Re: [xsl] Practicality of Separating Data from Presentation

[intelikon@xxxxxxxxx]

Unfortunately I have to use ASP for this project :(

TG
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert S. Koberg" <rob@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2002 14:52:33 -0700
To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [xsl] Practicality of Separating Data from Presentation


> Hi, more of a question...
> 
> intelikon@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> > - XSLT is good for some things, some rather easy things become very
> > hard to
> > do in XSLT... XSLT is a very good partner to existing languages. In
> > addition, u can use XSLT as a preprocessor, auto generating ASP for
> > example.
> > This is where XSLT is a star in auto generating code for you.
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> > My next question, James, would be, what is the best way (in your opinion) for auto-generating ASP?  Do you have any examples of ASP code being generated through an XSLT file?  Does it involve 'overloading' the XSLT file with ASP code - i.e. writing some ASP code within the XSLT file?  I have seen some code like the following:
> > 
> > <xsl:text disable-output-escaping="yes"><</xsl:text>%= Now %<xsl:text disable-output-escaping="yes">></xsl:text>
> > 
> > as a way to create ASP code.  What would be some pro's and con's to this approach - assuming there are both?
> > 
> 
> Is there a way to write well-formed ASP?  You can with JSP. If so, you 
> won't need to write all the escapes (and people won't throw rocks when 
> you ask questions :).
> 
> best,
> -Rob
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> 

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