data from HTML webpage to be saved in XML

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i have fetched the data from an XML into an HTML webpage through JavaScript, and now if i make changes on my webpage(like selecting different radio button, checking a check box etc.) i want those changes made to be saved back in my XML. I have tried a lot but i don't know how to do that.
Please tell me any method of doing this.

Thanks

Posted 17-Feb-11 20:07pm

vaneetzzz

Updated 18-Feb-11 15:07pm

Abdul Quader Mamun

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Sandeep Mewara 18-Feb-11 2:16am

Share what you have tried or got error with.

Ankur^\m/ 18-Feb-11 23:52pm

OP wrote:
i read somewhere that XML is read only and changes can't be saved back. is this true? I tried with XML DSO. but xml dso loads the whole xml file in one go. i have to fetch different portions of data from same xml to different-different webpages. and this is no possible with DSO.

krumia 11-Feb-12 23:09pm

It's not that XML can be saved back. It's a mess. XML not meant to save back. It is a good way to exchange data in a human readable format.

Furthermore, updating an XML file is very inefficient compared to using a database. And some web servers may not have the permission to update the disk files.

aidin Tajadod 18-Feb-11 12:41pm

This is funny but may help you!

Try sending your page information to a server side page like asp, php or ..., then make your xml and send it back!

Ankur^\m/ 18-Feb-11 23:53pm

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krumia · Answer 1 · 2012-02-11T17:58:00

XML is not meant to be used as a database. It is used to exchange machine readable data in a fairly human readable format.

What you can do is,
1. Use a database to store the data
2. Generate XML from the stored data dynamically
3. Use that XML to generate web pages, etc...
4. Save the change back to database, not XML

Writing code to update a database is far more easier than writing code to update a XML disk file.