Earlier today I blogged a Friday Challenge that involved taking the 12 Days of Christmas as a query and generating the song. After I posted this, I had an odd thought - why not see what the Internet (in this case, Yahoo), would do with the gifts.
I used my CFYahoo package to create a connection to their image service:1 <cfset imageAPI = createObject("component", "org.camden.yahoo.image")>
Next I created my array and started to loop:
1 <cfset gifts = ["A partridge in a pear tree","Two turtle doves","Three French hens","Four calling birds","Five golden rings","Six geese a-laying",
2 "Seven swans a-swimming","Eight maids a-milking","Nine ladies dancing","Ten lords a-leaping","Eleven pipers piping","Twelve drummers drumming"]>
3
4 <cfloop index="x" from="1" to="#arrayLen(gifts)#">
Then for each item I performed a search. Yahoo filters adult images by default so I didn't have to worry about that:
2 "Seven swans a-swimming","Eight maids a-milking","Nine ladies dancing","Ten lords a-leaping","Eleven pipers piping","Twelve drummers drumming"]>
3
4 <cfloop index="x" from="1" to="#arrayLen(gifts)#">
1 <cfinvoke component="#imageAPI#" method="search" returnVariable="result">
2 <cfinvokeargument name="query" value="#gifts[x]#">
3 <cfinvokeargument name="results" value="1">
4 </cfinvoke>
Lastly I displayed the result from each search. I did a quick view source/ctrl+a/ctrl+v and below is the results.
Yes, this is a complete and utter waste of time. Enjoy.
Edited: I added my CFM as a zip to this page. I also changed the code to show 3, as it gets interesting with multiple results. For this to work you will need my CFYahoo package and an API key.
2 <cfinvokeargument name="query" value="#gifts[x]#">
3 <cfinvokeargument name="results" value="1">
4 </cfinvoke>
Image search for A partridge in a pear tree
0001_137_Partridge_In_A_Pear_Tree.gif
URL: http://www.bisgrove.com/0001_137_Partridge_In_A_Pear_Tree.gif
Summary: Links: | Site Index |
Image search for Two turtle doves
444966.jpg
URL: http://images.dpchallenge.com/images_challenge/608/444966.jpg
Summary: Two Turtle Doves
Image search for Three French hens
Three French Hens.jpg
URL: http://www.dcist.com/attachments/dcist_melissa/Three%20French%20Hens.jpg
Summary: Washington Wish List: Holiday Hankerings of D.C. Foodies Whether it's Corduroy's scallops with mushroom and potato puree, 2 Amys' cod fritters, or Restaurant Eve's mojitos, DCist indulges in good food and drink about town over the holiday season
Image search for Four calling birds
20-fourcallingbirds72.jpg
URL: http://www.porterfieldsfineart.com/JohnnyKarwan/images/20-fourcallingbirds72.jpg
Summary: On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me Four calling birds Three french hens
Image search for Five golden rings
Goldrings.jpg
URL: http://my.homewithgod.com/sweatbj/Graphics/Christmas/Goldrings.jpg
Summary: Five Golden Rings - First five books of the Old Testament. The greatest books to the Jews, worth more than gold.
Image search for Six geese a-laying
VIThe12DaysOfDickensVillageSixGeeseALaying.jpg
URL: http://web.ivenue.com/cobblestonesgiftsclctbls/images/VIThe12DaysOfDickensVillageSixGeeseALaying.jpg
Summary: VI, The 12 Days Of Dickens' Six Geese A-Laying Set Of 2 - Introduced in 1995 - Retired in 1999 - 2.5, 1.25'' tall.Retail Price: $29.95
Image search for Seven swans a-swimming
seven-swans-a-swimming.jpg
URL: http://www.artshole.co.uk/arts/artists/anna%20charity/seven-swans-a-swimming.jpg
Summary: seven-swans-a-swimming
Image search for Eight maids a-milking
Eight_Maids_a_Milking.jpg
URL: http://www.sheridangardens.com/ChristopherRadko/Eight_Maids_a_Milking.jpg
Summary: Eight Maids a Milking
Image search for Nine ladies dancing
nine_ladies_dancing.gif
URL: http://www.101funpages.com/html/imgs/page_imgs/images/nine_ladies_dancing.gif
Summary: Two Turtle Doves And a Partridge in a Pear Tree. On the ninth day of Christmas, My true love gave to me,
Image search for Ten lords a-leaping
1993 Ten Lords A-Leaping.JPG
URL: http://www.thepartyshop.com/Commerce/images/1993%20Ten%20Lords%20A-Leaping.JPG
Summary: 1993 Springtime Bonn.. 27-Apr-2005 21:40 57K 1993 TURTLE.jpg 14-Jul-2005 08:37 33K 1993 Ten Lords A-Lea.. 26-May-2005 14:53 28K 1993 Time for Easter.. 27-Apr-2005 21:54 100K
Image search for Eleven pipers piping
11pipers.gif
URL: http://www.12days.com/graphics/12daysbook/11pipers.gif
Summary: Eleven Pipers Piping ~ C o l l e c t o r s E d i t i o n ~
Image search for Twelve drummers drumming
12drummersdrumming.gif
URL: http://home.netvigator.com/~dianayu/images/12drummersdrumming.gif
Summary: On the twelfth day of Christmas My true love gave to me Twelve drummers drumming Eleven pipers piping,
Comment 1 written by John Ramon on 14 December 2007, at 2:37 PM
Comment 2 written by todd sharp on 14 December 2007, at 2:40 PM
I mashed it up with my entry from the earlier post today - here's the results with the img's randomized:
http://cfsilence.com/blog/demos/12days/yahoo/index......
Comment 3 written by todd sharp on 14 December 2007, at 2:52 PM
http://cfsilence.com/blog/demos/12days/yahoo/index...
Comment 4 written by Gareth on 14 December 2007, at 6:14 PM
Comment 5 written by Gareth on 14 December 2007, at 6:14 PM