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Subject: Re: XSLT on the server side
From: António Mota <amsmota@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 15:33:37 +0100
server side forwarding iis
Thanks a lot, that really put things in perspective giving me a base
to proceed. I've forward your answer to my bosses so we can decide
what to do.

Thanks again for your excelent (as usual) response.

On 9/2/05, Michael Kay <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > What are the benefits of server-side transforms?
>
> You have a lot more control over the environment in which they run.
> You can filter the data before sending it to the client - security
benefits.
> You may be able to send less data down the wire.
> You have access to server-side resources such as databases.
>
> > How do i make then?
>
> Use any server-side scripting technology such as ASP, JSP, Java servlets,
> and implement the code to respond to an HTTP request by running a
> transformation and shipping the result.
>
> You could develop this starting from sample code such as the servlet code
> included in the Saxon distribution.
>
> Alternatively, use a package such as Cocoon that already does this and an
> awful lot more.
>
> > Can i call a xslt directly on the server by xmlhttprequest or do i
> > have to write some server-side component that wraps the xslt? (like a
> > servlet or asp)
>
> You either have to write some server-side code, or find some that someone
> else has already written.
> >
> > I want to keep the server-side processing the most platform-indpendent
> > as i can. However the company is using IIS and .Net, so how can i
> > achive this?
>
> You'll need to make some decisions, e.g. whether to use ASP or servlets.
> However, these aren't very constraining if the only thing you are doing is
> invoking a transformation. It's quite possible, for example, to run Java
> servlets under IIS.
> >
> > What processors can i use? Saxon .Net?
>
> You could, but I don't think I would for this scenario, because you're
using
> a raft of technologies that you need to master. If you need an XSLT 2.0
> processor I would run the standard Saxon 8.x release and invoke it via a
> Java servlet. Saxon.NET might be useful if you want to integrate it more
> deeply into an existing .NET application. If XSLT 1.0 is OK, use the .NET
> XSLT processor (System.Xml.Xsl), or use MSXML3/4.
>
> Whatever approach you choose, if you have any signicifant level of
> throughput, make sure that you cache compiled stylesheets in memory rather
> than recompiling them on each request.
>
> Michael Kay
> http://www.saxonica.com/

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