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[Rob <robo13@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Greg,
 I really can't tell you any differences between XML and
HTML. I have only done a couple HTML pages before. I went
to your site here tho.
> Like this: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/abc2/
>
> > websites that have RSS feeds, will have a little orange
> > box that says 'xml'.
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This is the URL I got from the XML page after selecting the
orange box.

http://www.abc.net.au/syndication/abc2_epg.xml
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I entered this into my client, and this is what I got. \|/
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 ABC2 on digital - Electronic Program Guide

 Lateline - 6:25am
 Talking Heads - 7:00am
 Gardening Australia - 7:30am
 Lateline - 8:00am
 Landline - 8:35am
 Australia Wide - 9:35am
 Boohbah - 10:00am
 Rubbadubbers - 10:25am
 Sali Mali - 10:35am
 Snailsbury Tales - 10:40am
 Global Grover - 10:50am
 Angelina Ballerina - 10:55am
 Bob The Builder - 11:05am
 Christopher Crocodile - 11:15am
 Pingu - 11:20am
 Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! - 11:30am
 Pinky Dinky Doo - 11:35am
 Jasper The Penguin - 11:50am

 -> http://www.abc.net.au/tv/
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Selecting Lateline I got this. \|/
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 ABC2 on digital - Electronic Program Guide

                                Lateline - 6:25am

  A unique nightly news analysis program bringing you up-to-the-minute
  coverage of Australian and international news and events. Presented by Tony
  Jones.

 -> 
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/abc2/200602/programs/NC0571H117D21022006T0625

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Selecting this gave me the webpage for Lateline.
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Rob:

> Clicking on it with Arachne downloads a page with the extension .xml
> which naturally Arachne doesn't recognize.
>
> When I view it as text, it looks exactly like an html page of links.
>
> So what is it about RSS and XML pages that HTML can't do?
>
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