ASP.NET 2.0 RSS Feed Generator


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Generates an RSS XML feed from a SQL stored procedure.

Save below as feedname.aspx, modify stored procedure information to match and run. No seperate markup or cs file necessary, self contained.

This was created from a combination of articles found online.
RSS Code originally from: http://www.geekpedia.com/tutorial157_Create-an-RSS-feed-using-ASP.NET-2.0.html

C# Left code from: http://www.csharphelp.com/archives4/archive616.html


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  1. <%@ Page Language="C#" %>
  2. <%@ OutputCache Duration="120" VaryByParam="Group" %>
  3.  
  4. <script runat="server">
  5. public static string Left(string param, int length)
  6. {
  7. //we start at 0 since we want to get the characters starting from the
  8. //left and with the specified lenght and assign it to a variable
  9. string result = param.Substring(0, length);
  10. //return the result of the operation
  11. return result;
  12. }
  13.  
  14. protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
  15. {
  16. // Clear any previous output from the buffer
  17. Response.Clear();
  18. Response.ContentType = "text/xml";
  19. System.Xml.XmlTextWriter xtwFeed = new System.Xml.XmlTextWriter(Response.OutputStream, Encoding.UTF8);
  20. xtwFeed.WriteStartDocument();
  21.  
  22. // The mandatory rss tag
  23. xtwFeed.WriteStartElement("rss");
  24. xtwFeed.WriteAttributeString("version", "2.0");
  25.  
  26. // The channel tag contains RSS feed details
  27. xtwFeed.WriteStartElement("channel");
  28. xtwFeed.WriteElementString("title", "The Messenger - TransamericaReinsurance.com RSS Feed");
  29. xtwFeed.WriteElementString("link", "http://www.transamericareinsurance.com");
  30. xtwFeed.WriteElementString("description", "Knowledge. Experience. Performance. The Power of Insight.");
  31. xtwFeed.WriteElementString("copyright", "Copyright 2007 Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company");
  32.  
  33. // Objects needed for connecting to the SQL database
  34. System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection SqlCon;
  35. System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand SqlCom;
  36. System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader SqlDR;
  37.  
  38. // Edit to match your connection string
  39. SqlCon = new System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["TARe_DBConn"].ToString());
  40.  
  41. // Edit to match your stored procedure or SQL command
  42. SqlCom = new System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand("sproc_RSSFeeds", SqlCon);
  43. SqlCom.Parameters.Add(new System.Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter("@feedName", "messenger"));
  44. SqlCom.CommandType = System.Data.CommandType.StoredProcedure;
  45.  
  46. SqlCon.Open();
  47.  
  48. SqlDR = SqlCom.ExecuteReader();
  49.  
  50. // Loop through the content of the database and add them to the RSS feed
  51. while (SqlDR.Read())
  52. {
  53. xtwFeed.WriteStartElement("item");
  54. xtwFeed.WriteElementString("title", SqlDR["Title"].ToString());
  55. xtwFeed.WriteElementString("description", Left(SqlDR["Description"].ToString(), 250)+"...");
  56. xtwFeed.WriteElementString("link", "http://cnchnw9321/Media/media_associateArticle.aspx?id=" + SqlDR["ID"]);
  57. xtwFeed.WriteElementString("pubDate", SqlDR["Date"].ToString());
  58. xtwFeed.WriteEndElement();
  59. }
  60.  
  61. SqlDR.Close();
  62. SqlCon.Close();
  63.  
  64. // Close all tags
  65. xtwFeed.WriteEndElement();
  66. xtwFeed.WriteEndElement();
  67. xtwFeed.WriteEndDocument();
  68. xtwFeed.Flush();
  69. xtwFeed.Close();
  70. Response.End();
  71. }
  72. </script>

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