Comments on: The Economist, and, The Kindle http://nicj.net/2009/04/13/the-economist-and-the-kindle Home to Nic Jansma Thu, 17 May 2012 07:50:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Xavierhttp://nicj.net/2009/04/13/the-economist-and-the-kindle/comment-page-1#comment-6737 Xavier Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:01:25 +0000 http://nicj.net/?p=407#comment-6737 Hi Nic,I just got a Kindle 3 and stumbled on your site. I would love to read my Economist on the Kindle, but after going through all the steps, I can't get it to work.It creats the TOC all right, then going through all the article links with php, I see f.ex. "http://www.economist.com/obituary/displaystory.cfm?story_id=18557289 ERROR in processing"and that's the same message I get for every link so only the TOC gets created.Any idea on how to fix that?Thanks,Xavier Hi Nic,

I just got a Kindle 3 and stumbled on your site. I would love to read my Economist on the Kindle, but after going through all the steps, I can’t get it to work.

It creats the TOC all right, then going through all the article links with php, I see f.ex. “http://www.economist.com/obituary/displaystory.cfm?story_id=18557289
ERROR in processing”

and that’s the same message I get for every link so only the TOC gets created.

Any idea on how to fix that?

Thanks,

Xavier

]]> By: Nichttp://nicj.net/2009/04/13/the-economist-and-the-kindle/comment-page-1#comment-3983 Nic Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:14:52 +0000 http://nicj.net/?p=407#comment-3983 Updated version that uses your economist.com's login credentials: http://nicj.net/2010/01/03/the-economist-and-the-kindle-take-2 Updated version that uses your economist.com’s login credentials: http://nicj.net/2010/01/03/the-economist-and-the-kindle-take-2

]]> By: The Economist, and, The Kindle: Take 2 | NicJ.nethttp://nicj.net/2009/04/13/the-economist-and-the-kindle/comment-page-1#comment-3982 The Economist, and, The Kindle: Take 2 | NicJ.net Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:10:33 +0000 http://nicj.net/?p=407#comment-3982 [...] while ago I had written about how you can get The Economist on your Kindle (and other e-readers) by running a simple PHP script that crawls the economist.com and generates a [...] [...] while ago I had written about how you can get The Economist on your Kindle (and other e-readers) by running a simple PHP script that crawls the economist.com and generates a [...]

]]> By: Nichttp://nicj.net/2009/04/13/the-economist-and-the-kindle/comment-page-1#comment-3850 Nic Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:33:12 +0000 http://nicj.net/?p=407#comment-3850 Looks like they've locked out the current print editions to only subscribers. Looks like they’ve locked out the current print editions to only subscribers.

]]> By: Nichttp://nicj.net/2009/04/13/the-economist-and-the-kindle/comment-page-1#comment-2340 Nic Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:16:24 +0000 http://nicj.net/?p=407#comment-2340 If you're on Windows, you can use the Task Scheduler: XP: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308569 Vista: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/appcompat/aa906020.aspxFor Linux/Mac, I would suggest cron: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron If you’re on Windows, you can use the Task Scheduler:
XP: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308569
Vista: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/appcompat/aa906020.aspx

For Linux/Mac, I would suggest cron: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron

]]> By: DDhttp://nicj.net/2009/04/13/the-economist-and-the-kindle/comment-page-1#comment-2330 DD Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:04:26 +0000 http://nicj.net/?p=407#comment-2330 How would this program run automatically.... This is one thing I am not able to get ..Thanks How would this program run automatically…. This is one thing I am not able to get ..

Thanks

]]> By: Nichttp://nicj.net/2009/04/13/the-economist-and-the-kindle/comment-page-1#comment-2195 Nic Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:49:22 +0000 http://nicj.net/?p=407#comment-2195 <a href="#comment-2168" rel="nofollow">@DD</a> I believe you can replace all occurrences of "\" with "/", i.e.:$baseDir=”C:/EconomistforKindle/”;Hope that helps! @DD
I believe you can replace all occurrences of “\” with “/”, i.e.:

$baseDir=”C:/EconomistforKindle/”;

Hope that helps!

]]> By: Nichttp://nicj.net/2009/04/13/the-economist-and-the-kindle/comment-page-1#comment-2194 Nic Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:46:30 +0000 http://nicj.net/?p=407#comment-2194 <a href="#comment-2090" rel="nofollow">@Sumit</a> Hi Sumit. You'll need to install PHP on your Mac first -- try http://developer.apple.com/internet/opensource/php.html . After that, it's just a matter of modifying the .php source code to change the email address and running it! @Sumit
Hi Sumit. You’ll need to install PHP on your Mac first — try http://developer.apple.com/internet/opensource/php.html . After that, it’s just a matter of modifying the .php source code to change the email address and running it!

]]> By: DDhttp://nicj.net/2009/04/13/the-economist-and-the-kindle/comment-page-1#comment-2168 DD Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:34:52 +0000 http://nicj.net/?p=407#comment-2168 Hello NicHow do I replace the following part in your script for windows:// *** fill in these options *** $baseDir = "/home/nicjansma/scripts/kindle/"; $withImages = true;Is it like: $baseDir="C:EconomistforKindle";Please let me know about the sameRegards, Hello Nic

How do I replace the following part in your script for windows:

// *** fill in these options ***
$baseDir = “/home/nicjansma/scripts/kindle/”;
$withImages = true;

Is it like:
$baseDir=”C:EconomistforKindle”;

Please let me know about the same

Regards,

]]> By: DDhttp://nicj.net/2009/04/13/the-economist-and-the-kindle/comment-page-1#comment-2144 DD Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:39:38 +0000 http://nicj.net/?p=407#comment-2144 <a href="#comment-339" rel="nofollow">@Jordan</a>JordonCould you please highlight the steps of automating this program ..I mean automatically emailing the economist version.Thanks for your help in this regard.Regards, DD @Jordan

Jordon

Could you please highlight the steps of automating this program ..I mean automatically emailing the economist version.

Thanks for your help in this regard.

Regards,
DD

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