RSS Collection Function

The RSS collection function is used to create an XML list of links that were created as a collection in the Ektron CMS400.NET Workarea. The ecmRssCollection function is highly customizable, allowing you to easily define how the collection data appears on the Web page.

Shown here is the format of the ecmRssCollection function.

<% ecmRssCollection

“id”

%>

The ecmRssCollection function attributes are explained below.

Attribute

Description

id

The id of the collection that you would like to be displayed is defined here.

See Also: ”Comparison of Collections, Menus, Taxonomy, and the List Summary Features” on page 1229

Here is how an RSS Collection appears when viewed without an RSS reader on a web page.

<?xml version=”1.0” ?>

<rss xmlns:xsd=”http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema” xmlns:xsi=”http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance” version=”2.0”>

<channel>

<title>Books</title>

<link>http://localhost/cms400Developer/WorkArea/WebServices/ContentWS.asmx</link>

<description></description>

<item>

<title>Visual Basic.NET How to Program</title>

<link>http://localhost/cms400Developer/collection.aspx?id=23</link>

<description>Visual Basic .NET How to Program, Second Edition is an awesome resource for the beginning VB.NET developer who is serious about the craft of programming. In 1,500 pages, this book covers an incredible amount of territory, from the evolution of programming languages and web development all the way to advanced data structures and web services.</description>

<author>Application Administrator</author>

<pubDate>3/3/2005 5:15:30 PM</pubDate>

</item>

<item>

<title>Simply Visual Basic.NET 2003</title>

<link>http://localhost/cms400Developer/collection.aspx?id=26</link>

<description>An Application-Driven Tutorial Approach</description>

<author>Application Administrator</author>

<pubDate>1/8/2005 10:50:30 AM</pubDate>

</item>

<item>

<title>Microsoft ASP.NET Programming with Microsoft Visual C#.NET</title>

<link>http://localhost/cms400Developer/collection.aspx?id=25</link>

<description>Teach yourself how to write high-performance Web applications with ASP.NET and Visual C# .NET--one step at a time.</description>

<author>Application Administrator</author>

<pubDate>1/4/2005 7:16:21 PM</pubDate>

</item>

<item>

<title>HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS</title>

<link>http://localhost/cms400Developer/collection.aspx?id=27</link>

<description>The easiest HTML book we’ve seen that still manages to be comprehensive, and to stay firmly grounded in the reality of today’s demanding users and complex browsers.</description>

<author>Application Administrator</author>

<pubDate>1/19/2005 4:18:06 PM</pubDate>

</item>

</channel>

</rss>
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