[OpenLayers-Users] Syntax for the GeoRSS call?

Tue Feb 6 14:44:08 EST 2007

Hi list,

OpenLayers's GeoRSS example ask you to feed the url through a textbox. I 
have failed to find the right syntax to send it directly.

My last attempt was:
OpenLayers.Layer.GeoRSS("Slashgeo", "http://slashgeo.org/index.rss");
map.addLayer([georss_layer]);
but it doesn't work. What's wrong? (I have tried multiple permutations, 
including removing the [] on georss_layer)

I tried with the live example on 
http://openlayers.org/dev/examples/georss.html and of course it works. 
However, for some reason, the georss feed doesn't show up when testing 
the example locally using the georss.html example bundled with the files.

I copied my full code below just in case. Thanks!

Alex
-- 
Alexandre Leroux, M.Sc., Ing.
Environnement Canada / Environment Canada
Centre météorologique canadien / Canadian Meteorological Centre
Division de la réponse aux urgences environnementales /
Environmental Emergency Response Division
alexandre.leroux at ec.gc.ca

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
   <head>
     <style type="text/css">
         #map {
             width: 1000px;
             height: 700px;
             border: 1px solid black;
         }
     </style>
     <script 
src='http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&amp;v=2&amp;key=ABQIAAAAjpkAC9ePGem0lIq5XcMiuhR_wWLPFku8Ix9i2SXYRVK3e45q1BQUd_beF8dtzKET_EteAjPdGDwqpQ'></script>
     <script src="http://www.openlayers.org/api/OpenLayers.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript">
         <!--
         var map, layer, georss_layer;

      //   OpenLayers.ProxyHost = "/proxy/?url=";
         function init(){
             map = new OpenLayers.Map('map', {maxResolution:'auto'});
             layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google( "Google Satellite" , 
{type: G_NORMAL_MAP, 'maxZoomLevel':18} );
             map.addLayers([layer]);
//            layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "OpenLayers WMS",
//               "http://labs.metacarta.com/wms/vmap0", {layers: 'basic'} );
//            map.addLayer(layer);
             map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(0, 0), 2);
             georss_layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.GeoRSS("Slashgeo", 
"http://slashgeo.org/index.rss");
             map.addLayer([georss_layer]);
             map.addControl(new OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher());
         }
         function addUrl() {
             var value = $('url').value;
             var parts = value.split("/");
                 var newl = new OpenLayers.Layer.GeoRSS( 
parts[parts.length-1], value);
                 map.addLayer(newl);
             $("url").value = "";
         }
         // -->
     </script>
   </head>
   <body onload="init()">
     <h1>GeoRSS in OpenLayers</h1>
     <p style="font-size:.9em;">This demo uses the OpenLayers GeoRSS 
parser, which supports GeoRSS Simple and W3C GeoRSS. Only points are 
currently supported. <a 
href="http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/HowToDownload">Get the code!</a></p>
     <form onsubmit="return false;">
    GeoRSS URL: <input type="text" id="url" size="50" /><input 
type="submit" onclick="addUrl(); return false;" value="Load Feed" 
onsubmit="addUrl(); return false;" />
     </form>
     <div id="map"></div>
     http://slashgeo.org/index.rss
   </body>
</html>