Can't get Stardate

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Thu, 09/02/2010 - 01:48
cleopete
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I just started using DoggCatcher yesterday, and I've run into a problem no amount of Googling or forum searching has solved. When I try to load Stardate's feed (http://stardate.org/feeds/podcast.xml) I get the following error:

Description: java.lang.
Exception: URL points to a valid web page, but it doesn't look like an RSS feed.

The feed works in Listen, iTunes, MyPod and Hapi. Is there some funky setting I need to enable that I haven't found? I need to fix this, how else will I know if we get asteroided?

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Thu, 09/02/2010 - 04:21
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Karolis
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I'm pretty sure it's because

I'm pretty sure it's because the feed is not valid http://validator.w3.org/feed/check.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fstardate.org%2Ff...

Maybe other clients ignore errors and DC is a bit stricter.

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Thu, 09/02/2010 - 12:32
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cleopete
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So the program I paid $7 for

So the program I paid $7 for can't handle the same feed a half dozen free catchers can play without issue? That's pretty messed up. Can I make DC less 'strict'? I like DoggCatcher, and I would really enjoy using it, especially since I just paid $7 for it.

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Thu, 09/02/2010 - 19:12
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Karolis
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Well, maybe someone else can

Well, maybe someone else can comment on technicalities, but meanwhile you could simply email stardate and tell them that their feed is malformed. Often times podcasters are happy to fix their feeds. Speaking from experience ;)

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Thu, 09/02/2010 - 20:58
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eric
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It's the problem on line 150

There's a token on line 150 that's making the android xml parser bomb out. I'm getting pretty much the same error as the w3c validator. I did make a change so that the parse error is displayed in this situation...that way it will be a little easier to verify that the error in DC is actually the same at the w3c validation error.

http://mantis.snoggdoggler.com/view.php?id=634

If you're unable to get the feed working or for any other reason you're not happy with DC, let me know. I'd be happy to issue a refund.

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Thu, 09/09/2010 - 01:56
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cleopete
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It's working just peachy now,

It's working just peachy now, I love this app. My post really came off much pissier than I realized, sorry. It wasn't really that big a deal, I still liked the prog, but this is just gravy.

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Thu, 09/09/2010 - 23:15
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eric
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No sweat

...glad to hear it's working now.

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Fri, 09/10/2010 - 21:38
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cleopete
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Whoops, spoke too soon. I'm

Whoops, spoke too soon. I'm just getting the text version, but DoggCatcher is displaying the text great! I'll still haven't actually contacted the publisher, I'll send McDonald Observatory a copy of that log, eventually.

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Wed, 09/15/2010 - 00:22
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cleopete
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OK, OK it's

OK, OK it's fixed..........nnnnnnnNow! Everything is working great. I assume it has something to do with the new web page they just launched. This app has a bit of a learning curve, which is something I really like in a program- feature based complexity, makes it fun to figure out. I like the versatility.

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