Comments on: Scrape headings into RSS with Yahoo Query Language http://www.rarst.net/web/yql-html-scrape/ cynical thoughts on software and web Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:03:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rarst http://www.rarst.net/web/yql-html-scrape/#comment-11410 Rarst Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:03:56 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=499#comment-11410 @Richard Thanks for suggestion! I like <a href="http://www.rarst.net/software/use-plain-text/">plain text files and formats</a> a lot so it sounds like an interesting tool. Bookmarked to check it out. @Richard

Thanks for suggestion! I like plain text files and formats a lot so it sounds like an interesting tool. Bookmarked to check it out.

]]> By: Richard.Williams http://www.rarst.net/web/yql-html-scrape/#comment-11409 Richard.Williams Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:53:20 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=499#comment-11409 I have been using biterscripting ( http://www.biterscripting.com ) for parsing RSS. It is excellent in parsing flat files, html, rss and other sources. It's fairly efficient and when you strick with one tool, you don't have to learn the syntax of every new tool. I will give YQL a try. (I am a Java programmer and know DB/SQL fairly well.) Richard I have been using biterscripting ( http://www.biterscripting.com ) for parsing RSS. It is excellent in parsing flat files, html, rss and other sources. It’s fairly efficient and when you strick with one tool, you don’t have to learn the syntax of every new tool. I will give YQL a try. (I am a Java programmer and know DB/SQL fairly well.)

Richard

]]> By: Rarst http://www.rarst.net/web/yql-html-scrape/#comment-11133 Rarst Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:40:59 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=499#comment-11133 @Ishan I am not much of SQL fan. It tries to be flexible but ends up somewhat rigid. Maybe I just lack practice. As for me YQL value isn't in picking SQL syntax (could be anything else), but in whole concept of unified access to very different online data. And plays with Pipes well. Yahoo toys for developers seem easier to use than those of Google. @Ishan

I am not much of SQL fan. It tries to be flexible but ends up somewhat rigid. Maybe I just lack practice.

As for me YQL value isn’t in picking SQL syntax (could be anything else), but in whole concept of unified access to very different online data. And plays with Pipes well.

Yahoo toys for developers seem easier to use than those of Google.

]]> By: Ishan@ILoveFreeSoftware http://www.rarst.net/web/yql-html-scrape/#comment-11131 Ishan@ILoveFreeSoftware Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:27:19 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=499#comment-11131 I had never heard about it. Being a big fan of SQL, I will sure give a shot to YQL someday. Thanks buddy. I had never heard about it. Being a big fan of SQL, I will sure give a shot to YQL someday. Thanks buddy.

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