Which tutorial should I search for to read from my Podcast XML file?

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Created Aug ’19

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I need a tutorial that will teach me how to read data from my XML file (The same file I use to update my Podcast that is currenlty on iTunes). I update it for iTunes, by editing my XML file. That file lives on a server ( a dedicated server I have full access to). iTunes just pulls from it. I'd like my App to pull data from it as well.

So, in my app that I'm making, I currently have to add each episode manually, and link to that file on a server. What Id like to do, is have my app, work, kind of like a podcast player that displays them, perhaps in a table view, and allows the user to see any new additions automatically.

Any suggestions, links, or search term ideas to help me find a turorial ( or multiple tutorials) are greatly apprecaiated.

Thanks!

Ethan-

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Claude31 OP

Aug ’19

What is it exactly you want to learn ?

Have you just searched on Google ?

I typed

"Swift read data from my XML file tutorial"

and got a long list of tutorials. Of cours, you'll have to look which fits your need … You have some homework.

Here is one

h ttps://makeapppie.com/2016/06/06/how-to-read-xml-files-from-the-web-in-swift/

or another (usually very well done)

h ttps://www.raywenderlich.com/3140-xml-tutorial-for-ios-how-to-read-and-write-xml-documents-with-gdataxml

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Answer 2

sigmapifsc OP

Aug ’19

Thanks Claude,

Very helpful. I love your question, I thought of it when making the post. I suppose, at the end of the day, it's guidance on how to code this into my app. I'm a beginner, so let me see if I can describe what I need to learn. I'm not sure how to articilate it.

I know how to set up a tableview, but from there, I guess I need to learn. I could be wrong here, but I think I need to learn the following:

1: setup a tableview so that each table is a button or has a button

2: Link that button to the audio file that lives on the server.

3: HAve the table pull data from the XML file that lives on my server, and that XML file points to the media files.

(I was looking at json and parsing lessons, but I kind of got overwhelmed).

4: A player, although, I might be ok here, as I've been able to code a couple of diffeent players . One of them pulls the media file from the main bundle, and the other from a URL.

If there is a totally differewnt way to approach this, and I'm unaware, I'd love to explore that as well.

again, thank you for the reposnse. and oh, yeah... yes, I did google searches for "

XML, Podcast, Parsing, but I got overwhelmed trying to figure out which lessons or tutorials are going to be a good investment of time to go through.

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Answer 3

sigmapifsc OP

Aug ’19

Hello again Claude,

I'm looking at the link to the XML lessons you posted. AWESOME. This could really help me! Thank you. Lets see if I can learn and then do.... that will be a good test, but it looks like a good one.

Thanks again

Ethan-

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Answer 4

Claude31 OP

Aug ’19

Wish you good learning.

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