On the flip side as well - If you were going to end up writing the XML by hand, to then convert into your forms, why not author up some really nice custom tags, and do it on the page?
There is a nice uniForm custom tag set around somewhere as well, which may also save you some time? Mark On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 7:10 AM, Dave Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't disagree with anything Dave says here. But on the flip side, > XML/XSLT is a more marketable skill and looks good on your res. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 4:39 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: XML / XSL / XSLT and CF > >> So I'm looking at using XML to define forms and form elemements, along > >> with data. Then use XSL to build the form. >> (I read a bit about XForm, still getting my brain around it.) >> >> I'm looking to do this because the application I need to build has 53 >> screens, with no less than 30 items per screen. >> Many of the form items are shared form to form. >> >> Anyway, so does anyone have experience with doing this? >> Thoughts? Advice? > > My advice to you is to use CF instead of XSLT to render your forms. > Unless you work with XSLT all the time, it's a pain. Even if you do, > it's a pain. > You can choose to represent your form fields in XML or in a relational > schema. > > 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! > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:310317 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
