Re: XML-XSL-CF_SOXML
Hi Timur Our CF XML Toolkit allows you to transform an XML document using a given XSL Stylesheet (and to apply optional parameters to the transformation). It currently uses the MSXML DOM object, though there are plans afoot to create a platform-independent version using Xerces and Xalan. Other parts of the toolkit allow you to 'query' an XML document, using XPath or SQL, just like you can query a database with CFQUERY. To download the toolkit, go to http://torchbox.com/xml There's also a CF / XML mailing list at http://torchbox.com/xml/list.cfm Hope this helps Tom -+ tom dyson t: +44 (0)1608 811870 m: +44 (0)7958 752657 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://torchbox.com Hi everybody, my question is simple : I have an XML and a XSL file. XSL file is formatted in a way that it outputs HTML tags. I am using CF_SOXML custom tag to transform the XSL file into a CF file. But whenever I do that, the transformation returns XSL tags. I checked http://forums.siteobjects.com for a solution but couldn't find anything. I am using MSXML 2.0+. So my question is (which was simple, remember) : What are other ways to transform XML and XSL into HTML using Cold Fusion and MSXML DOM object. Are there other people that used SOXML and succeded ? Thanks guys and have a great day. Bye Timur Catakli FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: OT: XML Questions
Hi there So, anyways, I'm creating a DTD for an XML document and have a few questions... I have a vendor that has an address. The address consists of various elements such as street, city, etc. Now then, the address element itself has no attributes or data directly in it. Is it worth having an address element? e.g. address street123 any street/street citycalgary/city /address While not necessary, the address element is probably a good idea: it helps to define the child elements and might make it easier for you to get at various bits of your document later on (using XPath functions in DOM or XSLT manipulation). It also makes your document more human-readable, which is often a good thing. Finally, 'branchy' documents generally allow for better parser performance than flat ones - it's quicker for an XML processor to find 'vendor/address/city' than to scan all the nodes for 'city' elements. Also, when creating the XML document, if there is no street, should I do street/street or just omit the attribute altogether? Do parsers get angry when there are elements that are empty? Parsers generally cope with empty elements pretty well. My opinion is that it's better to have an empty element than to omit it altogether (unless keeping your document compact is a crucial consideration), since it's usually easier to edit the contents of an element than to check whether or not it exists and then create a new one with the relevant data. And again, it makes the structure of the document more obvious to human readers. We've set up a CF / XML mailing list where this question wouldn't be quite so OT! If you're interested, you can join up at http://torchbox.com/xml/ Best wishes Tom -+ tom dyson t: +44 (0)1608 811870 m: +44 (0)7958 752657 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://torchbox.com ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: CF Query to XML
Is there a custom tag that will take the result set of a query and write it to an XML file? CF_QueryToXML, at http://devex.allaire.com/developer/gallery/info.cfm?ID=04AB8F8C-63C0-11D5-83 F600508B94F380method=Full does what you want. Here's the description: QueryToXML allows you to query a database and retrieve a recordset into an XML variable. You can then utilize that variable in distributed transactional processing. This file uses a ColdFusion XML parsing custom tag (XMLToFromStruct, included) to aid in XML generation. My tag CF_XMLQUERY does the opposite: it converts an XML variable into a query. It's a free download from: http://torchbox.com/xml Tom -+ tom dyson t: 01608 811870 m: 07958 752657 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://torchbox.com ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: XML with ColdFusion
Hi Josh The following code opens and outputs an XML file based on an XSL template using ASP I was wondering if there are similar functions in CF or if someone could point me in the right direction towards functions or whatnot .. % 'Load the XML set xml = Server.CreateObject(Microsoft.XMLDOM) xml.async = false xml.load(Server.MapPath(myfile.xml)) 'Load the XSL set xsl = Server.CreateObject(Microsoft.XMLDOM) xsl.async = false xsl.load(Server.MapPath(myfile.xsl)) Response.Write(xml.transformNode(xsl)) % Here's the code you need: cfobject action=create class=MSXML2.DOMDocument name=xml cfobject action=create class=MSXML2.DOMDocument name=xsl cffile action=read file=d:\xml\myxmlfile.xml variable=xmlfile cffile action=read file=d:\xml\myxslfile.xml variable=xslfile cfscript xml.load(xmlfile); xsl.load(xslfile); transformed = xml.transformNode(xsl); writeoutput(transformed); /cfscript You might also be interested in my new CF/XML mailing list - I've also written a few XML custom tags which I'll be publishing through the list: http://torchbox.com/xml Best wishes Tom -+ tom dyson t: +44 (0)1608 811870 m: +44 (0)7958 752657 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://torchbox.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: XML with ColdFusion
Hi Larry I've a similar question. I've a need to communicate with an application that generates either some generic xml formatted data, or csv. My preference would be to go with some sort of xml - perhaps SOAP based, so that the data is self-described . However, I'm uncertain where to start. I've seen older notes from Allaire mentioning SOAP support was being investigated, but I'm uncertain whether anyone is using it now or not. Can anyone comment on this? SOAP is certainly going to be an important standard, judging by the W3C's approval: read www.w3.org/2000/xp/Group/Admin/minutes-oct1100/soap-xp-wg_files/frame.htm for a useful overview. However, if you're looking for Cold Fusion-friendly, self-describing XML data, then WDDX (http://www.openwddx.org) is your answer. If the application that you need to communicate with won't create valid WDDX packets, but does speak plain XML, then Cold Fusion supports XML very well through CFOBJECT and Microsoft's MSXML parser. My CF_XMLQUERY tag converts a local or remote XML file into a standard query result set, which you can manipulate or output as usual. Email me off list or sign up at http://torchbox.com/xml if you think this might be helpful. Tom -+ tom dyson t: 01608 811870 m: 07958 752657 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://torchbox.com ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
RE: Good resource on CF/XML integration?
Hi Is there any good resources on CF/XML integration? Any good web sites?? I'm giving a free seminar on CF/XML integration sometime in June, in London, UK. You can sign up for it at http://torchbox.com/xml If you can't come, sign up anyway and I'll send you the support pack (documentation, code samples, links to resources on the web). Yea, but how do you grab a .xml page and parse it out into your HTML? I have a company that wants to feed us info, and they have given me a url to a ..xml page. I want to group the info and format the output. Can CF_SOXML do this? I've written a custom tag which mimics CFQUERY, but uses an XML packet: cf_xmlquery name = myquery xmldata = http://torchbox.com/myxml.xml; xpath = //people cfoutput query = myquery #person_id# #person_name# br / /cfoutput The 'xmldata' field - here shown coming from a URL - can also be a file on the server or a local variable. You need to know a bit of XPATH to make the most of it, but it's pretty easy (it's a bit like the XML equivalent of SQL). If you're interested in this tag (I've also written XML versions of CFINSERT and CFUPDATE) let me know and I'll send you a beta version. Tom -+ tom dyson t: 01608 811870 m: 07958 752657 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://torchbox.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: Good resource on CF/XML integration?
Make sure you have a reasonably current version of the MSXML parser on your 4.5 server: MSXML 3.0 will definitely handle all the SOXML stuff and is freely available from http://msdn.microsoft.com/xml/default.asp -+ tom dyson t: 01608 811870 m: 07958 752657 w: http://torchbox.com cf/xml resource pack: http://torchbox.com/xml From: Dave Hannum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 08:12:05 -0400 To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Good resource on CF/XML integration? Paul, I had this up and running last evening on a 4.0 server. I loaded it up this morning on a 4.5.0.0 server and get the following message when I run the soxml tag: (running xml2cf) DOM Error Interface not registered | Line:0 The error occurred while processing an element with a general identifier of (CFTHROW), occupying document position (242:7) to (242:115). Any clues? ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
RE: SQL Generator
What I'm looking for is a SQL generator that will handle table joins and multiple criteria. The same kind of functionality as the query builder in Studio, but with a more intuitive, CF-based interface. Does anyone know of such a thing? Or - if I wrote one, would anyone be interested in it? Tom There is no username and password for the demo. The demo is just hard coded html to give a view of how the generator works and the files that it will produce. To follow the demo just click the submit buttons as if you were using the actual product ie choose a database and click connect (the demo is using the Coffee database). choose a table and click the link "generate SQL" (the demo is hard coded for the beans table). You can see the sql that is produced. (note all sql in the trial and full version uses #val(form.variable)# to eliminate malicious sql in fields that arent char etc. In addition you can view the files that will be produced. Another option would be to download the trial version and try the product with your own datasources. Here is the url again http://www.aloha-webdesign.com/sqlgen/ Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists or send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Load testing CF
Hi there Do any of you have experience of load-testing software for your CF apps? We want to simulate 100 simultaneous users for a large intranet app. We don't want to spend too much... Thanks Tom Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists or send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
query builder
Hi there I'd like to make a query builder in Cold Fusion, so that users can refine their searches by picking a table, choosing fields and providing criteria, without having to know SQL. Something like the query builder in CF Studio but even simpler - perhaps with a wizard interface. Has anyone done or seen anything like this? Thanks a lot Tom -- Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ To Unsubscribe visit http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=listsbody=lists/cf_talk or send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe' in the body.
creating graphs in CF
Does anyone have experience of creating graphs in Cold Fusion? They need to be line graphs, so unfortunately it's not possible to create them in dynamically generated HTML. I don't want to use Java applets, either. I guess the answer will be some kind of Java Servlet which takes variables and creates gifs on the fly - if you can point me in the right direction I'd be very grateful. Thanks Tom P.S. Please respond directly as well as to the list, because I'm on the archived version. -- Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ To Unsubscribe visit http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=listsbody=lists/cf_talk or send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe' in the body.
When should I use CFLOCK?
The Allaire knowledge base article on monitoring memory usage states: One of the most common causes [of increased memory usage] are improperly locked access to session, application, and server variables. These variables are stored in memory and need to be enclosed in a CFLOCK tag with the appropriate SCOPE attribute specified (i.e. session, application, or server) when referenced. while Ben Forta says: Caution: avoid unnecessary use of CFLOCK. Forcing code to single-threaded use only can seriously impact system performance. We're building an application which uses session and application variables on every page (for security and user customisation). Should we use cflock when we read them? Or when we write them? Or both? Does anyone have any guidelines on cflock usage? Thanks Tom -- Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ To Unsubscribe visit http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=listsbody=lists/cf_talk or send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe' in the body.
custom tag for calculating business hours
I'm struggling to write a tag that will give me the number of business hours between two specified date/time fields. What I want is something like this: cf_businesshours bh_start = #starttime# bh_end = #endtime# which will give me the total hours, not including weekends, bank holidays (which are supplied as a list variable #application.holidays#) and non-work hours (e.g. 6pm to 9am - again supplied as application variables #workstart# and #workfinish#). e.g. if #starttime# was friday june 10th 15.00 and #endtime# was monday june 13th 10.00 #businesshours# would be 4. The tag is for an extranet application where we need to check whether or not users have performed a specific task within x working hours of accepting it. In most cases it will run as a scheduled query and bh_end will equal #now()#. I can work it on in terms of days (using the DateDiff function) but it's tricky to find out which hours fall on which days. Has anyone written something like this? Or do you have any suggestions on how I should go about it? Please copy any responses me as well as to the list (I'm subscribed to the archived version). Thanks very much Tom -- Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ To Unsubscribe visit http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=listsbody=lists/cf_talk or send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe' in the body.
WAP/wml and CF
Does anybody know of any resources on developing WAP applications in CF? Thanks very much Tom -- Archives: http://www.eGroups.com/list/cf-talk To Unsubscribe visit http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=listsbody=lists/cf_talk or send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe' in the body.
