do not put xerces.jar in WEB-INF/lib. It will not work there since it is already in /common/lib. Tomcat comes with Xerces already, so unless you need functionality not contained in the provided xerces.jar, you don't have to do anything. if you need a newer version, replace the one in /common/lib.
Charlie > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 12:34 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: XML parser > > > Hi, > In my effort to parse an XML file and pull out data from it's > elements where I may maninpulate them, I have downloaded the > Xerces.ZIP > (which incidentally is 4.8 MB - expanded to 22!), extracted it to > webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/lib/. Is this the correct location? If > not, where > should it reside? Looking at the rest of the documentation I > cannot find > any syntax simple enough to what I want to do. > What I want to do is (real simple now!), I have an XML file: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?> > <root> > <a_tag>1st selection</a_tag> > <a_tag>2nd selection</a_tag> > </root> > > in a JSP I want to parse the file, iterate through it extracting the > element values. Perhaps storing them in a array. > So I have 3 factors here, the one (desired) not > present in this > email being the JSP syntax to parse and get hold of the data. Ie: > > <%@ page language="java" %> > <html>.. > > <% > > parse and acquire contents of a_tag > > %> > > ..</html> > > I am obviously simplifying as much as possible here. Again, all input > apreciated. > > Paul. > > > > > > ;-) > > > Yep and yep > > For usage in Tomcat the process of "installation" is just as you say.. > manually copy the jar file into either your webapps lib folder or into > the global lib folder so that all your different webapps can > access it. > Generally it's advisable to copy it into your webapp's lib folder as > this makes your webapp deployable as a standalone application (ie: no > external dependencies). > > <yep 2> the full download includes files documentation (yep, > pretty much > the website docs but available offline), jar files and demos > for a wide > range of applications. Mind you mine (2.2.0) is only 4.8 > meg.. not 22 so > I can't say for sure that you haven't got hold of something extra as > well. > > It's then a case of finding out what to do with the thing > you've now got > access to. To look into that further, have a look at the different > demos provided and see if they give you what you want. > > If you find yourself still struggling a more specific question about > what you're trying to achieve and where it's going wrong may evoke a > more useful response. > > G'luck. > > Tref > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
