xmlrpc posting with Xpostulate

[tonybaldwin]

Okay...I've started to hack up the xmlrpc functions.
First, I had to replace all "<" and ">" in html tags in a post with"&lt;" and "&gt;",
and then, I have basically just handwritten out a relevant xml file.
Which looks like this:

<?xml version="1.0"?><methodCall><methodName>LJ.XMLRPC.postevent</methodName><params><param><value><struct><member><name>username</name><value><string>tonytraductor</string></value></member><member><name>password</name><value><string>XXXXXXXX</string></value></member><member><name>subject</name><value><string>xmlrpc posting</string></value></member><member><name>lineendings</name><value><string>pc</string><value></member><member><name>year</name><value><int>2010</int></value></member><member><name>mon</name><value><int>04</int></value></member><member><name>day</name><value><int>06</int></value></member><member><name>hour</name><value><int>10</int></value></member><member><name>min</name><value><int>46</int></value></member><member><name>prop_current_location</name><value><string>127.0.0.1</string></value></member><member><name>propr_current_mood</name><value><string>focused</string></value></member><member><name>prop_taglist</name><value><string>xmlrpc, xpostulate, wordpress, livejournal, dreamwidth, insanejournal</string></value></member><member><name>prop_currentmusic</name><value><string>none</string></value></member><member><name>userjournal</name><value><string>which journal?</string></value></member><member><name>event</name><value><string>Okay...I've started to hack up the xmlrpc functions.
First, I had to replace all "<" and ">" in html tags in a post with "&lt;" and "&gt;",
and then, I have basically just handwritten out a relevant xml file.


</string></value></member></struct></value></param></params></methodCall>


What I haven't done is tried to send such a file to a server, yet...
I'm not sure if the posting method has to be different from a flat post, in terms of simply sending this file as the post data...
More work...
But, hey, I'm working on it!

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Re: success, at last!

[tonybaldwin]

I should add that challenge response.
I'll have to look at how you generated the md5 hash again.
I should have bookmarked that, but I've got the e-mail notification that will point me there still in my gmail inbox.

I have also just now succeeded in posting to WordPress using metaWeblog.newpost.

The only issue I have now is, I'm change the < in the post the first time it is sent, and all &, so, when the user crossposts to another xmlrpc using server, < becomes &lt;
I have to somehow make each posting proc test to see if that's been done already, like, have it throw a switch the first time
(set tagsconverted "1"), then test that before converting them in further posts (if $tagconvert != 1, then proceed with conversion).
Or set tagscon 0 at initation, then set tagscon 1 when converted,
and, if tagscon = 0, proceed with conversion, otherwise not...or something.

That will take all over 10 mins to implement, but it's 2:30 am and I'm tired...

Also, oddly, the wp interface allows setting the category, but not adding tags...not that there's anything I can do about that, but I find that odd, and don't like it (you have to go to wordpress and add the tags after, which is just silly).
But, anyway, Xpostulate can now (at least from here) post to LJ, DW, DJ and IJ with xmlrpc, and post to WP.
I might remove support for Iziblog.net...I dunno.
And, perhaps I should add inksome and scribbld...didn't know about those.
And, shortly I will add blogger.
But I haven't released anything with any of the xmlrpc stuff, just yet, since I need to fix the tag conversion.