Feed Object

Exposes methods and properties of the Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed.

Members Table

The following table lists the members exposed by the Feed object.

Methods

Method	Description
AsyncDownload	Starts an asynchronous download.
CancelAsyncDownload	Cancels an asynchronous download.
ClearCredentials	Clears the user name and password used to authenticate the feed.
Delete	Deletes the feed, folder, or item.
Download	Downloads content for the feed.
GetItem	Returns an FeedItem object by ID.
GetItemByEffectiveId	Retrieves a feed item referenced by its effective ID.
GetWatcher	Retrieves the appropriate interface for events.
MarkAllItemsRead	Sets the IsRead property to true for all feed items.
Merge	Combines the specified XML with the feed.
Move	Moves the feed or folder to a new location.
Rename	Renames the feed.
SetCredentials	Sets the user name and password used to authenticate the feed.
Xml	Returns the XML for the feed.

Properties

Property	Description
Copyright	Retrieves the copyright from the feed.
Description	Retrieves a phrase or sentence that describes the feed or item.
DownloadEnclosuresAutomatically	Sets or retrieves a Boolean value that determines whether enclosures are downloaded automatically.
DownloadStatus	Retrieves the current download status of the feed or enclosure.
DownloadUrl	Retrieves the URL from which the feed was downloaded.
Image	Retrieves the image URL from the feed.
Interval	Gets or sets the update interval for the feed.
IsList	Determines if the feed is a list.
ItemCount	Retrieves the count of items in this feed.
Items	Retrieves a collection of items from the feed.
Language	Retrieves the language code from the feed.
LastBuildDate	Retrieves the last build date from the feed.
LastDownloadError	Retrieves the last download error.
LastDownloadTime	Retrieves the date and time of the last successful download.
LastItemDownloadTime	Gets the most recent download time for all feed items.
LastWriteTime	Retrieves the date and time of the most recent change to the feed.
Link	Retrieves the home page URL from the feed or item.
LocalEnclosurePath	Retrieves the file system path where enclosures for the feed are downloaded.
LocalId	Retrieves the GUID associated with the feed.
MaxItemCount	Gets or sets the maximum number of downloaded items for the feed.
Name	Retrieves the display name of the feed.
Parent	Retrieves the parent object.
Password	Gets the password used to authenticate the feed.
Path	Retrieves the path for the current feed.
PubDate	Retrieves the publication date and time of the feed.
SyncSetting	Gets or sets the update setting for the feed.
Title	Retrieves the title from the feed or feed item.
Ttl	Retrieves the time to live (TTL) from the feed.
UnreadItemCount	Retrieves the count of unread feed items.
Url	Sets or retrieves the URL of the feed.
Username	Retrieves the user name used to authenticate the feed.

Remarks

Each subscribed feed is stored as a file on the local file system. Feeds may be organized into a folder hierarchy. If a directory or feed file exists in the file system, it will be displayed in the feed list.

This scripting object is implemented by the IFeed interface.

See Also

CreateFeed, Feeds, GetFeed, GetFeedByUrl