$Id: README,v 1.9 2003/01/18 00:55:25 ianmacd Exp $


INSTALLATION
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Please see the INSTALL file for details of how to install Ruby/Google.


USAGE
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Please see google.html or the man page for details of how to use this software.

Before you will be able to use this software effectively, you will need to
request a key from Google. You can get this from at the following URL:

	https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount

Google has made available a Web API archive containing sample code, an API
reference document and a WSDL file. Although none of these files are necessary
in order to use Ruby/Google, you may find the API document a useful reference
for determining what some of the more obscure parameters to the method calls
are.

The Web API archive can be downloaded from:

	http://www.google.com/apis/download.html

The Google Web API home page can be found at:

	http://www.google.com/apis/

Google also offers a newsgroup to support the Web API. You can find this at:

	http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&group=google.public.web-apis


EXAMPLE PROGRAMS
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To use the programs in the examples subdirectory, you should copy your
your Google key into ~/.google_key


DISCLAIMER
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The contained in this package is neither endorsed nor supported by Google.
