RE: RE: CF in XSL, passing variables
That is not always my opinion. ;) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 12:16 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: RE: CF in XSL, passing variables Shh, it's open source and written in Java, therefore it must be good :) ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
Re: RE: CF in XSL, passing variables
Shh, it's open source and written in Java, therefore it must be good :) - Original Message - From: "Bryan F. Hogan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 9:26 am Subject: RE: CF in XSL, passing variables > Yep, :) > > -Original Message- > From: Matt Liotta [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 11:28 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: CF in XSL, passing variables > > > The true irony here is that Apache Xalan has significantly more > proprietary extensions to the XSLT specification than MSXML does. > > Matt Liotta > President & CEO > Montara Software, Inc. > http://www.MontaraSoftware.com > (888) 408-0900 x901 > > > > ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
RE: RE: CF in XSL, passing variables
> To witch part is "Eh?" in reference too? MSXML is just a > parser for XML with MS add-ons. It is not part of the XML, > XSLT specification. Well, of course not - no software from any vendor is part of a specification, but it's intended to implement the specification. As far as I can tell, MSXML 4 provides a pretty complete implementation, too. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com
Re: RE: CF in XSL, passing variables
To witch part is "Eh?" in reference too? MSXML is just a parser for XML with MS add-ons. It is not part of the XML, XSLT specification. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 7:18 PM Subject: Re: RE: CF in XSL, passing variables > Eh? MSXML is a COM component that implements XML functionality (XSLT, XPath, etc). Earlier versions didn't really follow the W3C specs, but the latest version is supposed to suck less. > > - Original Message - > From: "Bryan F. Hogan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 3:36 pm > Subject: RE: CF in XSL, passing variables > > > MSXML will only work on Windows. It is the same thing as "There > > may be a few > > 3rd party tools that can help with this." > > > > Just keep in mind if you don't know already that MSXML is not part > > of the > > specification of XML and XSLT. It's just like the CFML solutions > > that people > > posted. > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Bruce Rojas-Rennke [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 5:25 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: CF in XSL, passing variables > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > 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. > > wottaMESS - can't say I'm in love with XML/XSL at the moment... > > > > - Flashlight > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Bryan F. Hogan [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 [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 [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: > > > > > > ...Data > > > > > > > > 2323221 > > Oil Filter > > > > > > > > > > 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.. > > >#url.item# > > > > > >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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com
Re: RE: CF in XSL, passing variables
Eh? MSXML is a COM component that implements XML functionality (XSLT, XPath, etc). Earlier versions didn't really follow the W3C specs, but the latest version is supposed to suck less. - Original Message - From: "Bryan F. Hogan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 3:36 pm Subject: RE: CF in XSL, passing variables > MSXML will only work on Windows. It is the same thing as "There > may be a few > 3rd party tools that can help with this." > > Just keep in mind if you don't know already that MSXML is not part > of the > specification of XML and XSLT. It's just like the CFML solutions > that people > posted. > > -Original Message- > From: Bruce Rojas-Rennke [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 5:25 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: CF in XSL, passing variables > > > Hello all, > > 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. > wottaMESS - can't say I'm in love with XML/XSL at the moment... > > - Flashlight > > > -Original Message- > From: Bryan F. Hogan [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 [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 [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: > > > ...Data > > > > 2323221 > Oil Filter > > > > > 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.. > >#url.item# > > > >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 > > > > > > > > > > > > ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com
