RE: XML/XSL parsers

So sequoia is actually looking at this stuff.

John

At 11:08 AM 2/15/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Thanks for the info.  I had IE5b installed, but another app registered
>an older version of msxml.dll.  After re-registering the IE5b msxml.dll,
>and setting IIS up properly, I'm good to go.  Thanks again.
>
>Craig
>Software Engineer
>Sequoia Software
>e: craigh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>p: 410.715.0206
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Guy_Murphy@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Guy_Murphy@xxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Friday, February 12, 1999 4:57 AM
>To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: XML/XSL parsers
>
>
>Hi Craig.
>
>I have fielded the question with a couple of people, and in each case I
>found that the problem was they had the answer, but where looking for
>the
>catch. There is little documentation on this matter because there is
>little
>to document :)
>
>In order to process XSL on IIS you should ideally have IE5 installed on
>the
>server, but you can simply copy across the parsers DLL and register it
>on
>the server. Decoupling the parser in this way is unsupported with IE5b2
>(although MS say it will be supported for the gold release), but I have
>heard of no adverse consequence of doing so.
>
>Given that you now have the parser on your server, and that IIS is setup
>to
>process ASP as normal, the examples on the MS site are all you need.
>
>Note the scripted process is the same on the server as it is on the
>client
>except that obviously you write out the result with Response.Write
>rather
>than Document.Write
>
>If it provides any further help I've pasted bellow an example of an ASP
>page I use which detects whether IE4 or IE5 is accessing the site, if
>it's
>IE4 the transformation is performed on the server, if IE5 the client.
>
>Good luck
>     Guy.
><!--
>     File:          load.asp
>     Browser:  IE4sp1
>     Author:        Guy J Murphy
>     Creation: 09/12/98
>     Update:        n/a
>
>     Generic load and transformer for XML and XSL files.
>
>     Please consult:-
>                         "htm/convensions.htm"     ...for coding
>conventions
>                         "htm/issue.htm"           ...for known
>outstanding
> issues
>                         "htm/readme.htm"          ...for general issues
>                         "htm/dependancies.htm"    ...installation
>issues
>
>     To Do:-
>                         [1]  ...Write the above readmes at some point
>-->
>
><%@ LANGUAGE = JScript %>
><!--#include file="../inc/constants.inc"-->
><%
>          var data = Request('data');
>          var style = Request('style');
>          var side = Request('side');
>
>     // Sniff the client
>     var client = new
>String(Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_USER_AGENT"));
>     var version = client.split(";");
>
>     if (version[1] == ' MSIE 5.0b2') {
>          // transform on the client
>          %>
>               <html>
>                    <head>
>                         <title>LiveIntranet XML Experiment</title>
>                    </head>
>                    <script type="text/JScript">
>                         var ROOT = '<%= ROOT %>';
>
>                         // Error formatting function:
>                         function reportError(where, error) {
>                              document.write("<font face=Arial><B>Error
>loading '" + where + "'</B></font> <BLOCKQUOTE><XMP>" + error.reason +
>"</XMP></BLOCKQUOTE>");
>                         return;
>                         }
>
>                         // Load the XML
>                         var xmlDoc = new
>ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
>                         xmlDoc.async = false;
>                         xmlDoc.load('<%= ROOT+data+'?side='+side %>');
>
>                         if (xmlDoc.parseError.errorCode != 0) {
>                              reportError('<%= ROOT+data %>',
>xmlDoc.parseError);
>                         } else {
>                              // Load the stylesheet
>                              var xslMain = new
>ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
>                              xslMain.async = false;
>                              xslMain.load('<%= ROOT+style %>');
>
>                              if (xslMain.parseError.errorCode != 0) {
>                                   reportError('<%= ROOT+style %>',
>xmlDoc.parseError);
>                              }
>
>                              // Process it
>                              var result =
>xmlDoc.transformNode(xslMain);
>                         }
>
>                         document.write(result);
>                    </script>
>               </html>
>
>          <%
>     } else {
>
>          // transform on the server
>
>          // Error formatting function:
>          function reportError(where, error) {
>               Response.Write('<p>Data: '+ROOT+data+'</p>');
>               Response.Write('<p>Style: '+ROOT+style+'</p>');
>               Response.Write('<font face=Arial><B>Error loading "' +
>where
> + '"</B></font> <BLOCKQUOTE><XMP>' + error.reason +
>'</XMP></BLOCKQUOTE>');
>          }
>
>          // Load the XML
>          //Response.Write('<p>Data:
>'+ROOT+data+'?side='+Request('side')+'</p>');
>          //Response.Write('<p>Style: '+ROOT+style+'</p>');
>
>          var xmlDoc = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
>          xmlDoc.async = false;
>          try {
>               xmlDoc.load(ROOT+data+'?side='+side);
>          } catch (err) {
>               Response.Write('Failed to load XML doc...'+ROOT+data);
>          }
>
>          if (xmlDoc.parseError.errorCode != 0) {
>               reportError(data, xmlDoc.parseError);
>          } else {
>              var xslMain = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
>          xslMain.async = false;
>          xslMain.load(ROOT+style);
>
>              if (xslMain.parseError.errorCode != 0) {
>                reportError(style, xmlDoc.parseError);
>              }
>               else
>               {
>                    // Process it
>                   var result = xmlDoc.transformNode(xslMain);
>               }
>          }
>     }
>%>
>
><% Response.Write(result); %>
>
>
>
>
>
>xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on 02/11/99 09:48:07 PM
>
>To:   xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>cc:    (bcc: Guy Murphy/UK/MAID)
>Subject:  RE: XML/XSL parsers
>
>
>
>
>Quick newbie question.  Is there a site or page describing the process
>to add the control to IIS and possibly has some example .asp pages for
>it's use.  I have viewed the server-side demo and other assorted demos
>on Microsoft's site, but I haven't really found great documentation on
>the server set-up.  Thanks.
>Craig E. Hohlbein
>Software Engineer
>Sequoia Software
>e: craigh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>p: 410.715.0206
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Birbeck [mailto:Mark.Birbeck@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Thursday, February 11, 1999 11:30 AM
>To: 'xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
>Subject: RE: XML/XSL parsers
>
>> As I have not yet taught myself Java I have done most of my
>> XML/xsl work
>> with IE5beta. However, before I load anything onto a web site
>> I have to
>> allow for other browsers. Can anyone suggest where I can find
>> a stand-alone
>> (exe) parser that I can use with other browsers (or
>> versions). Everything I
>> have found seems to be java source code.
>Obviously depends on your server, but if it's IIS then have you
>considered putting the IE5 control onto the server? We've got it going
>here quite nicely. The script checks for IE5 browsers, and sends the
>XML/XSL separate if it is. Otherwise it merges the XML and XSL.
>If the data is not that dynamic - say the XML pages are not coming from
>a database, or the data changes infrequently, then you can speed up the
>whole process by using Content Replication from Site Server to take a
>snapshot of the site. This is the same as what your EXE would achieve,
>but a bit more flexible, I think.
>Mark Birbeck
>Managing Director
>Intra Extra Digital Ltd.
>39 Whitfield Street
>London
>W1P 5RE
>w: http://www.iedigital.net/
>t: 0171 681 4135
>e: Mark.Birbeck@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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