XML Newbie - Help Processing Files!
I'm not exactly sure if "process" is the right word, so I'll describe what I mean. There are two XML files (http://xml.pinnaclesports.com/xmlfeed.asp and http://208.138.39.112/XMLLineFiles/Baseball.xml) that are constantly updated online, and I want to be able to compare certain numbers in the two files.
Problem is, I really have no clue where to begin. I've heard that you can import XML into Microsoft Excel, but it can only refresh once every minute. Ideally I'd be able to compare the files almost constantly (like every 5 seconds or something). What are my other options? I don't really know any computer programming (besides a minimal amount of C), so I would really appreciate any help, just pointing me in the right direction.
Thanks for any help!
# 1
Your best option would be to hire a programmer to do that work.
It's possible you could spend a few months learning the skills, but why bother when you could hire a programmer who could get it done in a day?
By the way, refreshing once every minute is what you want to do, not every five seconds. Besides the fact that it took me at least 15 seconds just to download those two pages, one of them says
"2. Do not read the feed more than one times per minute."
# 2
Ok, I think you're right. Do you have a ballpark estimate of how much this job would cost?
Are you, by any chance, willing to do the work?
# 4
I think it's safe to say this is going to take more than a day. Even the best programmers cannot read minds and put an end to scope creep, etc. Give yourself a week. If you're going to hire someone, I'd set it up as a 2 week contract so you don't shoot yourself in the foot.
