CNN Feed Install Help Please

jaydarji · Beginner Joined: Apr 08, 2003 Posts: 1

Hi! I would like to install the CNN feed on a new website I am making, but I don't know how to go about doing it? Is there a place where I can find some documentation about implementing RSS step by step? Yep, I'm a newbie Wink

Thanks!

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dari · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2003 12:25 pm Post subject:

all you need to do is copy that file into a directory somewhere (i'm assuming you're using Linux), and make it executable to the owner only (chmod u+rx cnn.pl). then just run "perl cnn.pl" from the command prompt. also make sure that you get the perl modules from CPAN that you need to implement the XML and RSS.

edit: what are the error messages you get when you run it? that will tell you what modules you will need.
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moebis · Beginner Joined: Apr 08, 2003 Posts: 1

How do I run this on a Winbox? I really don't feel like running perl on top of a already very capable scripting language PHP. Why didn't you just implement this in PHP? I could see this being popular if you converted it to work as a nice PHP script for nuke. Very Happy

...just a friendly suggestion.

dari · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2003 2:43 pm Post subject:

for starters, i didn't author the original script. i will take a look at this and see how difficult it would be to convert it to PHP. if you want, I can give you the URL of my XML files for the interim.
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grizz · Beginner Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 1

dari,

when i try and run that .pl i get the following error.. Got any suggestions?

perl cnn_headlines.pl
Can't locate HTTP/Request.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/mach /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.0/BSDPAN /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.0/mach /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.0 .) at cnn_headlines.pl line 3.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at cnn_headlines.pl line 3.

Thanks,

grizz

dari · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2003 7:39 am Post subject:

when you get errors like that, you'll need to head to CPAN.org and get the HTTP perl module:
http://www.cpan.org/modules/00modlist.l ... WorldWideW
scroll down to the HTTP section. you'll probably need to grab the "request" and "response" modules and install them. if you take a look at the beginning of the perl script, you'll see a bunch of modules that you need:

Code: › use HTTP::Request ;
use HTTP::Response ;
use LWP::UserAgent ;
use XML::RSS ;
use base HTML::Parser ;

all of these can be gotten from cpan.org.

edit: if you have problems, i think i might just be able to email you the modules, though i don't know if it's as simple as pulling the directories out of the site_perl directory or not.
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