REST resouce asset

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Has anyone got any examples of how to use the REST resource asset?


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Has anyone got any examples of how to process the xml response from the REST resource asset? The manual isn't terribly helpful in this regard.

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Has anyone got any examples of how to use the REST resource asset?



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Has anyone got any examples of how to process the xml response from the REST resource asset? The manual isn't terribly helpful in this regard.

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Hi Michael,



If you want to process the response you have to use the REST resource JavaScript



As an example put this flickr api call into the URL:

    http://api.flickr.com/services/rest/?method=flickr.photos.search&api_key=212c6c37c1cc541fc7005e37404374ae&text=squiz&per_page=10


And this JS into the JavaScipt box:
    
    var xml = XML(_REST.response.bodyx),
    pics = xml.photos.photo;

//for debug:
print ("<!-- back from flickr: " + pics + " -->");

print ("<dl>");

for (var el in pics) {
  print ("<dt>" + pics[el].@title + "</dt>");
  print ("<dd><img src='http://farm" + pics[el].@farm + ".static.flickr.com/" + pics[el].@server + "/" + 
     pics[el].@id + "_" + pics[el].@secret + "_t.jpg' alt='" + pics[el].@title + "' title='" + pics[el].@title + "' /></dd>");
}

print ("</dl>");




Which uses the E4X js extension to print an definition list of photos and titles.



Hopefully this will get you started.



Steve
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Hi Michael,



If you want to process the response you have to use the REST resource JavaScript



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Hi Steve



Thanks for this. Exactly what I was looking for!



Michael