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Configuring Web browsers to access REST data service ATOM feeds

The eXtreme Scale REST data service creates ATOM feeds by default when using a web browser. The ATOM feed format may not be compatible with older browsers or may be interpreted such that the data cannot be viewed as XML. You can configure Internet Explorer Version 8 and Firefox Version 3 to display the ATOM feeds and XML within the browser.

About this task

The eXtreme Scale REST data service creates ATOM feeds by default when using a web browser. The ATOM feed format may not be compatible with older browsers or may be interpreted such that the data cannot be viewed as XML. For older browsers, you will be prompted to save the files to disk. Once the files are downloaded, use your favorite XML reader to look at the files. The generated XML is not formatted to be displayed, so everything will be printed on one line. Most XML reading programs, such as Eclipse, support reformatting the XML into a readable format.

For modern browsers, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 8 and Firefox Version 3, the ATOM XML files can be displayed natively in the browser. The following topics provide details on how to configure Internet Explorer Version 8 and Firefox Version 3 to display the ATOM feeds and XML within the browser.

Procedure

Configure Internet Explorer Version 8

Configure Firefox Version 3

Example

This section describes some example URLs that can be used to view the data that was added by the getting started sample provided with the REST data service. Before using the following URLs, add the default data set to the eXtreme Scale sample data grid using either the sample Java™ client or the sample Visual Studio WCF Data Services client.

The following examples assume the port is 8080 which can vary. See section for details on how to configure the REST data service on different application servers.