Hello all,
I just cracked it - using CF 5.0, MSxml 3.0, win2k server
guess it can be done..
used an url variable & addparameter method in the transformation with MUCH trial and
error on syntax and components. wotta MESS - can't say I'm in love with XML/XSL at the
moment...
- Flashlight
-----Original Message-----
From: Bryan F. Hogan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 2:00 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: CF in XSL, passing variables
Bruce it is not possible to pass a variable to your stylesheet with the
current implementation of XSLT. I have seen posts on xml.com regarding XSLT2
where this is in the works for the next version of XSLT. There may be a few
3rd party tools that can help with this. The first place I would check is
xml.com, I remember seeing a solution to your problem awhile back but don't
remember where I had seen it.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Rojas-Rennke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 11:12 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: CF in XSL, passing variables
Hey thanks for the post,
Actually I'm wanting to generate HTML, not XML with my XSL transform. does
that negate the below approach?
thanks- Flashlight
-----Original Message-----
From: Ciaran Archer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: None
To: CF-Talk
Subject: CF in XSL, passing variables
I think I know what you are trying to do, and it's simply not possible. You
want to be able to access a variable like a URL variable in a HTML page from
within your XSL page.
There is a way to do this in Java's implementation of XSL, but not the
flavour that Cold fusion have given us. I even went to CF_Europe and
cornered a guy about it and he says that MM weren't planning to allow that
functionality, and to essentially move on and find another way :(
But I did, even though it's a bit of a pain.
What I did (this assumes you are using your XSL to render a XML document)
was insert a generic node set under the root node of the doc I was trying to
render, like so:
<yourXmlDoc>
...Data
<!-- Insert immediatley before render -->
<passedParams>
<param name="productID">2323221</param>
<param name="ProductName">Oil Filter</param>
</passedParams>
</yourXmlDoc>
The values are totally up to you. Since you then know in your XSL that you
have a generic nodeset under the root node of your XML document, you can
create hidden variables in your HTML from these, and then use them like form
variables.
Hope this helps your situation :)
Ciaran
>Hello all,
>
>I am trying to pass an url variable from one xsl page to another and USE
it.
>
>How could I...
>
>a.) invoke the url-variable in xsl..
>
>OR
>
>b.) output Cold Fusion in the XSL page, like..
><cfoutput>#url.item#</cfoutput>
>
>this has gotten me NO replies in various XSL forums,
>gawd - can't you pass a bloody variable in XSL, what a pain in the a**
>
>all thanks - flashlight
>
>
>
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