XML / XSL Discussion Boards

LeeWhit28-Dec-09 19:36

28-Dec-09 19:36

I have a DLL file I have been modifying but I'm stuck.
Inside the DLL are several duplicate xml files,images.............
What I am trying to do is change a reference in the xml file from calling 1 of the bitmaps
embedded in the dll to a folder location with the same named bitmap allowing for changing
the bitmap without editing the dll.

the xml code for referencing the bitmap looks like this
background = "resbmp(12260,7,-1,0,0,1,1)"
12260 being the bitmap name ,7,-1,0,0,1,1 being the dimensions, transparency...

how would I go about changing the resbmp reference to a folder location such as
c:user\Desktop\Images\12260.bmp

I am completely new to xml and I am stumped

2 xml used from the same hmtl page

Russell^'20-Dec-09 1:04

Russell^'

20-Dec-09 1:04

I'm not so expert on xml...

I have 2 xml in 2 different files. (They needs to remain on separate files).
Is there a way to prepare a web page that uses the info from both files?

I found the solution to apply a stylesheet to the first xml to manage the visulization, and I add a code similar to this into the xml to import there also the data from the other file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="MyStylesheet.xsl"?>
<!DOCTYPE Document [
<!ENTITY TheOtherXML SYSTEM "File2.xml">
]>
<MyXML>
<

then later I included the other file with a command like:

&TheOtherXML;

...but this way has the problem that works only with IE (not firefox).
Any other way to obtain a similar result?

Russell

XSL +query string value

sangeethanarayan18-Dec-09 2:26

sangeethanarayan

18-Dec-09 2:26

I have xsl file for converting the xml into html.in that xsl,i need query string value.is there any possible to retrieve the value of query string?

Re: XSL +query string value

Brij21-Dec-09 7:38

Brij

21-Dec-09 7:38

Have a look

Cheers!!
Brij

XPATH problem

Rohit16db15-Dec-09 3:23

Rohit16db

15-Dec-09 3:23

Hi guys,

I have a xml document as below and in Xslt I need to get the person name on the basis of email id as in below xml file , contributor node contain email id and associated name is included in Epic node can any body help me to get the name for each contributor through xpath?

<ONIXMessage>
<Product>
   <Contributor>
   <Email>Rohit@gmail.com</Email>
</Contributor>

</Product>
<Product>
   <Contributor>
   <Email>Rohit@gmail.com</Email>
</Contributor>

</Product>
<Epic>
<Person>
   <Name>Rohit</Name>
   <Email>Rohit@gmail.com</Email>
</Person>
</Epic>

</ONIXMessage>

Re: XPATH problem

Stuart Dootson15-Dec-09 11:31

Stuart Dootson

15-Dec-09 11:31

This XPath will get you the name of the first contributor:

//Person[Email=//Contributor[1]/Email]/Name

I don't think you can get all the names in one go with XPath.

Java, Basic, who cares - it's all a bunch of tree-hugging hippy cr*p

Missunderstanding schema namespaces

FJJCENTU6-Dec-09 2:00

FJJCENTU

6-Dec-09 2:00

I really don`t understand schemas namespaces and reading books also not clear my mind. My questions are:

- what's the difference between xmlns and targetNamespace
- if I change the targetNamespace of the schema pointing to one urn of my own all schema, which before was working, start having errors, I thought that targetNamespace point to one opaque urn and taht you can change it?.

- also some books mention that if you are to validate a Xml file with a schema the elements of both files must belong to the sames namespace, but the only way I get validation working is if I don´t set any namespace in the Xml file.

Please could somebody explain me shortly the rules for this schema namespace or some link where it's clearly explained, no so ambiguous explanations as I found until now.

Best Regards

Re: Missunderstanding schema namespaces

Dimitri Witkowski27-Dec-09 0:08

Dimitri Witkowski

27-Dec-09 0:08

1. xmlns
xmlns is described here: http://www.w3schools.com/XML/xml_namespaces.asp[^]

We can read there:
When using prefixes in XML, a so-called namespace for the prefix must be defined.
And the example: <h:table xmlns:h="http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/">

The xmlns defines what h prefix means. It must be in the XML document.

2. targetNamespace
You can read about it here: http://www.w3schools.com/schema/el_schema.asp[^]

It's used in XML schemas. We can read there:
targetNamespace - Optional. A URI reference of the namespace of this schema

That's the defference between them.

PS. In the XML schamas there's a line:
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
By this xmlns, you define what xs prefix means, so this means that you shouldn't change it.

XML ASP to ASP.net with url parameters [modified]

smichael4-Dec-09 15:59

smichael

4-Dec-09 15:59

Just a open question. I have seen the codes like asp/xml admin to add delete and modify data in an xml. from that I created milti xml files like in an MSaccess where one has multi tables linked by a keyID from table to table, the same way even excel can be linked from sheet to sheet but are still seperate sheets.
That has worked out really well. I have written my own multi-file menu navigation xml that spans over to a record xml to display data and images. that you can see how well over 10,000 images are displayed with around 1000 navigation links at www.wartimepress.com

The next thing I am working towards is making a multi user xml portal database and login. I have one done but took a moment to ponder upgrading my code to aspx. However I have not seen any samples or examples that show how to pass url values where aspx can get them and filter a xml to match and sort via a value.

So many so called examples have been removed from the web, or are becoming outdated. and if one does find a code it mostly is not secure in hidding your file location where a person can reverse hack locations and file structures. also 90% of code examples are sql DB not xml. the last 10% is add delete modify display xml in aspx, but I have not found anything but C or VB examples how to make a pull down or radio buttons and even those codes dont show how to select a value and reload a new xml and filter for say "navy" then display match records with the value passed to a xslt.

Well is apsx all that, or is it still going to take a few years for it to do what asp does already? is you take a look at wartimepress.com you can see where the navigation to the left selects a value from a xml file then via the url redisplay any match records from another file in the content center of the page via xslt.

Thanks if any one has seen aspx code that does the same. and a simple multiuser xml starter code in XML not sql.
--------
my code is in classic asp,
url xml navigation selects "name_value" into a url
that url select string passed to asp to xslt to display records.
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I also have many other xml cods which randomly display banners and count impressions and clicks show from other site locations where the code has been placed. I have not expanded it to show unique visitor per click from sites yet.

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I also have another site where I am working on my own genealogy xml standard to display records but the multi user and level access per user is my hold up at the moment.

modified on Friday, December 4, 2009 10:06 PM

Create HTML with XML including Images and XSL

FJJCENTU4-Dec-09 6:58

FJJCENTU

4-Dec-09 6:58

I want create an application which collect Xml Files containig embedded images and create autmaticly a Html Page showing the contained images, I am thinking about XSL.

please any suggestion

Re: Create HTML with XML including Images and XSL

Brij14-Dec-09 7:51

Brij

14-Dec-09 7:51

You can use xsl to render your xml in html format very easily.
I didn't understand what do you mean by embedded images.I think xml file would e conaining some relative path of the images and images are in a specified folder on a specific location.

Cheers!!
Brij

A XMLHttpRequest Request: It looked simple enough, now I just want it to work.

Greth30-Nov-09 3:45

Greth

30-Nov-09 3:45

I've followed a simple example to load an xml file into a table using 'httprequest'. I know my way around code, but this is my first time coding a webpage in 6 years, a 'quicky temp replacement' for a small business website catalog. I'm a hapless newbie once again.

The below code worked fine with a sample xml file I made (one with only two records), but when I exported the full file from a database it only returned one line in the table (the xml files have the exact same structure, only more entries).
Also, when using this in Firefox it never stops loading. And eventhough there is a clause to make it work with IE, it doesn't.
Any help is appreciated, even if it is a complete alternative way of tackling this ... rather basic thing ...

The code:

<html>
<head>

<script type="text/javascript">
var xmlDoc;
if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
  {
  xhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
  }
else // Internet Explorer 5/6
  {
  xhttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
  }
xhttp.open("GET","Cat2.xml",false);
xhttp.send("");
xmlDoc=xhttp.responseXML;

var x=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("FMPDSORESULT");

function display()
{
document.write("<table border='0'>");
var x=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("ROW");
for (i=0;i<x.length;i++)
  {
  document.write("<tr><td>");
  document.write("<a href=");
  document.write(x[i].getElementsByTagName("IMG")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue);
  document.write(">");
  document.write("<img src=");
  document.write(x[i].getElementsByTagName("THUMB")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue);
  document.write("/></a>");
  document.write("</td><td>");
  document.write(x[i].getElementsByTagName("DESCRNL")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue);
  document.write("</td><td>");
  document.write(x[i].getElementsByTagName("DESCRFR")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue);
  document.write("</td></tr>");
 
  }
document.write("</table>");
}
</script>
</head>

<body>
<button onClick="display()">VINDICATION</button>

</body>
</html>

The xml file (one entry)

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
   <FMPDSORESULT>
     <ROW MODID="15" RECORDID="27599">
        <DESCRFR></DESCRFR>
        <DESCRNL>
          Een polychrome art deco vaas van zachte pasta. Onderaan gemerkt.
        </DESCRNL>
        <DIM>
          (11 cm)
        </DIM>
        <EST>
          € 25/30
        </EST>
        <THUMB>
&quot;
          Images/pics/Thumb/008_thumb.jpg
&quot;
        </THUMB>
        <IMG>
&quot;
          Images/pics/008.jpg
&quot;
        </IMG>
        <AUTEUR>
          A. Dubois
        </AUTEUR>
      </ROW>

Re: A XMLHttpRequest Request: It looked simple enough, now I just want it to work.

Stuart Dootson2-Dec-09 22:43

Stuart Dootson

2-Dec-09 22:43

Your problem is the empty DESCRFR node - the line

document.write(x[i].getElementsByTagName("DESCRFR")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue);

is throwing an exception.

Java, Basic, who cares - it's all a bunch of tree-hugging hippy cr*p

Re: A XMLHttpRequest Request: It looked simple enough, now I just want it to work.

Vindhyachal_Kumar22-Dec-09 4:27

Vindhyachal_Kumar

22-Dec-09 4:27

Hi Greth,

Try it.

<html>
<head>

<script type="text/javascript">
var xmlDoc;
if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
{
xhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
}else
// Internet Explorer 5/6
{
xhttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
}
xhttp.open("GET","Cat2.xml",false);
xhttp.send("");
xmlDoc=xhttp.responseXML;
var x=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("FMPDSORESULT");
function display()
{
if(xhttp.readyState==4 && xhttp.status == 200)
{
var xmlDoc=xhttp.responseXML;
var x=xmlDoc.documentElement.getElementsByTagName("FMPDSORESULT");
try
{
var _txt="<table border='0'>";
var x=xmlDoc.documentElement.getElementsByTagName("ROW");
for (i=0;i<x.length;i++)
{
_txt+="<tr><td>";
_txt+="<a href=";
try{_txt+=x[i].getElementsByTagName("IMG")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;}catch(exp0){};
_txt+=">";
_txt+="<img src=";
try{_txt+=x[i].getElementsByTagName("THUMB")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;}catch(exp0){};
_txt+="/></a>";
_txt+="</td><td>";
try{_txt+=x[i].getElementsByTagName("DESCRNL")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;}catch(exp0){};
_txt+="</td><td>";
try{_txt+=x[i].getElementsByTagName("DESCRFR")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;}catch(exp0){};
_txt+="</td></tr>";
}_txt+="</table>";
document.getElementById('_DIV').innerHTML=_txt;
}catch(exp){alert(exp.message);}
}
}
</script>

</head>
<body>
<button onclick="display()">VINDICATION</button>
<div id="_DIV"></div>
</body>
</html>

Specification for Data Transfer in XML format?

Anuj Chauhan from India29-Nov-09 21:43

Anuj Chauhan from India

29-Nov-09 21:43

Hello Dear Members,

I was wondering if there is some standards regarding the data transfers in xml format to be followed by Business-to-Business applications?
By Business-to-Business I mean, the process of consuming one web-service by any other business application.

My actual requirement is to host a webservice which will provide the data available in a .net DataSet variable in XML format, so we were looking for some industry standard specifications regarding the data in xml format?

Regards,
Anuj Chauhan
0091 9313499294
anuj.mca@gmail.com
http://in.linkedin.com/in/anujchauhan

Re: Specification for Data Transfer in XML format?

dan!sh 29-Nov-09 23:15

dan!sh

29-Nov-09 23:15

anuj_mca wrote:
Anuj Chauhan
0091 9313499294
anuj.mca@gmail.com
http://in.linkedin.com/in/anujchauhan

Wow! a treat for spammers.

Yes there are XML standards which are followed when you are sending/recieving XML data. Although they depend on the kind of industry you are working on. I would suggest to search "[your indusrty domain] xml standards". I am sure it would give you a lot of useful results.

50-50-90 rule: Anytime I have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability I'll get it wrong...!!

Storing XML data into SQL database

KSR8125-Nov-09 8:44

KSR81

25-Nov-09 8:44

Hi
I am trying to store the xml data into the SQL database. The xml data that is am getting is through the xml file. I upload the xml file. When i click update, it should get updated into the database. Can anyone give me some ideas on how to do this.

Thanks
KSR

Re: Storing XML data into SQL database

Ashfield26-Nov-09 1:22

Ashfield

26-Nov-09 1:22

Use an xml datatype for the column and just do an insert, the same as any other data.

Bob
Ashfield Consultants Ltd
Proud to be a 2009 Code Project MVP

Example modal popup in XSL

Dangermouse50023-Nov-09 23:41

Dangermouse500

23-Nov-09 23:41

Hi, I have recently been using XSL and need to integrate the modal popup control inside. Can anybody provide an example of this please?

I'm not sure if it's possible of whether or not I can reference the AJAX toolkit from XSL.
Thanks

Procedure for sending XML between Web Computers without Web Services

FJJCENTU19-Nov-09 12:11

FJJCENTU

19-Nov-09 12:11

Please lwt me know if is there any way for sending and collecting Xml files between computers in order to be inmediately processed by the receptor at the arrival.

Best Regards

Re: Procedure for sending XML between Web Computers without Web Services

Richard MacCutchan19-Nov-09 22:10

Richard MacCutchan

19-Nov-09 22:10

FJJCENTU wrote:
Please lwt me know if is there any way for sending and collecting Xml files between computers in order to be inmediately processed by the receptor at the arrival.

The most basic communication method is direct TCP or UDP using sockets. If this is between Windows systems you should be able to use WCF.

How to embed images in to xml file?

chandrusofts16-Nov-09 22:07

chandrusofts

16-Nov-09 22:07

Hi friends,

I am newbie to xml, i am writing xml file using xmlTextWriter Class of System.Xml namespace. i am able to write the contents in to an xml file but the problem here is that i want to embed images in to xml file. right now i am using

<img src="path"/>

but this will give u the link but i want to embed images directly in to xml file

Please share ur ideas

Thanks in advance

Re: How to embed images in to xml file?

Ghydo16-Nov-09 23:45

Ghydo

16-Nov-09 23:45

You can Base64 encode the image and put the encoded string between the tags:

<img encoding="base64">Encoded string</img>

Be aware that Base64 encoding causes an increment of the file size of about 33%, so you should only embed small images inside the XML.

Re: How to embed images in to xml file?

ammaippan19-Nov-09 19:44

ammaippan

19-Nov-09 19:44

hi me too having the same problem and tried converting the image to base64. But still the image didn't displayed in the final Output.

I want display an image in xml Spreadsheet.any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

Re: How to embed images in to xml file?

Ghydo20-Nov-09 0:02

Ghydo

20-Nov-09 0:02

What is your problem? What language are you using?
In C# it's simple to convert a byte[] to a base64 string:

string result = System.Convert.ToBase64String(source);

Then you can assign the string to the InnerText property of your XmlElement.

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