XML, XSL

benbacardi · #1 (**permalink**) Apr 8th, 2004, 11:30

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I know this isnt HTML or XHTML but i didnt know where to put it.... I dont suppose anyone knows anything about XML and XSL? I have a the url of a picture stored in the XML and i am trying to get it to display the picture when i use XSL to output it, but i dont know how to and cant get it work... any one know anything?

Trebz · #2 (**permalink**) Apr 8th, 2004, 13:49

The W3Schools Website has some excellent stuff on XML/XSLT

http://www.w3schools.com/default.asp

benbacardi · #3 (**permalink**) Apr 8th, 2004, 14:07

yes thats where i learnt in the first place thanks but i doesnt tell what i want to do...

benbacardi · #4 (**permalink**) Apr 8th, 2004, 14:19

shall i elaborate a bit more on what i cant do?

I have this code in XML:

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<product>
<name>Product Name</name>
<desc>Short Description</desc>
<para>Long Paragraph One</para>
<para>Long Paragraph Two</para>
<url>picture1.gif</url>
</product>

and, using XSL, i would like to know how to use the value of the <url> tags as the src="" value of an <IMG> tag in the HTML within the XSL file... does that make sense?

Trebz · #5 (**permalink**) Apr 8th, 2004, 14:39

Maybe u need to look at using XPAth to extract the url and put it in an image tag? I don't know jack about XSL btw :-)

I'll have a look and see if I can find out how for ya.

benbacardi · #6 (**permalink**) Apr 8th, 2004, 14:40

thanks what is XPAth? never heard of that...

Trebz · #7 (**permalink**) Apr 8th, 2004, 15:02

http://www.w3schools.com/xpath/xpath_intro.asp

Trebz · #8 (**permalink**) Apr 8th, 2004, 15:07

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<script type="text/vbscript">

set xmlDoc=CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")
xmlDoc.async="false"
xmlDoc.load("yourfileorxml.xml")

path="/product/url/text()"
set nodes=xmlDoc.selectNodes(path)

for each x in nodes
  document.write("[img][/img]")
next

</script>

Play with that and see how you get on.

benbacardi · #9 (**permalink**) Apr 8th, 2004, 15:09

ok thank you

benbacardi · #10 (**permalink**) Apr 8th, 2004, 15:15

could you do that in javascript? thanks

Trebz · #11 (**permalink**) Apr 8th, 2004, 15:51

Hmm, I got a lot of work to do before 5, so I might leave that for one of these other clever people!!

If it's not answered by the time I get on the computer tonight at home, i'll do it then.

benbacardi · #12 (**permalink**) Apr 8th, 2004, 16:52

ok thanks

benbacardi · #13 (**permalink**) Apr 9th, 2004, 16:35

ok i've tried what you put in VBScript, trebz, but it says theres an error with the page ( it loads alrite but i get the error sign on the bottom left and no pictures ) and the error details say "Expected: )" do u know how to solve this?

Trebz · #14 (**permalink**) Apr 9th, 2004, 21:04

That means you've missed a ")" somewhere, i'm sure the code I pasted is okay since I tested it.

Look through what you have, and for every "(" there should be a ")" somwehere on the same line.

If you can't fix it then email the page to me. (treborbobuk@hotmail.com)

benbacardi · #15 (**permalink**) Apr 10th, 2004, 11:49

ok it still doesnt work but this time it just says that there is a syntax error

benbacardi · #16 (**permalink**) Apr 12th, 2004, 08:12

can anybody help me on this?

Rob · #17 (**permalink**) Apr 12th, 2004, 08:22

I have tested this also:-

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<script type="text/vbscript">

set xmlDoc=CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")
xmlDoc.async="false"
xmlDoc.load("rxml.xml")

path="/product/url/text()"
set nodes=xmlDoc.selectNodes(path)

for each x in nodes
  document.write("[img][/img]")
next

</script>

and it works.

Make sure you have you XML declaration tag at the top of your XML doc:-

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<?xml version="1.0"?>

benbacardi · #18 (**permalink**) Apr 12th, 2004, 08:30

that doesnt work... the page says:

Required white space was missing. Error processing resource 'file:///C:/Data Ben/John/Assignment/order.xsl'. Line 35, Position 30

document.write("[img][/img]")
-----------------------------^

benbacardi · #19 (**permalink**) Apr 12th, 2004, 08:34

sorry

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Required white space was missing. Error processing resource 'file:///C:/Data Ben/John/Assignment/order.xsl'. Line 35, Position 30 

  document.write("[img][/img]")
-----------------------------^

benbacardi · #20 (**permalink**) Apr 14th, 2004, 09:44

ok i really am still stuck on this one and need quite a bit of help..... ?

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