[Flashcoders] quotes in XML
Hello all, I have an XML parsing question that I've been trying to solve for a little while now and I can't get it to work. I have a PHP script that loads text from an SQL db, formats it in an XML string and sends this string back to Flash using the LoadVars.sendAndLoad(script.php) function. This text that I send can be pretty much anything, including quotes and brackets and I cannot get Flash to read the XML properly. I tried encoding the string as ASCII characters ( becomes #34;) or using XML encoding ( becomes quot;), but since both these encodings use the ampersand () and since LoadVars returns variables in the MIME format, the ampersand is interpreted as the split between 2 variables. Right now, I managed to get the XML string intact to Flash using url-encoding ( becomes %22), but Flash automatically decodes these symbols and I get an error when I create an XML object using the string. Is there a way to re-encode the string before creating an XML tree from it? Is there a better way to do what I am trying to do? Thanks for the help! -- Elie Zananiri http://www.prisonerjohn.com http://www.digital-spa.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] quotes in XML
Character substitution, perhaps? Use pipes | perhaps. Then, in Flash... myLoadedString.split(|).join(\); ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] quotes in XML
Thanks, that worked!
I actually XML-encoded the string in PHP using pipes instead of ampersands
and then converted the pipes back to ampersand in Flash once the string was
received. The conversion from XML-encoding to regular characters is done
automatically.
**
in PHP:
$string = pipe_encode($string);
echo sentStr=.$string.;
function pipe_encode($str) {
$encoded = ;
// encode each character one at a time
for ($i=0; $i strlen($str); $i++) {
$currChar = substr($str, $i, 1);
switch ($currChar) {
case '':
$encoded .= |lt;;
break;
case '':
$encoded .= |gt;;
break;
case '':
$encoded .= |amp;;
break;
case '\'':
$encoded .= |apos;;
break;
case '':
$encoded .= |quot;;
break;
default:
$encoded .= $currChar;
}
}
return $encoded;
}
in Flash:
var myXML:XML = new XML(loadedString.split(|).join());
**
On 8/8/06, Steven Sacks | BLITZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Character substitution, perhaps?
Use pipes | perhaps.
Then, in Flash...
myLoadedString.split(|).join(\);
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Re: [Flashcoders] quotes in XML
Hi,
try this:
?php echo sentStr=.rawurlencode($string).; ?
Flash:
unescape(string);
Regards,
Sebastian Wichmann
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Von: Elie Zananiri [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Gesendet: Dienstag, 8. August 2006 20:28
Betreff: Re: [Flashcoders] quotes in XML
Thanks, that worked!
I actually XML-encoded the string in PHP using pipes instead of ampersands
and then converted the pipes back to ampersand in Flash once the string
was
received. The conversion from XML-encoding to regular characters is done
automatically.
**
in PHP:
$string = pipe_encode($string);
echo sentStr=.$string.;
function pipe_encode($str) {
$encoded = ;
// encode each character one at a time
for ($i=0; $i strlen($str); $i++) {
$currChar = substr($str, $i, 1);
switch ($currChar) {
case '':
$encoded .= |lt;;
break;
case '':
$encoded .= |gt;;
break;
case '':
$encoded .= |amp;;
break;
case '\'':
$encoded .= |apos;;
break;
case '':
$encoded .= |quot;;
break;
default:
$encoded .= $currChar;
}
}
return $encoded;
}
in Flash:
var myXML:XML = new XML(loadedString.split(|).join());
**
On 8/8/06, Steven Sacks | BLITZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Character substitution, perhaps?
Use pipes | perhaps.
Then, in Flash...
myLoadedString.split(|).join(\);
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Re: [Flashcoders] quotes in XML
I actually XML-encoded the string in PHP using pipes instead of ampersands and then converted the pipes back to ampersand in Flash once the string was received. The conversion from XML-encoding to regular characters is done automatically. Another solution would be to use the XML object in Flash, and either XML encode the data or use the CDATA block in the XML. It would be more robust and flexible, not to mention more compatible with other client and server technologies. ryanm ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] quotes in XML
On 8/8/06, Elie Zananiri [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, I have an XML parsing question that I've been trying to solve for a little while now and I can't get it to work. I have a PHP script that loads text from an SQL db, formats it in an XML string and sends this string back to Flash using the LoadVars.sendAndLoad(script.php) function. This text that I send can be pretty much anything, including quotes and brackets and I cannot get Flash to read the XML properly. Wait...is there any particular reason you are using LoadVars instead of the XML class? I think simply using XML instead would solve your problem, without any funny hacks. -David R ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] Quotes in XML always require CDATA?
Does it HAVE to be a CDATA node in order to safely include double quotes in an XML file? Be nice if I could do the following, but it's obvious why it breaks: item title=This is my String with quotes/ I'm using iso-8859-1 encoding in the XML, but I think UTF would be OK too. I'm grabbing it with xfactorstudios Xpath. I guess I could look for single quotes and swap that out for double quotes, but that's not ideal. Thanks, Jason Merrill Bank of America Learning Technology Solutions ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] Quotes in XML always require CDATA?
Does it HAVE to be a CDATA node in order to safely include double quotes in an XML file? Yes, to include any unescaped XML metacharacters, you must place them within a CDATA block. Be nice if I could do the following, but it's obvious why it breaks: item title=This is my String with quotes/ I'm using iso-8859-1 encoding in the XML, but I think UTF would be OK too. I'm grabbing it with xfactorstudios Xpath. I guess I could look for single quotes and swap that out for double quotes, but that's not ideal. Why not just escape the characters? item title=This is my quot;Stringquot; with quotes/ Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] Quotes in XML always require CDATA?
Why not just escape the characters? item title=This is my quot;Stringquot; with quotes/ Good idea. Exactly what I was looking for. :) Jason Merrill Bank of America Learning Technology Solutions -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Watts Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 1:25 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Quotes in XML always require CDATA? Does it HAVE to be a CDATA node in order to safely include double quotes in an XML file? Yes, to include any unescaped XML metacharacters, you must place them within a CDATA block. Be nice if I could do the following, but it's obvious why it breaks: item title=This is my String with quotes/ I'm using iso-8859-1 encoding in the XML, but I think UTF would be OK too. I'm grabbing it with xfactorstudios Xpath. I guess I could look for single quotes and swap that out for double quotes, but that's not ideal. Why not just escape the characters? item title=This is my quot;Stringquot; with quotes/ Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
