Output to plain text file

FirstGen · Post by **FirstGen** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:23 am

Has anyone made a plug in that will output a few of the most recent titles into a PLAIN text file? No HTML formatting including links etc... Just plain text each on there own line. I have a few ideas for a plugin I want to create but first I need to have access to a plain text file that can be writen out into a directory of choice.

Thx
Randall

Post by **garvinhicking** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:33 am

Why don't you use RSS for that? It's an XML format, so you can easily parse it. And it's available for every blog instantly.

So I don't see a reason to create a plugin for that -- even though it could be done easily, of course.

Best regards,
Garvin

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 3:50 pm

That would be perfect.... Can anyone help me with it? I dont know anything about RSS parsing.

Post by **garvinhicking** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 4:41 pm

RSS parsing is pretty easy, just have a look at your "rss.php?version=2.0" output.

If you are using PHP5, you can use SimpleXML for easy XML parsing. Else, the Onyx or MagpieRSS parsers are really helpful, google up their manual and examples.

Regards,
Garvin

Output to plain text file

Output to plain text file

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