Firefox won't run feed program.

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#1

I have a script that directs RSS feeds to akregator or amarok. I entered it as a feed reading application in the relevant box. Firefox 3 doesn’t run it at all. This is NOT a script programming issue as the script worked fine until the actual release of Firefox 3 and after some debugging, I’ve ascertained that Firefox doesn’t run it at all. Many people use this script, akadd, and it is available on the web. I gather that non-SUSE users have no problems with the script.

Any way to diagnose the issue??

#2

Are you using the latest version of Firefox from Mozilla repository?
What says the Error Console in Firefox?

#3

I am running the most current version of Firefox. This has been going on since version 3. Here’s the error message:

Error: [Exception… “Component returned failure code: 0x80570016 (NS_ERROR_XPC_GS_RETURNED_FAILURE) [nsIJSCID.getService]” nsresult: “0x80570016 (NS_ERROR_XPC_GS_RETURNED_FAILURE)” location: “JS frame :: file:///usr/lib/firefox/components/FeedConverter.js :: FRS_addToClientReader :: line 415” data: no]
Source File: file:///usr/lib/firefox/components/FeedConverter.js
Line: 415

#4

Hmmm… this will be a script related issue at line 415. Can you post here your

FRS_addToClientReader(spec, title, subtitle, feedType)

function?

#5

Okay, I don’t think so that it will help for us. BTW, if you google a little for you error message you can find another users with exactly the same problem.
Bug#406380: External RSS application not launching - linux.debian.bugs.dist | Google Groups
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-mozillateam-bugs/2008-August/051592.html.

#6

My Line 415 reads: getService(Ci.nsIShellService);

It is embedded in this paragraph:

var ss =
Cc"@mozilla.org/browser/shell-service;1"].
getService(Ci.nsIShellService);
ss.openApplicationWithURI(clientApp, spec);
break;

The line that you quote is at line 382.

#7

:slight_smile: Yeah, I know. …and I’m wanted the whole function…
Try one of the links from my previous post.
Good luck

#8

Thanks for all your help. I’ve checked the links, but they haven’t fixed the problem. Here’s the entire function:

addToClientReader: function FRS_addToClientReader(spec, title, subtitle, feedType) {
var prefs =
Cc"@mozilla.org/preferences-service;1"].
getService(Ci.nsIPrefBranch);

var handler = safeGetCharPref(getPrefActionForType(feedType), "bookmarks");
if (handler == "ask" || handler == "reader")
  handler = safeGetCharPref(getPrefReaderForType(feedType), "bookmarks");

switch (handler) {
case "client":
  var clientApp = prefs.getComplexValue(getPrefAppForType(feedType), Ci.nsILocalFile);

  // For the benefit of applications that might know how to deal with more
  // URLs than just feeds, send feed: URLs in the following format:
  //
  // http urls: replace scheme with feed, e.g.
  // http://foo.com/index.rdf -> feed://foo.com/index.rdf
  // other urls: prepend feed: scheme, e.g.
  // https://foo.com/index.rdf -> feed:https://foo.com/index.rdf
  var ios = 
      Cc"@mozilla.org/network/io-service;1"].
      getService(Ci.nsIIOService);
  var feedURI = ios.newURI(spec, null, null);
  if (feedURI.schemeIs("http")) {
    feedURI.scheme = "feed";
    spec = feedURI.spec;
  }
  else
    spec = "feed:" + spec;

  var ss = 
      Cc"@mozilla.org/browser/shell-service;1"].
      getService(Ci.nsIShellService);
  ss.openApplicationWithURI(clientApp, spec);
  break;

default:
  // "web" should have been handled elsewhere
  LOG("unexpected handler: " + handler);
  // fall through
case "bookmarks":
  var wm = 
      Cc"@mozilla.org/appshell/window-mediator;1"].
      getService(Ci.nsIWindowMediator);
  var topWindow = wm.getMostRecentWindow("navigator:browser");
  topWindow.PlacesCommandHook.addLiveBookmark(spec, title, subtitle);
  break;
}

},

#9

Probably there is no problem with this function.
I’m tried to subscribe for rss feed with akregator from mozilla.
First of all, I found this bug: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=165160, but the feed is added to akregator.
BTW, why are you using scripts for subscribing - you can directly do that from Firefox.

#10

How do you do it directly? If I put akregator directly in the RSS dialog, then I get the exact same error I get with my script.

#11

On any site with RSS feed i click on the RSS icon next to the link. In the Subscribe to this feed using -> I select akregator executable (/usr/bin/akregator) -> Hit Subscribe Now.
OR
Edit -> Preferences -> Applications -> Web Feed (select here akregator, or another application.) - this option will be used as default.
If it isn’t works for you then probably something is wrong with your Firefox, or something is missing.
I recommend you to do a quick search in yast for “mozilla”, and post here the list of installed packages.

#12

That is exactly what I did. I still get the same error.