XMLparse worked like a charmer... I am also on CFMX6.1 so CFXML didn't work for me to begin with..
Thanks guys for all your input.. J On 11/1/06, Dave Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I just tried this and it works fine for me: > > > > <!--- Create XML Doc. ---> > > <cfxml variable="xmlData"> > > <dude> > > <name>Ben Nadel</name> > > </dude> > > </cfxml> > > > > <!--- Get XML String (Including <?xml string). ---> <cfset > > strXmlData = ToString( xmlData ) /> > > > > <!--- Check XML string. ---> > > #HtmlEditFormat( strXmlData )# > > > > <!--- Repase string from xmlDoc. ---> > > <cfxml variable="xmlCopy">#strXmlData#</cfxml> > > > > > > ,,,,, > > > > Shouldn't this thrown an error? The ToString() method returns this: > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > > <dude> > > <name>Ben Nadel</name> > > </dude> > > <style> > > > > Then, I pass that back into an CFXML tag (xmlCopy) and blam, > > no worries. > > OK, I just tried something similar, and got the same result. It was my > understanding that you couldn't include an XML declaration within CFXML, > but > apparently that changed between CF 6 and 7: > > "ColdFusion MX 7: Added support for using an XML declaration at the start > of > the text." > http://livedocs.macromedia.com/coldfusion/7/htmldocs/00000352.htm#2497244 > > So, thanks for pointing that out! > > But in any case, there's no need for the original poster to do this, if > the > point is simply to output the existing string of XML. And, if you have a > string containing XML and you want to create an XML document object, > that's > what XmlParse is for. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, > Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. > Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:259027 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
