Error while using gFeedFetcher.js

[Ro.]

Would you be able to help me out with constructing a regular expression, so that I can capture and replace every ERROR message with a single rule?

All of them which are thrown start with the message "ERROR: .........."

So far I have the following but it doesn't seem to be working:


newsfeed.addregexp(/^ERROR.*$/, 'Loading...', 'titlefield')

[jscheuer1]

That would do it unless there's preceding whitespace and/or formatting (preceding and/or trailing) from HTML, either of which which there might be. Try:

newsfeed.addregexp(/\s*ERROR: [^<]*/, 'Loading...', 'titlefield')

[Ro.]

Thanks I'll give it a go

[jscheuer1]

I was playing around with this over the weekend and discovered a better RegEx - one that's less prone to false positives. I also was playing around with the idea of being able to add transitions. A byproduct of that was I noticed that with the custom ERROR message, sometimes the ticker area was blank, and that the added code allowed for a way to prevent that from happening. So, using the updated code:

gajaxticker.js

I changed:

newsfeed.addregexp(/\s*ERROR: [^<]*/, 'Loading...', 'titlefield')

to:

      newsfeed.onitemload = function(item){if(!item){this.feedcontainer.innerHTML = '<a href="" class="titlefield">Loading...</a>';}};
      newsfeed.addregexp(/^\s*ERROR: .*$/, 'Loading...', 'titlefield')

[Ro.]

Sorry for the very late reply, I was just preparing to launch the site live and was still having a couple of issues with the replacing of some of the error messages, and checked back in on the thread.
The new code you have posted is working like a charm and the 'Loading...' message is now static which is a much better visual, thanks again

[a331005]

I dont know if its the right place to ask... But i could not find another discussions dealing with this topic.

I use feed43 and then proxy it through feedburner to push feeds into my Flym news reader (android). Even after being a paid customer there's very limited support from the feed43 website itself.

Now a days i get this "ERROR: Timed out waiting for data to be extracted. If the problem persists, try simplifying your search patterns." When I check the feed in the browser there's no problem; all feeds show fine and theres no error feeds. It happens only in phones which are connected to internet through the day. Theres no ERROR feeds in phones that fetches once in a while, say twice a day.

Wheres the problem? Is it with feed43? Is there a way i can get rid of this annoying error feeds. Any help in this regard is greatly appreciated.