Craig, See the note from Claus if you haven't already - he makes the important point that if the data is in XHTML you'll be able to conver the data into a format that could drive your datagrid very easily without string parsing. Is that the case?
Jeff -----Original Message----- From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craig Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 5:40 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Handling html formatted tables in Flex Jeff, Since you put it that way, I shall get to string parsing. I really do appreciate your input. Craig --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Battershall, Jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Too difficult"???? Having a feed that has UI embedded in it, is 'less > than optimum'. Ideally the data you'd be receiving would be in a UI > aqgnostic format. That said, I think you'll have to get your string > parsing skills up to snuff. You have, within Flash/Flex, a RegEx > implementation that should help you do that. > > It seems a pretty large tangent to move to AIR just to solve this > problem. I'd say its time to roll up your sleeves and learn string > parsing. > > Jeff > > -----Original Message----- > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Craig > Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 3:27 PM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Handling html formatted tables in Flex > > > My parsed data includes <table> <tr> and <td> commands which can't be > read from datagrid, (I think)... the data is embedded in these tags, > so getting it out would be too difficult. I found AIR <mx:HTML> > window but have to evaluate distributing app as AIR. Do you have > comment / other suggestion? CS > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Battershall, Jeff" > <jeff.battershall@> wrote: > > > > Use your parsed data to create a dataprovider for a DataGrid. > > > > Jeff > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of Craig > > Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 9:51 AM > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [flexcoders] Handling html formatted tables in Flex > > > > > > An RSS Feed providing quotes for my Flex application is outputting > > an > > HTML formatted table. I am able to parse everything out but can not > > display it with TextArea.htmlText as htmlText does not support Tables. > > > Does anyone know of a way to display Table formatted html code using > > Flex? There is probably an easy way to do it that I am missing. > > Thanks, CS > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > -- > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > FAQ: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > > Search Archives: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups > > Links > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Search Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups > Links > ------------------------------------ -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links
