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 So sequoia is actually looking at this stuff. John At 11:08 AM 2/15/99 -0500, you wrote: >Thanks for the info. I had IE5b installed, but another app registered >an older version of msxml.dll. After re-registering the IE5b msxml.dll, >and setting IIS up properly, I'm good to go. Thanks again. > >Craig >Software Engineer >Sequoia Software >e: craigh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >p: 410.715.0206 > >-----Original Message----- >From: Guy_Murphy@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Guy_Murphy@xxxxxxxxxx] >Sent: Friday, February 12, 1999 4:57 AM >To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: RE: XML/XSL parsers > > >Hi Craig. > >I have fielded the question with a couple of people, and in each case I >found that the problem was they had the answer, but where looking for >the >catch. There is little documentation on this matter because there is >little >to document :) > >In order to process XSL on IIS you should ideally have IE5 installed on >the >server, but you can simply copy across the parsers DLL and register it >on >the server. Decoupling the parser in this way is unsupported with IE5b2 >(although MS say it will be supported for the gold release), but I have >heard of no adverse consequence of doing so. > >Given that you now have the parser on your server, and that IIS is setup >to >process ASP as normal, the examples on the MS site are all you need. > >Note the scripted process is the same on the server as it is on the >client >except that obviously you write out the result with Response.Write >rather >than Document.Write > >If it provides any further help I've pasted bellow an example of an ASP >page I use which detects whether IE4 or IE5 is accessing the site, if >it's >IE4 the transformation is performed on the server, if IE5 the client. > >Good luck > Guy. ><!-- > File: load.asp > Browser: IE4sp1 > Author: Guy J Murphy > Creation: 09/12/98 > Update: n/a > > Generic load and transformer for XML and XSL files. > > Please consult:- > "htm/convensions.htm" ...for coding >conventions > "htm/issue.htm" ...for known >outstanding > issues > "htm/readme.htm" ...for general issues > "htm/dependancies.htm" ...installation >issues > > To Do:- > [1] ...Write the above readmes at some point >--> > ><%@ LANGUAGE = JScript %> ><!--#include file="../inc/constants.inc"--> ><% > var data = Request('data'); > var style = Request('style'); > var side = Request('side'); > > // Sniff the client > var client = new >String(Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_USER_AGENT")); > var version = client.split(";"); > > if (version[1] == ' MSIE 5.0b2') { > // transform on the client > %> > <html> > <head> > <title>LiveIntranet XML Experiment</title> > </head> > <script type="text/JScript"> > var ROOT = '<%= ROOT %>'; > > // Error formatting function: > function reportError(where, error) { > document.write("<font face=Arial><B>Error >loading '" + where + "'</B></font> <BLOCKQUOTE><XMP>" + error.reason + >"</XMP></BLOCKQUOTE>"); > return; > } > > // Load the XML > var xmlDoc = new >ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM"); > xmlDoc.async = false; > xmlDoc.load('<%= ROOT+data+'?side='+side %>'); > > if (xmlDoc.parseError.errorCode != 0) { > reportError('<%= ROOT+data %>', >xmlDoc.parseError); > } else { > // Load the stylesheet > var xslMain = new >ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM"); > xslMain.async = false; > xslMain.load('<%= ROOT+style %>'); > > if (xslMain.parseError.errorCode != 0) { > reportError('<%= ROOT+style %>', >xmlDoc.parseError); > } > > // Process it > var result = >xmlDoc.transformNode(xslMain); > } > > document.write(result); > </script> > </html> > > <% > } else { > > // transform on the server > > // Error formatting function: > function reportError(where, error) { > Response.Write('<p>Data: '+ROOT+data+'</p>'); > Response.Write('<p>Style: '+ROOT+style+'</p>'); > Response.Write('<font face=Arial><B>Error loading "' + >where > + '"</B></font> <BLOCKQUOTE><XMP>' + error.reason + >'</XMP></BLOCKQUOTE>'); > } > > // Load the XML > //Response.Write('<p>Data: >'+ROOT+data+'?side='+Request('side')+'</p>'); > //Response.Write('<p>Style: '+ROOT+style+'</p>'); > > var xmlDoc = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM"); > xmlDoc.async = false; > try { > xmlDoc.load(ROOT+data+'?side='+side); > } catch (err) { > Response.Write('Failed to load XML doc...'+ROOT+data); > } > > if (xmlDoc.parseError.errorCode != 0) { > reportError(data, xmlDoc.parseError); > } else { > var xslMain = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM"); > xslMain.async = false; > xslMain.load(ROOT+style); > > if (xslMain.parseError.errorCode != 0) { > reportError(style, xmlDoc.parseError); > } > else > { > // Process it > var result = xmlDoc.transformNode(xslMain); > } > } > } >%> > ><% Response.Write(result); %> > > > > > >xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on 02/11/99 09:48:07 PM > >To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >cc: (bcc: Guy Murphy/UK/MAID) >Subject: RE: XML/XSL parsers > > > > >Quick newbie question. Is there a site or page describing the process >to add the control to IIS and possibly has some example .asp pages for >it's use. I have viewed the server-side demo and other assorted demos >on Microsoft's site, but I haven't really found great documentation on >the server set-up. Thanks. >Craig E. Hohlbein >Software Engineer >Sequoia Software >e: craigh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >p: 410.715.0206 >-----Original Message----- >From: Mark Birbeck [mailto:Mark.Birbeck@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >Sent: Thursday, February 11, 1999 11:30 AM >To: 'xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' >Subject: RE: XML/XSL parsers > >> As I have not yet taught myself Java I have done most of my >> XML/xsl work >> with IE5beta. However, before I load anything onto a web site >> I have to >> allow for other browsers. Can anyone suggest where I can find >> a stand-alone >> (exe) parser that I can use with other browsers (or >> versions). Everything I >> have found seems to be java source code. >Obviously depends on your server, but if it's IIS then have you >considered putting the IE5 control onto the server? We've got it going >here quite nicely. The script checks for IE5 browsers, and sends the >XML/XSL separate if it is. Otherwise it merges the XML and XSL. >If the data is not that dynamic - say the XML pages are not coming from >a database, or the data changes infrequently, then you can speed up the >whole process by using Content Replication from Site Server to take a >snapshot of the site. This is the same as what your EXE would achieve, >but a bit more flexible, I think. >Mark Birbeck >Managing Director >Intra Extra Digital Ltd. >39 Whitfield Street >London >W1P 5RE >w: http://www.iedigital.net/ >t: 0171 681 4135 >e: Mark.Birbeck@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > > > > > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list 
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