cf server CAN read XML files, but there's nothing inherent in the cf engine for handling XML (cf does have native WDDX handling, which is a specific implementation of XML, but 99.99% of the XML files out there are not remotely WDDX-conformant.) if you need to read and parse an XML document, you could:
A.) look for a custom tag or CFX tag to do it for you. B.) utilize the MSXML parser that comes with I.E. 5.5 and later by using <CFOBJECT> C.) if the XML files are pretty normalized, you could write a simple/specific parser for that file format. but as far as i'm aware, cf 4.5 and under do not have any capabilities for parsing arbitrary XML content. > -----Original Message----- > From: Nathan Chen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 15:43 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: basics about how CF works with XML > > > Hi, > Can anyone give me an idea or a site that describes how CF > server reads XML files that contain data and how CF updates > the data in those XML files? > > Nathan > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusiona FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
