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:: Web Services :: XWebNews ::
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LoadArticlesBySourceAndDateRange SOAP Method

DESCRIPTION:

Returns 'paginated' Article records by a specific Source Identifier, created within a specific date range, in the reverse chronological order the records were entered into the system. Paginated is the ability to return a specific number of records at a time, similar to how search engines display results (i.e. Google's 10 search results on a page).

PARAMETER(S):

strSourceIdentifier - String. Indicates the Source Identifier for which the data is to be returned.
dtDateStart - Date/Time. Indicates the first inclusive date of the date range.
dtDateEnd - Date/Time. Indicates the last inclusive date of the date range.
intPageNumber - Positive Integer. Indicates the page number for which the data is to be returned.
intPageSize - Positive Integer. The number of records you want displayed on a page.

SOAP HEADERS:

LoginName - String. The "Login Name" you chose during the registration process.
Password - String. Your account's "Password".

NOTE***: SOAP Headers are required for authentication.

RETURNS:

XML String, representing the News Article records posted by a specific source (the record's <Source_Identifier> value matches the input parameter's value) within the specific date range requested. To view the validating XSD Schema, please click here (opens in a new window). An example is provided here (opens in a new window) or below:

<News Total_Record_Count="35">
 <Article Article_ID="32" Date_Created="2004-08-25T11:23:00">
  <Author>John Tester</Author>
  <Title>Demo News Article 32</Title>
  <URL>http://www.demosite.com/news/32.aspx</URL>
  <Introduction>Newest News Article posted between 8/20/2004 and
       8/27/2004 by John.</Introduction>
 </Article>
 <Article Article_ID="30" Date_Created="2004-08-24T12:17:00">
  <Author>John Tester</Author>
  <Title>Demo News Article 30</Title>
  <URL>http://www.demosite.com/news/30.aspx</URL>
  <Introduction>Second newest News Article posted between 
       8/20/2004 and 8/27/2004 by John.</Introduction>
 </Article>
 ...
</News>

If no records were posted by that specific source within the specified time frame, the <News> root node will not contain any child elements and the Total_Record_Count attribute will have a value of 0 (zero). An example is provided below:

<News Total_Record_Count="0" />

All non-XML strings returned by this method should be considered errors.

ERROR(S):

If the system encounters an error, the method will return one the following messages instead of the expected XML string:

Error: Unable to authenticate. Your username and/or password are invalid. - authentication errors.
Error: You have not yet registered for this service. - authorization errors.
Error: A database error has occurred. Please try again later. - catastrophic database errors.
Error: System error. Unable to process the request. - catastrophic system errors.

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT RESOURCES:

• Frequently Asked Questions specific to this web service
• Developer community supported Online Forum
• "How-to" Implementation Guides