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Hippyjim Starbrook

Greenpeace Activist

Join date: 15 Dec 2006

Posts: 24

12-07-2008 15:09

Hi All

I'm looking for a way to grab an events listing for a sim -so it can be parsed (by my webserver) and passed to lsl. I've seen objects that do it, but they're closed source, and they use some very script heavy and laggy methods to display the results. I can refine it, but I'm struggling to even find how to get the events feed in my webbrowser - search api only ever gives 2 results, and the events page doesn't provide info about the sim location unless you trawl thru every event for the day, checking the location, which seems a bit time consuming.

Anyone got a clue as to how to grab a feed of a sims events - say over a week?

Naturally, anything I produce from help here will be FOSS - unless you contact me inworld and say you prefer it otherwise.

Cheers

Hippyjim Starbrook

Greenpeace Activist

Join date: 15 Dec 2006

Posts: 24

12-09-2008 16:03

bump.

Anyone know how to get a feed of events? I can parse just about anything (including a straight web page) but without any access to the info, I'm totally lost. How do I get the events system to show me what's on for a sim? Can't even find out how to do that thru the knowledge base...

icktoofay Kamachi

Registered User

Join date: 10 Nov 2007

Posts: 17

12-09-2008 16:32

I read this yesterday and I thought of SignpostMarv Martin's event/resident/place/group/other thing, (http://svc.sl.net.marvulous.co.uk/) but apparently events are disabled. Something you might want to do is try to parse results from http://search.secondlife.com/.

Hippyjim Starbrook

Greenpeace Activist

Join date: 15 Dec 2006

Posts: 24

12-10-2008 00:08

Thanks icktoofay.

Unfortunately I'm struggling to get events to actually display in search. I know there are several events for a sim, but search only returns 1 or 2 of them. I need to be able to define the full week - and it barely covers a day. Any tips (other than what's on the wiki) to help with using search to get events?

Hippyjim Starbrook

Greenpeace Activist

Join date: 15 Dec 2006

Posts: 24

12-14-2008 07:39

Still trying to find a way to get a feed of events for a single sim.

Anyone got any clues? Even a pointer to a better article than what's on the wiki about how to use search API, or some other web based method.

Ideas where I can look?

Nexii Malthus

[Cubitar]Mothership

Join date: 24 Apr 2006

Posts: 400

12-14-2008 08:16

They probably take advantage of the google search algorithmn that is in the lindenlab search. Such as "scripting -NCI" would get all scripting related events but that have nothing to do with NCI. (Why anyone would do that is beyond me)

Edit: Actually scratch that, just type the sim name directly into search query, lol. Like this query: http://search.secondlife.com/search.php?s=Events&q=Caledon&submit=Go
Except you would be using a proxy between that. And using the xml format for the client_search.php as well. Basically set s=Events and q=SimName

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Hippyjim Starbrook

Greenpeace Activist

Join date: 15 Dec 2006

Posts: 24

12-15-2008 07:16

thanks Nexii, you saved my sanity.

I'm seeing something a bit more useful now.

Events listing feed
Hippyjim Starbrook Greenpeace Activist Join date: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 24	12-07-2008 15:09 Hi All I'm looking for a way to grab an events listing for a sim -so it can be parsed (by my webserver) and passed to lsl. I've seen objects that do it, but they're closed source, and they use some very script heavy and laggy methods to display the results. I can refine it, but I'm struggling to even find how to get the events feed in my webbrowser - search api only ever gives 2 results, and the events page doesn't provide info about the sim location unless you trawl thru every event for the day, checking the location, which seems a bit time consuming. Anyone got a clue as to how to grab a feed of a sims events - say over a week? Naturally, anything I produce from help here will be FOSS - unless you contact me inworld and say you prefer it otherwise. Cheers
Hippyjim Starbrook Greenpeace Activist Join date: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 24	12-09-2008 16:03 bump. Anyone know how to get a feed of events? I can parse just about anything (including a straight web page) but without any access to the info, I'm totally lost. How do I get the events system to show me what's on for a sim? Can't even find out how to do that thru the knowledge base...
icktoofay Kamachi Registered User Join date: 10 Nov 2007 Posts: 17	12-09-2008 16:32 I read this yesterday and I thought of SignpostMarv Martin's event/resident/place/group/other thing, (http://svc.sl.net.marvulous.co.uk/) but apparently events are disabled. Something you might want to do is try to parse results from http://search.secondlife.com/.
Hippyjim Starbrook Greenpeace Activist Join date: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 24	12-10-2008 00:08 Thanks icktoofay. Unfortunately I'm struggling to get events to actually display in search. I know there are several events for a sim, but search only returns 1 or 2 of them. I need to be able to define the full week - and it barely covers a day. Any tips (other than what's on the wiki) to help with using search to get events?
Hippyjim Starbrook Greenpeace Activist Join date: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 24	12-14-2008 07:39 Still trying to find a way to get a feed of events for a single sim. Anyone got any clues? Even a pointer to a better article than what's on the wiki about how to use search API, or some other web based method. Ideas where I can look?
Nexii Malthus [Cubitar]Mothership Join date: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 400	12-14-2008 08:16 They probably take advantage of the google search algorithmn that is in the lindenlab search. Such as "scripting -NCI" would get all scripting related events but that have nothing to do with NCI. (Why anyone would do that is beyond me) Edit: Actually scratch that, just type the sim name directly into search query, lol. Like this query: http://search.secondlife.com/search.php?s=Events&q=Caledon&submit=Go Except you would be using a proxy between that. And using the xml format for the client_search.php as well. Basically set s=Events and q=SimName _____________________ Geometric Library, for all your 3D maths needs. https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Geometric Creator of the Vertical Life Client
Hippyjim Starbrook Greenpeace Activist Join date: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 24	12-15-2008 07:16 thanks Nexii, you saved my sanity. I'm seeing something a bit more useful now.

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