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You can also create completely dynamic XSL files. Add the XSL type to you MIME extensions in IIS and map it to the asp.dll. Now you can write ASP directly *inside* your XSL. You can also do it for XML, but I don't really advise this. Cheers Steven Steven Livingstone Glasgow, Scotland. +44 7771 957 280 Author - Professional Site Server 3, Wrox Press http://www.wrox.com/Store/Details.asp?Code=2696 Professional Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition, Wrox Press http://www.wrox.com/Store/Details.asp?Code=2505 President, AIP Scotland. ceo@xxxxxxxxx http://www.citix.com Join Association of Internet Professionals - http://www.citix.com/aip ----- Original Message ----- From: Garriss Jr.,James P. <jgarriss@xxxxxxxxx> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 1:57 PM Subject: Using ASP/IIS to dynamically process XML/XSL (was Re: how to change xsl dynamically?) > > > > ---------- > > From: Garriss Jr.,James P.[SMTP:JGARRISS@xxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 1:57:17 PM > > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Using ASP/IIS to dynamically process XML/XSL (was Re: how to change xsl dynamically?) > > Auto forwarded by a Rule > > > At 04:04 PM 9/13/99 , Mark Stemp wrote: > >  >Please post some examples! > > Ok, here is a very simple example.  Please note that this requires ASP to > be running on an IIS or PWS server.  Only HTML is returned, so any client > web browser can be used.  Place both these files (match.htm and sxml.asp) > in a directory on your Web server together with your XML and XSL > files.  Set permissions for script.  Serve match.htm to your browser. > > *** match.htm *** > > [HTML and BODY tags deleted] > > <!-- pass the values by querystring to sxml.asp --> > > <FORM method="get" action=""> > > <!-- xmldoc* are the filenames of the XML documents --> > > <SELECT name="xml"> > <OPTION selected value="xmldoc1">XML Doc #1 > <OPTION value="xmldoc2">XML Doc #1 > <OPTION value="xmldoc3">XML Doc #1 > </SELECT> > > <!-- xsldoc* are the filenames of the XSL stylesheets --> > > <SELECT name="xsl"> > <OPTION selected value="xsldoc1">XSL Doc #1 > <OPTION value="xsldoc2">XSL Doc #2 > <OPTION value="xsldoc3">XSL Doc #3 > </SELECT> > > <INPUT type="submit" value="Match XML with XSL"> > > </FORM> > > [HTML and BODY tags deleted] > > *** sxml.asp *** > > [HTML and BODY tags deleted] > > <!-- debugging starts here, can be deleted --> > > The XML file is <% =Request.QueryString("xml") %>. > <BR> > The XSL file is <% =Request.QueryString("xsl") %>. > <P><HR><P> > > <!-- debugging ends here --> > > <% > ' Note that IE5 must be installed on the server for this to work > > ' Load the XML document, appending .xml to the filename > Set objXML = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM") > objXML.async = False > objXML.Load(Server.MapPath(Request.QueryString("xml") + ".xml")) > If objXML.parseError.errorcode <> 0 Then >    Response.write("<error/>") > End If > > ' Load the XSL stylesheet, appending .xsl to the filename > Set domstyle = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM") > domstyle.async = False > domStyle.Load(Server.MapPath(Request.QueryString("xsl") + ".xsl")) > If domStyle.parseError.errorcode <> 0 Then >    Response.write("<error/>") > End If > > ' Dynamically process the XSL against the XML > ' only HTML is returned, allowing any web client to be used > Response.Write(objXML.transformNode(domStyle)) > %> > > [HTML and BODY tags deleted] > >    James Garriss | The MITRE Corporation | jgarriss @ mitre.org > > >  XSL-List info and archive:  http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list >

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