Topic awaiting preservation: podcasting DTD(s?) (Page 1 of 1)

I just started looking at publishing a podcast and was mixing up some different tags just monkeying around building the xml file and it didn't validate on my first try. I managed to figure out immediately from the namespace error that it didn't like the itunes: tag I had used because I did not declare the itunes dtd. This revelation immediately led to my first real question about getting this done... is there a standardized document format for podcasts? Should I just stick to RSS like a purist or is it safe to use the iTunes stuff? That is, will it work with non-apple softwares?

I know very little xml, only by extension of nowing xhtml, but it looks straightforward enough if I can get these types of questions answered (suprising hard to do with google atm). Be gentle =)

As long as the feed conforms to the RSS podcasting schema you should be fine.

The whole point of the itunes namespace is to keep that stuff seperate (an RSS parser should just ignore it);.



.:[ Never resist a perfect moment ]:.

after staring at your reply and switching back to my editor and staring, switching back to your post and staring, switch back to the etc, the fog is lifting I believe

so if I'm interpreting correctly,

<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" version="2.0">

is saying "RSS 2.0 with some extra crap in there for itunes:tags" ?

and rss parsers just ignore

<itunes:anything>anything</itunes:anything>

?

thanks bit

and then I read the specs at the dubya three dot org and answered my own questions

and then I thanked bit again and apologized for not reading the manual first



and then I edited a spelling/typoghraphical error

(Edited by JKMabry on 01-19-2006 00:08)