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sharpedge3000
Neurotic (0) Inmate
Newly admitted

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Insane since: Mar 2005

posted posted 03-16-2005 18:19

Hi everyone,

I would like to set up a file that contains a diverse set of data to be included in web pages. Is XML a good option for my purposes? The only info i've found so far refers to DMO, and specifically this:

<xml id="idx" src="http://www.-----.data.xml"></xml>
<span datasrc="#idx" datafld="aumuk"></span>

however when i test this i can't get it to work, no idea why as it looks simple enough. then there's the problem of it only being supported by ie4+. From my very limited knowledge of XML there surely must be a way for a browser to simply look at an xml file and include a piece of the data?!!

I'm looking for a solution that doesn't include much scripting and if possible could be used to link to from excel, powerpoint etc.

Or is XML the wrong path altogether?

Thanks a lot folks.

Blaise
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: London
Insane since: Jun 2003

posted posted 03-16-2005 18:33

I found reading the tutorial on XML at w3schools very handy for getting to grips with the basics. It's difficult for me to give you a better answer without knowing more detail about your project, but from what you've said it sounds like XML is a fine idea,let us know how you get along.

Cheers,

sharpedge3000
Obsessive-Compulsive (I) Inmate

From:
Insane since: Mar 2005

posted posted 03-16-2005 21:25

Thanks for the suggestion Blaise.

I have managed to create the following html page: http://www.willedge.com/files/web_test.htm

This page looks at this data source: http://www.willedge.com/files/data.xml

this works ok in IE but not in firefox and i am worried that it is not a very good way of implemating a data repository. Can anyone comment on that or suggest a better approach?

Does anyone know if these types of data sources can be accesses in the same way by MS office applications?

Thanks for the help, Will.

poi
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: France
Insane since: Jun 2002

posted posted 03-16-2005 21:53

sharpedge3000: Hello and welcome in the Asylum,

You should have a look at the Quirksmode | Import XML Document by Peter-Paul Koch. Or read the specs of the XmlHttpRequest object which works in all modern browsers ( IIRC it works in FF, IE5.5+, OP8b, SF1.1+ )

Hope that helps,



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