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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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