I wasn't ragging on ya... just giving you an out to use wddx!
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Very true; it's "Monday", gimme a break. Not enough caffeine and loud
music yet. :)
mcg
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well technically speaking wddx is xml... ;)
On 1/2/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> I will be using CF to get things in and out, just not sure of the best
> logic. I'm been looking at the docs plus some other sites out there and
> copying code snippets. Hoping it will set up some of the page flow for
> later on. Come on, trying to learn stuff here. :)
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> mcg
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> If you are faking something for demo data use WDDX, it will be a whole
> lot easier to use in CF.
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> > Like I said, for faking things for demo purposes (figured it would be
> quick
> > and dirty) and mom's little website (not much data). :)
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> > mcg
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> > Teddy Payne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> > XML is typicaly there for storage of information in a homogenous way.
> > John's suggestion of WDDX makes short hand of CFML constructs and is
> > adaptable to JS and XML format.
> >
> > XML is used for configuration files, datasources and webservices just
as
> a
> > couple of examples.
> >
> > A lot of Flex examples use XML as a way to have a datasource for demo
> code
> > without needing a remote call.
> >
> > If the test is for demo only, XML datasources work nicely.
> >
> > Teddy
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> > On 1/2/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > For this project, a) I'm learning it, b) figured it would be easier
to
> deal
> > with than creating a database and dealing with the ISP. But for
another
> > project, I'm looking at using it for faking that a prototype is
working
> for
> > demo purposes - namely because the database is REALLY complex.
> >
> > mcg
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> > "Chris C. Cooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
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> > What is a practical use for XML? What kind of situation would call
for
> > using it?
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> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew
> Powell
> > Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 8:54 PM
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> > Also, I would suggest Jeff Peters' book on the CF XML Object:
> >
> > http://www.cafepress.com/protonarts.50984013
> >
> > ap
> >
> >
> > On Jan 1, 2007, at 8:31 PM, Andrew Powell wrote:
> >
> >
> > 1. Read the XML file with CFFILE
> > 2. Parse the xml string with xmlParse()
> > --optional, but recommended-- narrow your XML document down to an
array
> of
> > of your data elements using xmlSearch() and the xPath to your data
> > 3. loop over data and do what you will with it (conditionals to
check,
> > etc.)
> > 4. write it back to the server or whatever storage space you are
using
> > (database, etc.)
> >
> > As far as writing back the whole XML doc, that may be a matter of not
> using
> > xmlSearch() and working with the whole document instead. I'm not sure
if
> > xmlSearch() returns its array by reference or by value. Someone else
may
> be
> > able to clear this up. In the livedocs someone says that searches on
the
> > same XML doc are NOT thread-safe within a shared scope. This leads me
to
> > think that the array returned by xmlSearch() is returned is a
reference
> to
> > the original xml doc. If that is the case, then you can just
manipulate
> that
> > data in the array that xmlsearch() returns and then write the original
> xml
> > back to a string with changes intact. I would not write it to an array
of
> > structs or a query if you're going to write back as XML to the server
or
> > database. Just manipulate the original XML doc and save the processing
of
> > conversion.
> >
> > To write it back to the server, you just toString(myXMLObj) within
your
> > CFFILE action="write" tag.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jan 1, 2007, at 8:12 PM,
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > I've not really worked with XML and CF. I've gotten some basics down,
> and
> > have looked, but am iffy on my logic.
> > -You read the XML file
> > -Read the length of the data from the XmlChildren array
> > -Loop over the parsed XML to put things into a query
> > -Output data or whatever
> > -Now to get a specific 'record', you do the same above, except
putting
> an
> > if statement in your loop to add things your query (or select the
> specific
> > item in the query)
> > -To add/ modify/ delete things, you do whatever to the query, convert
it
> to
> > XML (or modify the XML object itself) and then rewrite the XML file
> > This sounds cludgy to me, I've got to be missing something. What if
you
> > have a large dataset (which I won't in this case)?
> > Thanks,
> > mcg
> > (Yes it's New Year's Day, but working on mom's website, and the USC -
> MICH
> > game isn't terribly interesting)
> >
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