This structure contains information about the properties of the news feed channel.

typedef struct _RSSCHANNEL
{
    UINT        nItemCount;
    UINT        nTimeToLive;
    WORD        wVersionMajor;
    WORD        wVersionMinor;
    DWORD       dwFlags;
    DWORD       dwReserved;
    LPCTSTR     lpszTitle;
    LPCTSTR     lpszLink;
    LPCTSTR     lpszDescription;
    LPCTSTR     lpszCategory;
    LPCTSTR     lpszLanguage;
    LPCTSTR     lpszCopyright;
    LPCTSTR     lpszEditor;
    LPCTSTR     lpszWebmaster;
    LPCTSTR     lpszGenerator;
    LPCTSTR     lpszImageLink;
    LPCTSTR     lpszImageTitle;
    LPCTSTR     lpszImageUrl;
    SYSTEMTIME  stPublished;
    SYSTEMTIME  stLastBuild;
}  RSSCHANNEL, *LPRSSCHANNEL;

Members

nItemCount

An integer value which specifies number of news items in the channel.

nTimeToLive

An integer value which specifies the frequency in seconds at which the feed should be refreshed to obtain updated information. Not all feeds specify a time-to-live, in which case this member will have a value of zero.

wVersionMajor

A word value which specifies the major version number for the news feed.

wVersionMinor

A word value which specifies the minor version number for the news feed.

dwFlags

A value which specifies one or more option flags for the news feed channel. Currently there are no option flags defined and this member is reserved for future expansion.

dwReserved

A value reserved for future expansion.

lpszTitle

A pointer to a string which specifies the name of the channel. If the content of the news feed corresponds to a website, this is typically the same as the title of the website. If a title has not been specified, this member will be NULL. Note that a strictly conforming news feed requires a title.

lpszLink

A pointer to a string which specifies a URL to the website corresponding to the channel. Note that this is not the URL of the news feed itself. Typically it is a link to the home page of the site which owns the news feed. If a link has not been specified, this member will be NULL. Note that strictly conforming news feed requires a link.

lpszDescription

A pointer to a string which describes the channel. This provides an overview of the news feed and the type of information that is provided. If a description of the feed has not been specified, this member will be NULL. Note that a strictly conforming news feed requires a description.

lpszCategory

A pointer to a string which defines the category or categories that the channel belongs to. This property is optional and the category names themselves are user-defined. If a category has not been specified, this member will be NULL.

lpszLanguage

A pointer to a string which defines the language the channel is written in, using the standard language codes. This property is optional and if this member is NULL, the English language is typically presumed to be the default.

lpszCopyright

A pointer to a string which specifies a copyright notice for the content. If a copyright has not been specified, this member will be NULL.

lpszEditor

A pointer to a string which identifies the person responsible for managing the content of the news feed. If this property is defined, it is typically the name and email address of the feed editor. If an editor has not been specified, this member will be NULL.

lpszWebmaster

A pointer to a string which identifies the person responsible for technical issues related to the news feed. If this property is defined, it is typically the name and email address of a system administrator. If a webmaster has not been specified, this member will be NULL.

lpszGenerator

A pointer to a string which identifies the application that was used to create the news feed. If the application that generated the feed has not been specified, this member will be NULL.

lpszImageLink

A pointer to a string which specifies a URL to the website corresponding to the channel. In most cases, this is the same URL that is specified by the lpszLink member. If an image link has not been specified, this member will be NULL.

lpszImageTitle

A pointer to a string which identifies the image associated with the channel. This is usually a brief description of the image, and may be the same as the value specified by the lpszTitle member. If an image title has not been specified, this member will be NULL.

lpszImageUrl

A pointer to a string which specifies a URL for the image associated with the channel. An application can download this image and display it with the contents of the news feed. If an image URL has not been specified, this member will be NULL.

stPublished

The date that the news feed was published. For example, a feed that is associated with a weekly print publication may update this value once per week. Note that this is not necessarily the date that the feed was last modified. If the channel does not specify the publish date, this structure will contain all zeroes.

stLastBuild

The date that the content of the channel was last modified. If the channel does not specify the build date, this structure will contain all zeroes.

Requirements

Minimum Desktop Platform: Windows 7 (Service Pack 1)
Minimum Server Platform: Windows Server 2008 R2 (Service Pack 1)
Header File: cstools10.h
Unicode: Implemented as Unicode and ANSI versions.

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