Subject: Re: [xsl] Document function handling POST instead of GET From: António Mota <amsmota@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:42:17 +0000 |
I want to use POST in a idempotent (how like that word!) way, thus i have no side-efects here. The problem is i probably will have lots of data to pass, longer than can fit in a URL. Specifically to my problem, i want to pass SQL SELECT clauses tha can be somewhat big, and also connection strings. Can there be a simpler solution? Thanks. On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:33:40 GMT, David Carlisle <davidc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Can i use the same construct for a POST method? > > You would have to use an extension function, but even then doing an > operation like POST from a side effect free language like XSLT is > slightly problematic. You have no assurances about the chronological > order in which any templates are evaluated, only that the results > of evaluating the templates are assembled into the final tree in the > correct place. So GET is relatively safe and made safer by the fact > that XSLT specifies that if you get the same URI twice in one transform > you must be returned the same representation (actually stronger the same > node-set) but tying down the semantics of an update such as POST is > rather trickier. > > David > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The > service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive > anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: > http://www.star.net.uk > ________________________________________________________________________
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