The URL Builder Module in Yahoo Pipes allows you to manipulate and control how URLs are constructed. URLs are built from three main parts. http://finance.yahoo.com/rss/headline?s=tktm That URL returns news stories and stock quotes for Tickemaster. To get news and stock quotes for another company, we can simply change the “tktm” to another stock symbol. Lets [...]
Create RSS Module
In Yahoo Pipes, the Create RSS Module works similar to the “Create RSS Module” and Item Builder. It allows you to convert data that’s not in RSS – to RSS format by changing the attribute names. To rename a non-RSS element to RSS structure, just select an existing element from the drop down list. http://chilliwackdesign.com/yahoopipes/fetchdata.xml [...]
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 [...]
Yahoo! Search Module
The Yahoo! Search Module, as you could guess, allows you to tap into the Yahoo! Search engine. You can build custom search queries in this module and it will bring up a list of results, exactly like the search engine. You can also add site restrictions to only yield search results from sites you specify. [...]
Item Builder Module
The Item Builder Module allows you to rename and restructure different attributes of your data. The best way to describe its function is to show you an example. In order for your data to show up in Yahoo Pipes, you have to name it accordingly. Pipes understands the attributes: Title Description Link Image (see the [...]
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