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Subject: Trying to read a parameter in the request in a XSL file
From: "Diodato, Anthony" <adiodato@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 16:28:13 -0400
read xml parameter
Here is the task that I am trying to accomplish. If there is a better way to
do it, just let me know.
This is the primary reason I thought I could use Cocoon. Otherwise, my site
doesn't use cocoon.

I have a massive xml(test.xml) file, which is essentially the back bone of
my website.
If I navigate directly to the test.xml file, in my "test" webapp, it spits
out all of the xml code in my test.xml.
If I navigate directly to my test.xml file, in my "cocoon" webapp, it is
spitting out what I am specifying in my XSL, based off of the tags in my
test.xml. This part is working. (Was working before I installed Cocoon) I
thought Id be able to pass parameters to my XSL with Cocoon, which is the
reason I am trying this in this environment.

Essentially, I cant add anything to the test.xml file because it will affect
the website. Once we generate out site, it reads this test.xml, and creates
all of the directories that it needs, based off of the "dir" attribute, etc,
etc, etc..
My goal is to build a web front end, that will explain what is going on in
my test.xml, really for management purposes. A Manager really doesn't want
to read all of the XML that makes the site, but would like to see a slick
web front end, describing it.

Here is a brief description of what is in my test.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="test.xsl"?>
<Level1 name="Utility" dir="util" visible="false">
 <Level2 name="Add Auth" dir="aa" visible="false" serviceid="FPP001"/>
 <Level2 name="Agent Authorization" visible="false" dir="sec"
serviceid="FPP001">
  <Level3 name="Change Org" dir="co" menu="true" content="true"
visible="true" serviceid="FPP001"/>
  <Level3 name="Authorizations Issued" dir="ai" menu="true" content="true"
visible="true" serviceid="FPP001"/>
  <Level3 name="Search" dir="ss" menu="true" content="true" visible="true"
serviceid="FPP001"/>
  <Level3 name="Search Authorizations" dir="sau" serviceid="FPP001"/>
  <Level3 name="Search Agents" dir="sag" serviceid="FPP001"/>
 </Level2>
</Level1>  this file is over 2200 lines of code, so Ill keep it simple.


So when you go to this page in my "test" webapp, this xml is what is
displayed. It is using the file server, to just show the xml code.

What I want to do, is to be able to show this code above, like this below in
the browser, but be able to use it as a slick web tool. These words below
would all be links, and I can add graphics, etc...

 > Utility-(util)  
   * Add Auth(aa)  
   * Agent Authorization(sec)  

For example, the word Utility above is a link (so would Add Auth & Agent
Authorization). 

When you first go to http://localhost:8100/cocoon/test.xml at first, only
the Level1 tag will be shown. (Utility as a link)
Now, when you click on Utility (This is the link >>
http://localhost:8100/cocoon/test.xml?L1=util for Utility)
You will still be on test.xml, but in my XSL, I want to take the L1
parameter, and be able to display the Level2's below it.

Is this possible the way I am doing things, or do I need to do it
differently.

Thanks
Tony


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