Hi everyone,
I’m trying to pull in an RSS Feed into my blog.
I’m using Walters RSSFeed Action and I’m pretty sure I’ve followed the instructions to the letter.
But I get this error message:
XML error: XML_ERR_NAME_REQUIRED at line 7
Any help gratefully received!
Many thanks,
Mark
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Make sure that the feed you are consuming is in RSS 1.0 format (some flavors of Atom are also okay, but that’s purely experimental at this time). Validate the feed at http://feedvalidator.org and make sure it is well-formed. The error you are seeing is at the XML level, the parser is complaining about the contents and format of the RSS feed.
Walter
On Jul 11, 2012, at 9:09 AM, Mark Lawrence wrote:
Hi everyone,
I’m trying to pull in an RSS Feed into my blog.
I’m using Walters RSSFeed Action and I’m pretty sure I’ve followed the instructions to the letter.
But I get this error message:
XML error: XML_ERR_NAME_REQUIRED at line 7Any help gratefully received!
Many thanks,
Mark
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Hi Waltor,
I checked the blog page using the link you suggested and it told me that “This is a valid Atom 1.0 feed”.
As this is the case, do you have a suggestion of what I could try next?
Many thanks,
Mark
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See if the page offers a different feed format. Some sites offer both RSS and Atom feeds, so you have to dig through the HTML source of the page you’re linking to and see what auto-discovery links are in the head of the page. Look for a line of code that looks like this:
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS" href="http://www.freewaytalk.net/rss/actions_dev.xml" />
The key is the rss+xml part. If you find that link, just use it instead of the link you are currently using (to the Atom feed).
Walter
On Jul 11, 2012, at 9:38 AM, Mark Lawrence wrote:
Hi Waltor,
I checked the blog page using the link you suggested and it told me that “This is a valid Atom 1.0 feed”.
As this is the case, do you have a suggestion of what I could try next?
Many thanks,
Mark
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Hi Waltor,
I have to admit that I’m a bit of a novice when it comes to code and I’m not sure what I’m doing with your instructions above.
I’m linking to a google blogger account using the URL to that page. Is that correct, or should I be specifically linking to a the ‘Atom Feed’?
Sorry, basic questions, but feeling a little unsure what to do.
Mark
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You should never try just linking to the HTML page – that’s probably the entire root of your error right there. HTML is not XML in RSS format, so that would explain everything. Go to the page in Safari. Choose View / View Source from the main menu. Type Apple-F to open the search field at the top of the screen, and type in alternate and see how many hits you get. When you find the link (it will look more or less just like the one I just posted) copy ONLY the URL from the href= attribute. Paste that into your ReadFeed interface.
Walter
On Jul 11, 2012, at 10:00 AM, Mark Lawrence wrote:
Hi Waltor,
I have to admit that I’m a bit of a novice when it comes to code and I’m not sure what I’m doing with your instructions above.
I’m linking to a google blogger account using the URL to that page. Is that correct, or should I be specifically linking to a the ‘Atom Feed’?
Sorry, basic questions, but feeling a little unsure what to do.
Mark
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Success! It’s now pulling in the feeds as requested!
Waltor, thank you so much. This has been the bain of my life for the last two days.
Thank you once again.
Mark
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