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Herulee

2 Feb 2010 2 Feb '10

2:57 p.m.

hello, Sorry to post a very basic question as I am new to API I couldnt get the overall idea of using API as I went through the mediawiki API. I still wonder how does it work in general? I have a xml file and want to export to wiki using api I want to use this API through a programming language VB I still wonder how would it be possible? and how do we display pages using api? Thanx in advacne -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/How-does-API-work--tp27421771p27421771.html Sent from the WikiMedia API mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Roan Kattouw

2 Feb 2 Feb

3:04 p.m.

2010/2/2 Herulee <heramb.forums(a)googlemail.com>om>:

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hello, Sorry to post a very basic question as I am new to API I couldnt get the overall idea of using API as I went through the mediawiki API. I still wonder how does it work in general?

You can request information by sending HTTP requests to http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php

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I have a xml file and want to export to wiki using api

See http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Edit_-_Import

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I want to use this API through a programming language VB I still wonder how would it be possible? and how do we display pages using api?

See http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:FAQ for some frequently used requests. That FAQ page is not really finished yet but it contains some useful information already. Roan Kattouw (Catrope)

Herulee

3:15 p.m.

Hello, Thanx for the quick reply So to disply the wiki page we need to transform or map xml contents to wki markup language right ? Roan Kattouw-2 wrote:

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2010/2/2 Herulee <heramb.forums(a)googlemail.com>om>:

hello, Sorry to post a very basic question as I am new to API I couldnt get the overall idea of using API as I went through the mediawiki API. I still wonder how does it work in general?

You can request information by sending HTTP requests to http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php

I have a xml file and want to export to wiki using api

See http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Edit_-_Import

I want to use this API through a programming language VB I still wonder how would it be possible? and how do we display pages using api?

See http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:FAQ for some frequently used requests. That FAQ page is not really finished yet but it contains some useful information already. Roan Kattouw (Catrope) _______________________________________________ Mediawiki-api mailing list Mediawiki-api(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-api

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Herulee

3:47 p.m.

Hello, Thanx for the rquick reply If it is not possible to use API though another language then is it better to map my contents from xml to wikitext markup language which is standard for wiki? I also dot understand how would we store the pages and related data in databse? Roan Kattouw-2 wrote:

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2010/2/2 Herulee <heramb.forums(a)googlemail.com>om>:

hello, Sorry to post a very basic question as I am new to API I couldnt get the overall idea of using API as I went through the mediawiki API. I still wonder how does it work in general?

You can request information by sending HTTP requests to http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php

I have a xml file and want to export to wiki using api

See http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Edit_-_Import

I want to use this API through a programming language VB I still wonder how would it be possible? and how do we display pages using api?

-- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/How-does-API-work--tp27421771p27422621.html Sent from the WikiMedia API mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Roan Kattouw

8:30 p.m.

2010/2/2 Herulee <heramb.forums(a)googlemail.com>om>:

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Hello, Thanx for the rquick reply If it is not possible to use API though another language

It is. There's client libraries for the API in lost of languages.

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then is it better to map my contents from xml to wikitext markup language which is standard for wiki?

Yes, if you wanna store stuff in a wiki it has to be in wikitext. Doesn't matter whether you use the API or not.

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I also dot understand how would we store the pages and related data in databse?

Herulee

3 Feb 3 Feb

8:26 a.m.

Hello, Thanx for the reply and help So stpes are 1. Get the xml and tranform it into wikitex 2. Use API through PHP to create pages and store the data in the database 3. http://localhost/w/index.php to access pages Is it right? Roan Kattouw-2 wrote:

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2010/2/2 Herulee <heramb.forums(a)googlemail.com>om>:

Hello, Thanx for the rquick reply If it is not possible to use API though another language

It is. There's client libraries for the API in lost of languages.

then is it better to map my contents from xml to wikitext markup language which is standard for wiki?

Yes, if you wanna store stuff in a wiki it has to be in wikitext. Doesn't matter whether you use the API or not.

I also dot understand how would we store the pages and related data in databse?

You can use either the user interface or the API for that. To clarify: the API doesn't offer any special features. It offers mostly the same features as the normal graphical interface, but in a format that's more convenient for bots and other automated clients. Roan Kattouw (Catrope) _______________________________________________ Mediawiki-api mailing list Mediawiki-api(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-api

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Herulee

8:28 a.m.

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2010/2/2 Herulee <heramb.forums(a)googlemail.com>om>:

Hello, Thanx for the rquick reply If it is not possible to use API though another language

It is. There's client libraries for the API in lost of languages.

then is it better to map my contents from xml to wikitext markup language which is standard for wiki?

Yes, if you wanna store stuff in a wiki it has to be in wikitext. Doesn't matter whether you use the API or not.

I also dot understand how would we store the pages and related data in databse?

-- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/How-does-API-work--tp27421771p27432913.html Sent from the WikiMedia API mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Roan Kattouw

11:50 p.m.

2010/2/3 Herulee <heramb.forums(a)googlemail.com>om>:

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Yes.

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Do you know where can I find small example using API to store data and creat pages..

http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Edit_-_Create%26Edit_pages Roan Kattouw (Catrope)

Herulee

5 Feb 5 Feb

8:33 a.m.

Thanx for the reply Roan Kattouw-2 wrote:

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2010/2/3 Herulee <heramb.forums(a)googlemail.com>om>:

Yes.

Do you know where can I find small example using API to store data and creat pages..

http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Edit_-_Create%26Edit_pages Roan Kattouw (Catrope) _______________________________________________ Mediawiki-api mailing list Mediawiki-api(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-api

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