Suzanne — Sat, 16 Aug 2003 01:46:38 +0000

Okay, what you want to do is pull out the information between the tags -- what format do you want the weather in?

Also, you'll want to not do this for every page, but maybe pull the feed once an hour or so and update it then.

Assuming you have what you need, you need to build an XSL "translator".

http://zend.com/zend/tut/tutorial-wong3.php

Give me the HTML and I'll show you how it works. Assuming I don't get lost in another power outage.

Post it to the Scripting Forum, though.

brady.k — Sat, 16 Aug 2003 01:33:28 +0000

ok...got shot in the face twice...a two for one...sweet!

XML:

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?> 
<weather ver="2.0">
<head>
  <locale>en_US</locale> 
  <form>MEDIUM</form> 
  <ut>F</ut> 
  <ud>mi</ud> 
  <us>mph</us> 
  <up>in</up> 
  <ur>in</ur> 
  </head>
  <loc id="USGA0028">
  <dnam>Atlanta, GA</dnam> 
  <tm>9:32 PM</tm> 
  <lat>33.75</lat> 
  <lon>-84.39</lon> 
  <sunr>7:00 AM</sunr> 
  <suns>8:23 PM</suns> 
  <zone>-4</zone> 
  </loc>
  </weather>

i would prefer PHP if possible (which i think is)...thanks

Suzanne — Fri, 15 Aug 2003 18:17:16 +0000

no no no, don't do ILAYER. Really. DIV, SPAN. Not proprietary junk. You can call a DIV a layer, but don't use LAYER or ILAYER tags.

As for the xml, you can write a little php script that makes it into xhtml or html. If you provide the xml, I can probably show you how.

brady.k — Fri, 15 Aug 2003 18:10:03 +0000

ok well, i will look into the ILAYER...

well, there is another way, but its over my head. it has to do with parsing XML and displaying it. anybody got any good links to tutorials? i checked some out and i can't follow

Suzanne — Thu, 14 Aug 2003 15:13:39 +0000

If it's critical to the business, talk to the vendors of weather information -- you may be able to pay a fee to get a customized feed of the weather that you could fit into your design.

Of course, if it's important to the business/site, then it really should be PART OF THE DESIGN, right?

JeevesBond — Thu, 14 Aug 2003 14:36:41 +0000

I agree with Vincent...

Even without the blockers Pop-ups are annoying - whether they hold valid content or not.

Vincent Puglia — Thu, 14 Aug 2003 12:33:28 +0000

Hi Kyle,

What about dHTML, popping a div/layer? Since you are popping a page anyway, you are covering part of the 'main' page -- a div will have the same amount of distraction -- without any of the blockers worry. If your weather info is 'src' dependent, place the content within an iframe and that within a div.

BTW: the AOL browser (ver 8.0) has its blocker everpresent in the status line -- its 2 main features: allows you to view blocked popups and accept pops from a given site.

I suspect blockers will become less effective as soon as people begin putting their ads within divs ala the suggestion above.

Vinny

brady.k — Wed, 13 Aug 2003 17:31:39 +0000

i thought about that...but it doesnt' flow with the page

Suzanne — Wed, 13 Aug 2003 17:14:50 +0000

If the business is heavily weather dependent, use an embedded weather report, not a pop-up window where the information could be blocked or lost.

brady.k — Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:01:07 +0000

wow...i am very controversial...

the reason i am doing a pop-up is because the website i am running is for a business that is heavily weather-dependent. the main page (index, not the "home") will pop-up a window with the current weather conditions in the area...not advertisment. it only will occur once per visit....nothing annoying