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feedback on xml indexing tools
Anyone have any pros/cons on XYZFind vs. Ixiasoft's TEXTML Server? Any other recommended (fairly inexpensive) XML Indexing servers? on 4/10/01
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XML to XSl Transformation
I have in my file Organization as the main ROOT NODE. Within this REPORT is the next node. THis node has Head & DATA AS child nodes which have sub-elements. There is only one HEAD per REPORT Node. I want to convert the file into a text file where I want HEAD element values concatenated with that of DATA element values.

I am able to do it partly now. The only problem now is that the HEAD information of the 2nd REPORT element is nto being displayed. Can u anbody suggest an XSl stylesheet code for this.

Submitted by Mujumdar Sanjay on 3/1/01
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Re: XML to XSl Transformation

Submitted by zicari roberto on 6/8/01
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Re: XML to XSl Transformation
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Submitted by Baeta Christiano on 5/21/01
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Name Parameter
Hi, I have the following problem, that I am unsuccessfully trying to resolve:

I need to use XSL to transform one XML to another. I am OK, with the midium level transformations, but am not really familliar with special trics. In the resulting document I should have the following construct:


something




something




something


...

something


As you can see, the attribute 'name' of the 'item' element is dinamic, and depends on a position of the node in the source document. I know how to use the position() function, And I properly get the attribute value. However the problem is when I have to insert just obtained dynamic value of the attribute into it's place. I tried:
I got the needed value in a variable. Now, when I do
In double quotes I need to place a value, and don't know how. Please help.

Submitted by Wright Bryan on 2/13/01
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XML's impact on client/server, network infrastructure in the future?
How would you expect XML to impact client system? server system? network infrastructure? In what types of c/s applications will XML be most useful? Any unie security issues regarding XML
Submitted by click calvin on 10/30/00
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Checking for null
Is there a way I can use XSL tags to check to see if an XML tag exists? I need to check if /root/udata exists but I get an error everytime I refer to it. My thanks in advance.
Submitted by Segal Eric on 10/18/00
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Re: Checking for null
Have you tried here what you are testing for ex root ...
Submitted by Chukka Padma on 10/18/00
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Question about Expanding and Collapsing
Hello Guys,

I have a question with XSL.

I am trying to display a document on the browser with two frames. And on my left frame i have to do exactly like windows explorer, like if you click on + sign we will see all the subdirectories below it.

I have written some funcitons in java script and embedeb it in my xsl still it is not working.

Somebody please anybody can point me out to some example so that i can play with my code. I am not using any database to get the stuff out.It is a plain xml file and trying to display as a web page.

If anybody wants to mail any example please use my email id.

Thanks in advance Padma

Submitted by Chukka Padma on 10/18/00
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Re: Question about Expanding and Collapsing
hi i can give an example ,try to elobrate yr doubt if u can what i understood from yr posted query is u need to make frames but what data u want to display in one frame and that in other frame from yr xml file.if u r expecting the same from me i can post the solution for u

my email id is rajesh22_78@yahoo.com on 12/14/00

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Data Islands
Can I query a database and return the results into a data island. Then inside my client script filter through the data island to do some processing? Something like this is what i had in mind

<% 'Create database connection set Conn = CreateObject("ADODB.CONNECTION") Conn.open Connection

'Execute query based on userid and password set rsRequestors = Conn.execute (Query) rsRequestors.moveFirst() %> <% while not rsRequestors.eof %> <%=rsRequestors("USERNAME")%> <%=rsRequestors("EXT")%> <%=escape(rsRequestors("DEPARTMENT"))%> <% rsRequestors.movenext wend %>

Then Call Script to access that data island.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Mike

Submitted by Gump Michael on 10/10/00
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Want to know about XML
Please some body help me how XML works, and which editor shold be used to edit the codes, please someone explain me with good examples so that i can complete my project. Thank you in adavance
Submitted by Thande Guruprasad on 9/20/00
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Re: Want to know about XML
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Submitted by b steve on 9/25/00
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Re: Re: Want to know about XML
what is this?
Submitted by Alberts Doug on 12/8/00
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Re: Re: Want to know about XML
what is this nonsense?
Submitted by Alberts Doug on 12/8/00
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Re: Re: Re: Want to know about XML
bullshit, bullshit!!
Submitted by Mitch Jamie on 12/8/00
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Alternating Color Patterns
*to the keeper of the board...

it would be very beneficial if you would allow html/xml to be posted as comments.

Submitted by S C on 9/11/00
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Alternating Color Patterns
I currently have an XSL file set up with the code below:

The current code works fine, and it's sole purpose is to change the background color of every other row.

My problem/question comes from the fact that my current solution is hardly a dynamic way to work with the data. As soon as there's a Description5 or Description7 etc... the row color changes will either have to be manually entered or the color alternating will just end up stopping.

Does anyone know of a way to make the rows continue to alternate colors? Is there a way to use while loops in XML/XSL that I am missing? I'm hoping this is just an easy answer I'm overlooking.

(Take it easy on me... I'm brand new at this)

Submitted by S C on 9/11/00
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Re: Alternating Color Patterns















on 5/1/01
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Re: Alternating Color Patterns
look at www.bayes.co.uk/xml in the TUTORIALS section at the Gradients topic
Submitted by Alberts Doug on 9/14/00
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Re: Alternating Color Patterns
look at www.bayes.co.uk/xml in the TUTORIALS section at the Gradients topic on 9/14/00
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xml packets
I have a couple of questions.

Say I have a thousand packets from a thousand locations. Each one of the packets needs to be uploaded to a central server via the internet. I will be using wddx in coldfusion to de-serialize the packets. 1.how do i keep the packets from writing over on another. 2.how do i use the packets when the are sent (uploaded thruough ftp) to the server.

Submitted by click calvin on 8/24/00
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xml packets
I have a couple of questions.

Say I have a thousand packets from a thousand locations. Each one of the packets needs to be uploaded to a central server via the internet. I will be using wddx in coldfusion to de-serialize the packets. 1.how do i keep the packets from writing over on another. 2.how do i use the packets when the are sent (uploaded thruough ftp) to the server.

Submitted by click calvin on 8/24/00
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How DO I quote first 45 characters from xml file in html file while browsing?
if my xml is this

[]

"Extensible Markup Language (XML) is the universal language for data on the Web. It gives developers the power to deliver structured data from a wide variety of applications to the desktop for local computation and presentation. XML allows the creation of unique data formats for specific applications. It is also an ideal format for server-to-server transfer of structured data. "

[]

How can I quote first 45 characters from xml file in html file while browsing? THanks for your helping!

and if xml files is this

[] "abc/n

def/n

ghi/n

jkl/n"

[]

how can I ignore the enter control(/n) when reading in the html file while browsing? and show in html like this "abcdefghijkl"

THanks for your helping!

Submitted by Steven wong on 8/23/00
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XML Component
Is there any component available to compare to 2 xml files (getting the common properties)

thanks

Submitted by wallner britta on 8/23/00
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date and number format
Hi there, I appreciate your feed back regarding date and number formatiing in XML using XSL. thanks siva siva_kandan@hotmail.com on 8/15/00
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XML/xsl -> html
Could I have a java code to transform xml to html using xsl
Submitted by Bandara Anura on 8/15/00
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Embedding html file into XSL
Could anyone suggest how could i embed an html file into an XSL stylesheet? My requirement is, i have an html document which should be embedded into an XSL upon a condition(it could be like for a given UserID)
Submitted by Chaparala Sunitha on 8/11/00
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Re: Embedding html file into XSL
Hi Sunitha

U can try this example. This one is from MSDN !

Bye

Srivathsan

This example shows a template for "order" elements, and inserts an HR or BR before the order's contents based on the order's "total" element value. If the total is less than 10, a red HR will be generated; if the total is less than 20, a pink HR will be generated; otherwise a BR element will be created.




Submitted by Kris Srivathsan on 10/12/00
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Declaring and using an ENTITY in a stylesheet (again)
This has got to be a very common requirement but I can't find any reference on how to it. I want to include the contents of a single HTML file in several different XSLT stylesheets. My strategy was to create an entity in the stylesheet and then reference it in the body of the sheet. My stylesheet is shown below: When I attempt to render the XML file that uses this stylesheet I get the error: "The element "xsl:stylesheet" is used but not declared in the DTD/Schema. If I comment out the Can someone please either tell me how to do this correctly OR offer another approach for satisfying an HTML #INCLUDE in an XSLT stylesheet ? Thanks very much Melvyn Rosengarden melrose@rochester.rr.com
Submitted by Rosengarden Melvyn on 7/2/00
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HTML file entity in XSLT stylesheet
This has got to be a very common requirement but I can't find any reference on how to it. I want to include the contents of a single HTML file in several different XSLT stylesheets. My strategy was to create an entity in the stylesheet and then reference it in the body of the sheet. My stylesheet is shown below:

]>

blah...blah...blah &footer; When I attempt to render the XML file that uses this stylesheet I get the error: "The element "xsl:stylesheet" is used but not declared in the DTD/Schema. If I comment out the Can someone please either tell me how to do this correctly OR offer another approach for satisfying an HTML #INCLUDE in an XSLT stylesheet ? Thanks very much Melvyn Rosengarden melrose@rochester.rr.com

Submitted by Rosengarden Melvyn on 7/1/00
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Looking for the most basic XML tutorial, articlesand/or forum imaginable
Interests and Activities: I am a tech. writer (no software background) who has been told to "come up to speed" on XML for future documentation projects. I need to find a discussion group at the XML pre-school level -- equivalent to: "See Spot run, Run Spot, run." Can anyone point me toward such a group. The tutorials I've worked, and the articles I've read raise as many questions as they answer, and they all assume a programmer's knowledge and mindset. None of them are targeted for the raw novice who can't tell an entity from an attribute value. Thanks! Bill
Submitted by Gerken Bill on 6/15/00
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Re: Looking for the most basic XML tutorial, articlesand/or forum imaginable
check www.webmonkey.com for a short XML tutorial that explains WHY XML is useful. very little code and jargon to trip over. www.xml101.com also has a more technical and detailed tutorial.
Submitted by Wright Bryan on 6/16/00
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How XML works in an EBPP system?
Can anyone tell me how XML is being implemented in an ELECTRONIC BILL PRESENTATION AND PAYMENT (EBPP) system?
Submitted by Malik Himanshu on 6/7/00
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Looking for a XML equivalent of the HTML
I am currently working on making an existing website multi Lingual by means of adopting 3 tier architeture and referencing text from a database based on language etc. I have encounted a problem with existing HTML include# filename statements, that they can not be made dynamic due to the fact that the statement is loaded into memory before the asp and therefore a variable name can not be allocated to the statement. I would like to know(not being the greatest XML coder) is there an XML equivalent of the include statement which is dynamic and can it be embbeded into existing HTML.
Submitted by Atkinson Mark on 5/24/00
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Include from Remote Files
Is there a way to include information from REMOTE sources? I have been able to figure out how to LINK to remote sources (using XLink), but have been unsuccessful in figuring out how to INCLUDE the information.

How do I pull the information from the remote source and place it into my document? If there are any ideas you have or resources you know of that outline this process, please let me know.

Thanks.

Submitted by Palatka Jessica on 5/17/00
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Re: Include from Remote Files
I figure it out, email me if you need to know. Thanks.
Submitted by Palatka Jessica on 5/19/00
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Your opinion, please!
We are currently developing a content management system for cross media publishing supporting (at first) the output formats: HTML, teletext, WML, text (SMS), CSV and XML. As teletext (for readers new to this, it is a widely used text service on TV-sets in europe) is a bit unusual, we decided to define a presentation language DTD (inspired by HTML, CSS and XML-FO) and write our own renderer for this. The main process will be based on standard XSLT. Is this - in your expert opinion - a feasible way to go for a (rather large) production system? Any comments are welcome!
Submitted by Kindler Martin on 5/17/00
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a helpful tool.
hello, is there an xml tool out there for reading a c++ class declaration and transforming it to an xml file?

do you know maybe of a link to a site where such a tool can be found?

thanks a lot

Submitted by Lewinsohn Eyal on 4/30/00
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Experiences with different XML/XSL software using Java
Hi All,

Just wanted to know of your experiences with different XML/XSL software and if you have used more than one, which one you would recommend. I've seen many boards discussing the details of the language itself but nothing about which software is the best to use. Since most companies have XML/XSL software in diffent languages, lets restrict this discussion to only software that uses Java.

Do respond Thanks Donaldo

Submitted by Rodrigues Donaldo on 4/25/00
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Re: Experiences with different XML/XSL software using Java
There are lot of parsers availble in the market. In java background also. Please mail me which parser is better in java. It supports all (XSL,DTD,XSLT) on 12/8/00
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XSL Style
Hi, at my current level of understanding, XSL is mainly used to define how XML is displayed in a read only way. Is there a pragmatic way to define that a XML Attribute is "editable"? As a result of this kind of XML Transformation I'd like to get a HTML Form document.

Thanks for any hints! Wolfgang

Submitted by Goebl Wolfgang on 4/13/00
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Hi,

I have an XML file as shown below: - 1 1 030102 V6 4.6 2 1991 and 1995 - t :Is anyone there to give me some idea, how can i get the text of each child node by querying against the attribute id(for example if i want get the corresponding text for attribute id "valve" how can i do that)?

Thnaks a lot for your time and help.

Mohammed Hasan.

Submitted by Hasan Mohammed on 2/24/00
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Re: getting a special text by id
I do not know exactly what you want to do, but maybe this could be a solution :

Submitted by Strickstrock Frank on 3/1/00
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Use of XML in/for EMAIL, Any standards yet?
Submitted by Leigh Louis on 12/23/99
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Getting data out of and into relational databases
I am just starting with XML and have heard a lot of discussion about how XML is great for facilitating the transaction of data between disparate systems. I have seen very little discussion of the actual details for how this works. I am curious what is needed on both the sending and receiving ends for XML to work as a transaction language. I am new to the XML world and am just trying to get a handle on how the process works. How does one get data out of a relational database and into XML in order to submit it to another system and then how does that system read the XML file and input it into the relational database? Any information, or more specifics on this front would be greatly appreciated. Are there tools that do this?
Submitted by McCulloch Lewis on 10/27/99
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Re: Getting data out of and into relational databases
Check out XMLSpy at www.xmlspy.com ! This tool may help you.
Submitted by Malik Himanshu on 6/7/00
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Re: Getting data out of and into relational databases
I use a combination of java and ibm's xml for java parser (a free download from www.alphaworks.ibm.com). To get the data out of a database, I use java's sql api, then create the xml with the ibm software. Once you send the data to where it needs to go, just do the reverse; use the parser api to create strings/integers in java, then use the java sql api to put the strings/integers into the db.
Submitted by Ribble Jack on 2/8/00
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Re: Getting data out of and into relational databases
We built the Similarity Search Engine and we had to cross that bridge. We have built tools to convert from relational or any other structure to XML. While we do not sell them, we would be pleased to let you use them and get your feedback.

jay@infoglide.com on 12/27/99

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Re: Re: Getting data out of and into relational databases
I would love to get a chance to use the tools that you have developed and would be pleased to provide coments back to you.
Submitted by McCulloch Lewis on 2/8/00
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Re: Getting data out of and into relational databases
There are plenty of sites to help you develop a feel for XML. Try xml-zone.com. And when you get a chance, take a look at our site, maybe we can help: http://www.sequoiasoftware.com/marketing/016/ and http://www.xmlindex.com

Hope it helps!

Submitted by Mason Jeff on 12/16/99
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Where oh Where is MSXSL
I see URLS for Microsoft's MSXSL ActiveX component all over the place but whenever I go to the site the page has been moved and the suggested alternative does not exist. I cannot find this Control ANYWHERE and need it in order to facilitate some XML/XSL development in IE4 environment. I was hoping that someone might have a copy?
Submitted by Stenstrom Gary on 10/6/99
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Re: Where oh Where is MSXSL
for more information you want to try http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/c-frame.htm#/workshop/xml/index.asp on 11/21/99
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converting Word2000 and Excel2000 documents to XML
I wouls like to know how to convert Word2000 and Excel2000 documents into XML. Please revert urgently. Thanks a lot for your time.

Regards, Murali

Submitted by vijendran murali on 8/31/99
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No Links from server side XML/XSL -HTML Processing?