Embase RSS feed (Elsevier)

BibliotecaHFLR · February 4, 2021

When I try to het the RSS feed from a search in Embase I get a screen where I can read:

Subscribe
Open feed with your desktop RSS reader (what includes a Java link which opens a dialog to download a file, not an URL to copy and paste in Zotero channel tool)

I have tried to import that file as OPML option in Zotero but it does not run.

Thanks in advance

dstillman · February 4, 2021

You need to copy the feed URL into Zotero. It's not a file.

BibliotecaHFLR · February 4, 2021

That's the problem, it does not open a feed URL, it's just a download menu (I am talking about Elsevier Embase interface) and if I open in Firefox it is a local file address.

In addition, I have tried in Chrome, where I get an URL: https://www.embase.com/rss/161242371698759B66EC9B21C9503142785042D369EC1 but Zotero does not recognized as a valid feed :-(

dstillman · February 4, 2021

That works fine in Zotero for me. New Feed → "From URL…"

BibliotecaHFLR · February 4, 2021

:-(

When I paste that URL in New Feed/From URL the "Save" buttom is not active and I am not able to save it.
I have check my version of Zotero and it 5.0.95.1

Thanks any way!

dstillman · February 4, 2021

Can you provide a Debug ID for doing that?

BibliotecaHFLR · February 4, 2021

D270092136

Thanks!

dstillman · February 4, 2021

(3)(+0000000): FeedReader: Fetching feed from https://www.embase.com/rss/161242371698759B66EC9B21C9503142785042D369EC1

(3)(+0001288): FeedReader: Terminating feed reader (No Feed)

(3)(+0000069): Error: No Feed

I suspect your proxy server is doing something to break the feed reading. If you're able to connect to the internet directly, you can try temporarily disabling your system proxy and restarting Zotero, though if you turn the proxy back on this will presumably keep happening.

BibliotecaHFLR · February 4, 2021

You are right. I have tried connecting outside the proxy of my hospital and it runs. Sorry and thank you very much!!