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Wouldn't a DTD tell you that it was empty ? 

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> Barry L Beattie
> Sent: 18 October 2004 14:47
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> Subject: [CF-Dev] returning empty xml docs from xmlhttp calls
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> hi all
> 
> I've got a simple XMLhttp + JS lookup returning single 
> records, etc, that plug straight into their forms for updates 
> (multiple address types, related records, etc)
> 
> any suggestion on returning empty data (ready for a set/insert)?  
>  - return the XML doc with all it's nodes but no data
>  - return their root node (and it's attributes) with no child nodes
>  - return an empty string and handle that all client side?
> 
> it comes down to where to handle the empty record: 
> server-side or via the client. the strain to pass an xml doc 
> with no data is no big deal, they're only a doz nodes or so 
> on single records. and the xml attaches to the form real easy.
> 
> any advice?
> thanx
> barry.b
> 
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