tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post2387379163038842840..comments2024-03-18T02:14:57.204-07:00Comments on Google Operating System: Export iGoogle Feeds to OPMLAlex Chituhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02618542750965508582noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-29600426349443942052013-04-14T21:31:02.145-07:002013-04-14T21:31:02.145-07:00Hi I am having the same problem. I can get all the...Hi I am having the same problem. I can get all the way to uploading the file and I get the error message: Empty XML root. Please check your OPML file validity.<br /><br />It's very frustrating, please help!Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14711808382130329418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-72000669304469514192013-03-14T10:52:55.651-07:002013-03-14T10:52:55.651-07:00I'm having exactly the same problem and had co...I'm having exactly the same problem and had come to the same conclusion. Help would be greatly appreciated.matantisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879012520949507011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-67927966860613965122013-03-05T10:38:27.984-08:002013-03-05T10:38:27.984-08:00I can't seem to get this to work. It converted...I can't seem to get this to work. It converted my file that had a bunch of lines down to this:<br /><br /><br /><br />< head><br />< title>Subscriptions imported from iGoogle< /title><br />< /head><br />< body><br /><br />< /opml><br /><br />When it converted the information, it looks like it lost all of the data. I tried it anyway and got this:<br /><br />Empty XML root. Please check your OPML file validity.<br /><br />My guess is that Google may have changed their formatting, and that with the new format, the converter no longer works. Any help would be greatly appreciated.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06997407509207275884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-53209816207104169482013-03-03T11:33:18.783-08:002013-03-03T11:33:18.783-08:00Thank you, thank you, thank you! Just saved me loa...Thank you, thank you, thank you! Just saved me loads of hassle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-30261252523393525832013-01-10T11:57:09.775-08:002013-01-10T11:57:09.775-08:00I figured out my problem, I was logged into a goog...I figured out my problem, I was logged into a google apps account. Go into an incognito/inprivate window.Justin Goldberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587615344625475361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-77228514236598183972012-12-15T22:16:06.771-08:002012-12-15T22:16:06.771-08:00All I get is a few lines.All I get is a few lines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-5501929441179221062012-10-30T13:34:44.589-07:002012-10-30T13:34:44.589-07:00Thanks to one and all. I also bent my head trying ...Thanks to one and all. I also bent my head trying to understand the solution to the 'semore' problem. The problem for those not familar with using code is the definition of 'blank line'. It actually refers to a very small snippet after the first line of text "xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?" and comprises only....... " - " when I took that out it worked perfectly. Oh and I had to remember to 'Open with'..Notepad my saved xml file, rather than simply 'Open', as the latter opened it as an uneditable web page in my browser<br />Thanks again - got there in the endCraig Boothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16807639775654475140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-58718502684852590172012-10-01T17:07:25.758-07:002012-10-01T17:07:25.758-07:00ok, i think i figured out what everyone is doing w...ok, i think i figured out what everyone is doing wrong. when you open the "this page" link, it opens an xml file. copy that page but look closely at the first line. you will notice the line that reads "-" at the top. do not copy this line. copy everything else and paste it into the window above then hit the "convert to opml" button. then copy the output and save in notepad with the title "igoogle-subscriptions.xml". all this is the same as above but that first line should not beincuded. i saw people talking about an "empty line" which made me look for a blank line. it is not empty, you just do not include the first line. <br /><br />as for the person who said they were switching to netvibes, i tried that and it's use on my android phone was appalling at best. for a company whos motto is "do not be evil" they are quickly becoming the lesser of evils by doing things like this. sendethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01416802239123161266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-53945748452617639932012-10-01T00:54:13.517-07:002012-10-01T00:54:13.517-07:00It's an XML file. If you want to use the OPML ...It's an XML file. If you want to use the OPML extension, then go for it. Alex Chituhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618542750965508582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-52477801728710064682012-09-30T17:27:28.279-07:002012-09-30T17:27:28.279-07:00Why save the output to .xml when we are trying to ...Why save the output to .xml when we are trying to convert to .opml?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-16940552855811795302012-08-19T20:19:26.580-07:002012-08-19T20:19:26.580-07:00Oh thank you - just spent an hour trying every OP...Oh thank you - just spent an hour trying every OPML file downloader...thank you, thank you, thank you!maoquaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13202076931747638198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-31659112296175819122012-08-10T17:03:50.682-07:002012-08-10T17:03:50.682-07:00Nice. Thanks.Nice. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-91662029821905890082012-08-06T11:37:58.717-07:002012-08-06T11:37:58.717-07:00Funnily enough, using Textwrangler - it all worked...Funnily enough, using Textwrangler - it all worked just as it says in the instructions. Thanks!Copycathttp://djcopycat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-31024866371646108452012-07-27T06:49:47.949-07:002012-07-27T06:49:47.949-07:00I had this but then removed the first (empty) line...I had this but then removed the first (empty) line and it worked okay.<br /><br />Hope this helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-70188473209810698802012-07-22T14:19:44.424-07:002012-07-22T14:19:44.424-07:00It does not works for me too. I opened iGoogle-set...It does not works for me too. I opened iGoogle-settings.xml in a text editor, copied content, pasted into the textbox and the result is become nearly empty.Gáborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16328831533238731170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-16361384955733096882012-07-19T19:01:06.072-07:002012-07-19T19:01:06.072-07:00I'm also getting the empty file in Chrome, and...I'm also getting the empty file in Chrome, and the "file too large" error in Firefox. Any ideas?DASawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301937436588661141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-44173418386557717602012-07-17T09:55:02.416-07:002012-07-17T09:55:02.416-07:00I opened the XML file directly, as well as in Word...I opened the XML file directly, as well as in Wordpad so that I could remove the leading blank line (as mentioned above). When I copy and paste that into the conversion box above, the OPML that comes out is exactly what Louis gets.<br /><br />I would really, really, REALLY like to know what I'm doing wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-82348432036069562252012-07-16T06:49:56.936-07:002012-07-16T06:49:56.936-07:00Impossible !
I proved in Firefox, Explorer and Chr...Impossible !<br />I proved in Firefox, Explorer and Chrome and it didn't work. The message as other users (Semore..):<br /><br />head<br />?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?<br />opml version="1.0"<br />head<br />titl Subscriptions imported from iGoogle/title<br /><br />body<br />/body<br />/opml<br /><br />I would like to know how they have solved.Louisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-34126160762625120042012-07-11T07:58:42.469-07:002012-07-11T07:58:42.469-07:00at first i had tried sort of using half directions...at first i had tried sort of using half directions from this site along with others i had from other sites. trick is to use only these directions from this site and then save it notepad. thx allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-77812920741251038842012-07-11T03:48:30.266-07:002012-07-11T03:48:30.266-07:00In Chrome it gives a more or less blank OPML. But ...In Chrome it gives a more or less blank OPML. But in Internet ExplorerI get an error - the file is too large.Martin Cleaver's bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13698737678731346138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-83671312049521461442012-07-10T21:42:10.268-07:002012-07-10T21:42:10.268-07:00I'm switching to http://www.protopage.com. Wha...I'm switching to http://www.protopage.com. What I had to do to make it work for me was to do the conversion as stated above. Then import the converted xml file into http://www.google.com/reader/settings, then export using "Your subscriptions" OPML & then import into Protopage using their "Add Widget" - "Advance" - "Import OPML". Half dozen mouse clicks & a couple of minutes- DONE. From there I just created tabs for different categories & drag & drop each feed to the tab I wanted.simimikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15684673608315003437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-55686695552471890102012-07-10T04:28:17.831-07:002012-07-10T04:28:17.831-07:00At first I could not get it to work - the output w...At first I could not get it to work - the output was the same as Semore mentioned in his comment. But I copied the xml according to the instructions, and I also tried the iGoogle backup file. Eventually, I found that copying all the text included a blank line at the beginning of the text. After removing that blank line, the conversion worked as expected. I copied that converted text into Notepad, saved the file, and imported it as described. Thanks for creating such a helpful tool!Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15793621880044813958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-15995968973653294502012-07-09T12:47:36.572-07:002012-07-09T12:47:36.572-07:00how do you save the output file?how do you save the output file?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-38791767987633151512012-07-09T10:44:34.292-07:002012-07-09T10:44:34.292-07:00Works great! Thanks!Works great! Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-58951760884293200462012-07-07T19:09:43.491-07:002012-07-07T19:09:43.491-07:00TextWrangler fixed my issues importing from a mac....TextWrangler fixed my issues importing from a mac. Don't know what TextEditor was doing. Now to import into netvibes...OneLiberalVoicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509324213039365445noreply@blogger.com