RSS Feed Generator?

Has anyone written an RSS Feed generator for the EXP Web / Octane8 CMS? It need not be scheduled- we can use pseudo-chron and simply overwrite the XML file every time changes are detected.

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Addendum II to Sungard EXP Web 5.3 META GROUP Refreshing Solution

OK here's the deal.

1. I defined the problem too narrowly and made an incorrect assumption. The incorrect assumption was that there was a bug in the META GROUP behavior.
2. An erroneous conclusion was drawn from my experimental results.

I believe the EnableTemplateCache in the web.config is working exactly as it should. What I was missing (and still am) was an understanding of how to flush the server-side cache (which includes, but may not be limited to, TEMPLATES and META GROUPS).

So this problem can be defined more generally as not understanding how to flush the server-side cache.

Hypothesis: Although I previously prematurely concluded that my changing the, "EnableTempalteCache," Key in the web.config was the cause of things working as expected, I do not think this has anything to do with the key. My hypothesis is that the cache is flushed ANYTIME the web.config file is modified and saved.

In Practice: This has been working for me for 3 projects underway. When I need to see SIDEBARS, META GROUPS, and TEMPLATES refreshed, I simply:

1. open web.config
2. make an arbitrary change (I prefer switching the "EnableTemplateCache" key, since that's where I started)
3. save the modified web.config
4. reverse the change
5. Re-save the web.config file, with no changes having been made.
   

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Value of Sungard's EXP Web "enableTemplateCache" key: illustrated

I have been asked to further elaborate on the value of disabling the template cache in EXP Web. Below I will offer some explanation, which should make more sense when followed by specific websites' illustrations.

http://www.hcfw.com/
http://markimicrowave2008.com.dh-temp.com/ (upgrade to old markimicrowave.com/)
http://merchant2008.com.dh-temp.com/ (upgrade to old merchant capital.com site)

These sites all contain less than 3 templates.

1. Header image rotation vs. static header image is controlled via per-page meta group assignment.
2. Background image watermarks can be applied via per-page meta group assignment as well.
3. Each of these sites has an enormous sidebar library, primarily for their header images, so they can keep the site fresh, and change the rotation at will
4. And finally these sites all enjoy the goodness of Sungard's EXP Web Content Management Platform (technical details here): every region of a page is an editable module.

Back to my point.

If template caching is enabled, the meta groups do not refresh as expected, and one begins to fear he is losing his mind.

Still Sane,
Crockett

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Addendum to Sungard EXP Web 5.3 Meta Refresh Solution

I left a key item out of the previous post about Sungard EXP Web v.5 and the EnableTemplateCache setting in the web.config.

YOU GOTTA RESTART THE SITE IN IIS.

duh.

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O8 v5.3 Meta Groups not Refreshing? Solution Here!

Ever thought you were losing your mind adding, deleting, modifying, and/or assigning O8 v5.3 Meta Groups? Like the changes don't stick, but you can see them right there in the DB?

Well check it out- I discovered why:

You probably already guessed server-side caching, and you probably even checked the web.config file and confirmed that

add key=EnableTemplateCache has a value="0".

Well, here's the trick- the key is backwards. Change the value to "1" to disable the caching and instantly see your META group changes.

Meta groups are great for building ONE template that can have different headers, background watermark images, rotating image headers or static. Single-template sites rule.

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Welcome, all, to the Octane8 v5.x User Community Blog

Welcome, all, to the Octane8 v5.x User Community Blog. This is a forum for topics (like the SQL injection flurry last year) where we can all benefit from our collective knowledge.

For v4 Users, see the post below.

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Announcing Sister Site, Octane8 v4 User Community Forums

For those unable to foot the $10,000 per-site bill for the upgrade from O8v4 to EXP, we are happy to present the O8 v4 User Community Blog, here, http://octan8version4users.blogspot.com/

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