XML / XSL

8-May-03 8:24

an even better way would be (xhtml & css2):

<span><br />
   <xsl:if test="test"><br />
      <xsl:attribute name="style">font-weight: bold</xsl:attribute><br />
   </xsl:if><br />
   Your Content<br />
</span>

hope this helps

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Re: XSL tag matching

J. Dunlap8-May-03 9:46

8-May-03 9:46

Yep. That's what I'm doing. Thanks!

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SelectNodes

thongkk1236-May-03 22:17

thongkk123

6-May-03 22:17

Hi..

XML Example:
<node>

<c ....="">
<c ....="">

<d ....="">
<d ....="">

Based on the above XML, I have this Jscript:
var myVar = "a";
node.selectNodes("*/"+myVar).length //this will return '4'
Question:
How to select nodes which is not equal to 'a' in a DOMXML?

Hope someone out there can answer my question.

Re: SelectNodes

Anonymous6-May-03 22:18

Anonymous

6-May-03 22:18

sorry.. this is the XML example

<node><br />
   <a ..../><br />
   <c ..../><br />
   <c ..../><br />
   <a ..../><br />
   <a ..../><br />
   <a ..../><br />
   <d ..../><br />
   <d ..../><br />
</node>

Re: SelectNodes

Anonymous6-May-03 22:20

Anonymous

6-May-03 22:20

Re: SelectNodes

Philip Fitzsimons7-May-03 2:55

CrLf in XML quoted string

7-May-03 2:55

node.selectNodes("*/*[name() != '" + myVar + "']").length

"When the only tool you have is a hammer, a sore thumb you will have."

J. Dunlap6-May-03 8:01

Re: CrLf in XML quoted string

6-May-03 8:01

Does anyone know how to put a carriage return/linefeed sequence in an XML quoted string? I tried

&#13; &#10;

&#13;

<br/>

, etc. Help would be much appreciated.

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." - Jesus

"An eye for an eye only makes the whole world blind." - Mahatma Gandhi

Stephane Rodriguez.8-May-03 2:26

Stephane Rodriguez.

8-May-03 2:26

An quoted string can have carriage returns. There is no escaping sequence for it, so that's why etc. don't do anything.

To answer your question, I need to know if you are just editing an Xml file by hand, or trying to tweak an xml file writer.

If you are editing by hand, then just add carriage returns. It's compatible with the Xml snytax rules.

Otherwise, depending on the language you are using to generate the xml file, make sure to add \r and\n to exported strings.

Re: CrLf in XML quoted string

J. Dunlap8-May-03 7:29

MSXML parser and internet explorer

8-May-03 7:29

This is what I had thought, but when I do it that way, my whole XML file's display goes nuts.

I am just doing an XML file by hand with an XSLT transform.

Thanks for your help!

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." - Jesus

"An eye for an eye only makes the whole world blind." - Mahatma Gandhi

Firas Rashid5-May-03 22:29

Firas Rashid

5-May-03 22:29

Can i change the msxml parser version that internt explorer use to load the xml document? if yes, how?

eg. IE6.0 use MSXML3.0 SP2, how can i force it to use other version, like MSXML4.0?

Re: MSXML parser and internet explorer

Stephane Rodriguez.5-May-03 23:58

Stephane Rodriguez.

5-May-03 23:58

There are two ways to use xml in Internet Explorer

- loading a document with .xml as file extension. The MSXML parser version used to parse the xml file, transform it using a xslt stylesheet, is hardcoded. You must upgrade Internet Explorer to use a different MSXML parser.
- writing JScript/VBScript code to create a COM instance of the MSXML parser within a web page. Since it's up to you to pass the progid of this object, you can choose whichever MSXML parser that might be installed. For instance, "Msxml2.DOMDocument.4.0" instead of "Microsoft.XmlDOM".

A sample JScript[^] code.

MADNESS

eggie54-May-03 8:18

4-May-03 8:18

I was building the following code and I get this error,

"The call is ambiguous between the following methods or properties: 'string.String(char[])' and 'string.String(sbyte*)'"

FileStream strmSettings;
XmlDocument xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
XmlNode nSetting;
string filePath =new String(null);

strmSettings = File.Open("options.xml", FileMode.Open);
xmlDoc.Load(strmSettings);

nSetting = xmlDoc.SelectSingleNode("/options");
if(nSetting != null)
    filePath = nSetting.InnerText;

strmSettings.Close();


string fileName = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMdd_hhmm") + ".xml";
XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter(filePath + fileName, null);

What does this non sense mean?

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Re: MADNESS

J. Dunlap4-May-03 9:06

4-May-03 9:06

This is the line that does it:

string filePath =new String(null);

There are many different versions (overloads) of the String constructor, each of which take different arguments. The compiler can't figure out which one to use.

Either do:

string filePath = "";

string filePath =new String();

string filePath;

The way you have it, compiler can't figure out whether it's (char)null or (sbyte)null.

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." - Jesus

"An eye for an eye only makes the whole world blind." - Mahatma Gandhi

Re: MADNESS

eggie54-May-03 9:33

4-May-03 9:33

I've got it under control now... thanks...

/\ |_ E X E GG

Re: MADNESS

Philip Fitzsimons7-May-03 2:56

7-May-03 2:56

string filePath = null;

"When the only tool you have is a hammer, a sore thumb you will have."

Small XML/C# problem...

eggie53-May-03 20:09

3-May-03 20:09

Ok, so I've got this little C# app that updates my asp.net weblog. I plan on passing it on to other people I know, but then I came across a problem...

The files are outputted to the "entries" folder (name by the year, month, day, hour, minute, but thats irrelivant...) located on my hard drive in... (the location is in bold below). So, my problem was that, what if they wanted to change the location of the entries folder... you know... export the files somewhere else on the hard drive.

string fileName = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMdd_hhmm") + ".xml";<br />
			XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter("<big>C:/inetpub/wwwroot/weblog/entries</big>/"+ fileName, null);

SO, then I put togeather a little options form (options.cs) with a text box to enter the location on the drive, and then you click 'OK' and then it is saved to "options.xml". (see the code below...)

	private void buttonOK_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)<br />
		{<br />
		XmlTextWriter writer=new XmlTextWriter("options.xml", null);<br />
			writer.Formatting=Formatting.Indented;<br />
			writer.WriteStartDocument();<br />
			writer.WriteStartElement("Options");<br />
		{<br />
			string entryFile=textBoxEntryFile.Text;<br />
			writer.WriteStartElement("entryFile");<br />
			writer.WriteString(entryFile);<br />
			writer.WriteEndElement();<br />
		}<br />
			writer.WriteEndElement();<br />
			writer.WriteEndDocument();<br />
			writer.Close();<br />
			Form.ActiveForm.Close();<br />
<br />
		}

This is what the options.xml file looks like....

?xml version="1.0"?><br />
<Options><br />
  <entryFile>C:\inetpub\wwwroot\weblog\entrys\</entryFile><br />
</Options>

Now, I need this...

XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter("<big>C:/inetpub/wwwroot/weblog/entries</big>/"+ fileName, null);

...instead of saveing it evertime.... unconfigurable.... to "C:/inetpub/wwwroot/weblog/entries", but rather save the entries to what ever file it says in the "options.xml" file.

WHEW!... i hope that made sense... im not familar with the XmlTextReader (assuming that what is to be used...) stuff... thanks for all the help possible.

/\ |_ E X E GG

J. Dunlap3-May-03 20:16

3-May-03 20:16

So what do you not know about this? How to write it to XML?

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eggie53-May-03 20:46

3-May-03 20:46

uh... i want change the following code...

XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter("C:/inetpub/wwwroot/weblog/entries/"+ fileName, null);

you see.... the bolded path... that's static... you can't change it, unless you edit the code in vs.net...

Now, I want it to get the path from an xml file, I already made(options.xml)... it looks like this...

<xml version blah blah blah...><br />
<path>path goes here</path>

do you think you can help?

/\ |_ E X E GG

J. Dunlap3-May-03 20:57

3-May-03 20:57

//load the doc
//where url is the options.xml url
private System.Xml.XmlDocument xml = new System.Xml.XmlDocument();
xml.Load("url");
<br/>  
//get the xml path
//where root is the root element
System.Xml.XmlNode xmlnode = xml.SelectSingleNode("descendant::root/path"); 
<br>  
//open the file to write it
XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter(xmlnode.InnerText + fileName, null);

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." - Jesus

"An eye for an eye only makes the whole world blind." - Mahatma Gandhi

eggie53-May-03 21:24

3-May-03 21:24

Is this right?

//load the doc<br />
			//where url is the options.xml url<br />
			System.Xml.XmlDocument xml = new System.Xml.XmlDocument();<br />
			xml.Load("C:/Documents and Settings/Alex Egg/Desktop/Visual Studio Projects/RecordTimesheets/bin/Debug/options.xml");  <br />
			<br />
			//get the xml path<br />
			//where root is the root element<br />
			System.Xml.XmlNode xmlnode = xml.SelectSingleNode("descendant::root/path");   <br />
			<br />
			//open the file to write it<br />
			string fileName = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMdd_hhmm") + ".xml";<br />
			XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter(xmlnode.InnerText + fileName, null);

isim not sure what this is about ("descendant::root/path");

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J. Dunlap3-May-03 21:53

3-May-03 21:53

eggie5 wrote:
xml.Load("C:/Documents and Settings/Alex Egg/Desktop/Visual Studio Projects/RecordTimesheets/bin/Debug/options.xml");

But then you are hard-coding this path. Maybe you can keep the XML file in the assembly path.

eggie5 wrote:
I don't get this part....

//get the xml path
//where root is the root element
System.Xml.XmlNode xmlnode = xml.SelectSingleNode("descendant::root/path");

here you are getting a node named "path" which is a child of the node named "root". The "descendant::" means you're starting from the top, and the path after "descendant::" specifies the path of the node you want to get.

***************[XML file section]*********************
<root>
	<path>c:\somefolder\…</path>   //<---we're getting this node
</root>
***************[/XML file section]*********************

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." - Jesus

"An eye for an eye only makes the whole world blind." - Mahatma Gandhi

eggie53-May-03 22:02

3-May-03 22:02

For this....

xml.Load("C:/Documents and Settings/Alex Egg/Desktop/Visual Studio Projects/RecordTimesheets/bin/Debug/options.xml");

...is what your saying, is that I should go like this...

xml.Load("C:/Documents and Settings/Alex Egg/Desktop/Visual Studio Projects/RecordTimesheets/bin/Debug/");

Also, im confused about this still...

//get the xml path<br />
//where root is the root element<br />
System.Xml.XmlNode xmlnode = xml.SelectSingleNode("descendant::root/path");

... im confused as if im sopposed to fill something in here? Or do I just leave it as it is...

my xml file looks like this....

<?xml version="1.0"?><br />
<Options><br />
  <entryFile>C:\inetpub\wwwroot\weblog\entrys\</entryFile><br />
</Options>

uh... please feel free to fill in the info for me;P

/\ |_ E X E GG

J. Dunlap3-May-03 22:16

3-May-03 22:16

//get the xml path
//where root is the root element
System.Xml.XmlNode xmlnode = xml.SelectSingleNode("descendant::Options/entryFile");

eggie5 wrote:
...is what your saying, is that I should go like this...

I mean this:

xml.Load(Assembly.Location + @"\options.xml");

I'm off to bed - it's 'way late.

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." - Jesus

"An eye for an eye only makes the whole world blind." - Mahatma Gandhi

Philip Fitzsimons7-May-03 3:02

7-May-03 3:02

you don't need
System.Xml.XmlNode xmlnode = xml.SelectSingleNode("descendant::root/path");
use:
System.Xml.XmlNode xmlnode = xml.SelectSingleNode("/options");

"When the only tool you have is a hammer, a sore thumb you will have."

eggie53-May-03 21:42