The Truncate Module will return X items (where X is the number you specify) from the top of a feed. It limits the output to the first X items. http://mlb.mlb.com/partnerxml/gen/news/rss/mlb.xml Lets take our same MLB feed from the Tail Module example, and limit it to the first 5 results. All we have to do is [...]
Tail Module
With Yahoo Pipes, the Tail Module will truncate (cut off) a feed to the last X items (where X is the number you specify). It limits the number of items at the end of the feed. http://mlb.mlb.com/partnerxml/gen/news/rss/mlb.xml Lets take a look at this MLB news feed… …and use the Tail Module to remove the last [...]
Reverse Module
Sometimes RSS feeds are ordered by publication date, alphabetically, or by other criteria and you need to arrange them differently. With Yahoo Pipes, the Reverse Module simply reverses the order the feed is in. http://news.google.com/news?um=1&cf=all&ned=ca&hl=en&num=100&q=2010+olympics&cf=all&output=rss In this example, we’ll take a look at a Google feed of the latest news regarding the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. [...]
Rename Module
The Rename Module will rename elements of the input feed. Sometimes the input data may not be in RSS format (ie. elements aren’t named “title”, “description”, “link” etc.), and you need to rename them accordingly to convert it to an RSS feed. The Rename Module works similar to the RSS Item Builder Module, Item Builder [...]
Fetch Site Feed Module
If you aren’t sure whether a web site offers an RSS feed, then use the Fetch Site Feed Module in Yahoo Pipes and let it do the work for you. It will automatically search the site for available RSS feeds. If multiple feeds are discovered, only the first one will be fetched. It will then [...]
Fetch Feed Module
The Fetch Feed Module allows you to use multiple RSS feeds in your Pipe. This module can read RSS, Atom and RDF feeds. If you add more than one feed URL, you will get a single feed combining all the items from each feed into one. It will allow you to mashup different RSS feeds [...]
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