSS2HTML.ItemsPerFeed = 3

' ##### we can add more than one RSS feed #########
RSS2HTML.AddFeed  "http://bytescout.com/news.xml", 180 ' update every 180 minutes (3 hours)
RSS2HTML.AddFeed  "http://rss.news.yahoo.com/rss/internet", 180
RSS2HTML.AddFeed  "http://www.apple.com/main/rss/hotnews/hotnews.rss", 180
' RSS2HTML.AddFeed  "http://google.blogspace.com/index.xml", 10
' RSS2HTML.AddFeed  "http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/index.rss", 10
' RSS2HTML.AddFeed  "http://www.quotationspage.com/data/qotd.rss", 10

RSS2HTML.Execute

Response.Write RSS2HTML.HTMLOutput
Set RSS2HTML = nothing
%>

</body></html>

2) Place "Convert.asp" file into the root folder on your web-server. (This folder is C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\ by default in IIS on Windows 2000 and XP)
 
3) Now open "http://localhost/Convert.asp" (or "http://<your_webserver_name>/Convert.asp") in Internet Explorer browser. You will see HTML page generated from RSS channels in browser window:
 

HTML content converted from RSS using RSS2HTML Scout ActiveX library

To include this script into an existing page use virtual include ASP command. For example you can include generated HTML it into MyPage.asp like this:

<!--#include virtual="Convert.asp"-->

You can download the source code of this example here: rss2htmlscout_asp.zip




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