A possibly simpler way would be to build a structure then use the StructToXML udf from cflib.org (http://www.cflib.org/udf.cfm?ID=573) to convert the structure to properly formatted XML. Much less work involved
regards, larry >Hi everyone. Happy new (almost) year. > >I'm curious what you experts think is the best way to create XML. >Just taking dummy XML and populating it? > ><cfset myxml ='<CustomerRequest> ><BillAddress> ><Addr1>#Address1#</Addr1> ><City>#City#</City> ><State>#State#</State> ><PostalCode>#Zip#</PostalCode> ></BillAddress> ></CustomerRequest>'> > ><cfset myxml = xmlParse(myxml)> > >Or using CF functions? > ><cfset myxml = xmlNew()> ><cfset myxml.xmlRoot = xmlElemNew(myxml, 'CustomerRequest')> ><cfset myxml.CustomerRequest.xmlChidren[1] = xmlElemNew(myxml, 'BillAddress')> ><cfset myxml.CustomerRequest.BillAddress.xmlChidren[1] = >xmlElemNew(myxml, 'Addr1')> ><cfset myxml.CustomerRequest.BillAddress.xmlChidren[2] = >xmlElemNew(myxml, 'City')> ><cfset myxml.CustomerRequest.BillAddress.xmlChidren[3] = >xmlElemNew(myxml, 'State')> ><cfset myxml.CustomerRequest.BillAddress.xmlChidren[4] = >xmlElemNew(myxml, 'PostalCode')> ><cfset myxml.CustomerRequest.BillAddress.Addr1.xmlText = Address1> ><cfset myxml.CustomerRequest.BillAddress.City.xmlText = City> ><cfset myxml.CustomerRequest.BillAddress.State.xmlText = State> ><cfset myxml.CustomerRequest.BillAddress.PostalCode.xmlText = Zip> > >It seems like the first way would take less time, less overhead and >be less confusing. But somehow it seems like the second way is the >"right" way. > >Opinions? >-- > >Bud Schneehagen - Tropical Web Creations, Inc. > >_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ >Web Based Solutions / eCommerce Development & Hosting >http://www.twcreations.com/ - http://www.cf-ezcart.com/ >Toll Free: 877.207.6397 - Local & Int'l Phone/Fax: 386.789.0968 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:229580 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
