yup, all good feedback, exactly what I am after.. On 31 Aug 2004 at 15:56, Gary Menzel wrote:
> Turn your question around....... > > Think about all the developers out there that DONT use CFMX. By using > XML and XSLT you can avoid THEM having to introduce another technology > into their equation (i.e. Cold Fusion). > > But all the other comments about the "why's" still apply as well. > > Like Sean says, the syntax of XLST can be an absolute pain - but not > for those familiar with it. > > I would say, if you want to deploy a system that allows people with > XML/XSLT experience to tailor your system - then that would be a > perfect reason to use it in preference to walking the XML nodes > yourself in CFMX. > > Another more "generic" reason to use it would be to completely > separate the presentation and data layers. > > On the other hand, if you are proficient in traversing the XML DOM in > CFMX - and don't need (or want) to learn XLST - then go with the > CFMX/XML approach. That is what we have done here. > > However, having said all of that, there is benefit in learning at > least the basics of XSLT - even if only for using add-on's like FOP (a > JAR for create PDF's from things like CFMX). > > Does any of that help ? > > Regards, > Gary > > --- > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/ -- Taco Fleur Senior Web Systems Engineer http://www.webassociates.com --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/
