Gmail, Desktopx, php, AARRRGG!!

November 10, 2004 1:20 AM from

Well today I tried to make a little widget for desktopx that would show how many unread emails I have on my email account. So I start looking around the web for some source that would enlighten me on how to access gmail. The best source I found was in a konfabulator object (which I can't get to work in the windows version...so the source might be sour grapes all together). I opened up the widget to find out what makes it tick. A javascript file and two php files along with the main konfab xml file. I don't understand php at all, and I have little intention of learning it right now, but I looked around in the php files. It turns out that the php files are what actually access gmail and get your email count. But I haven't found away to get it to work yet. I guess I am just SOL right now.

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Reply #1 November 10, 2004 4:05 AM from

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You need to go to the php website http://www.php.net/ and download and install php on to your PC.

Reply #2 November 10, 2004 10:18 AM from

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I have a little experience with php. Send me the code and I can task a look at it.

never mind I went ahead an downloaded it and will pick through it

Reply #3 November 10, 2004 2:15 PM from

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You may want to look into the RSS feed that gmail has and use that xml document. Would be a lot easier than that whole php/curl thing.

https:// USERNAME:PASSWORD@gmail.google.com/gmail/feed/atom

Take the space out after the // and replace the username and password to get into the individual mailbox
Hope that helps.

Reply #4 November 10, 2004 3:55 PM from

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I already installed php on my computer. thanks though woodbridge

and thanks for that rss link buck2bcr. I am going to look into it. It looks very promising.

Reply #5 November 10, 2004 4:05 PM from

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Gmail has a downloadable notifier now. Is there a way you could either use/modify that or look at how it works to build what you want? I am not very programming literate, so I really don't know if that may be an ignorant comment/question.

Reply #6 November 10, 2004 5:22 PM from

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I have the notifier, but I got that rss feed to work. What I need is a tester. Anybody with a gmail account and desktopx want to test this for me? email me if you do.

travisat@gmail.com

Reply #7 April 30, 2006 10:16 PM from

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another bot resurrected thread.

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