First off, what you describe is possible. There are probably a number of ways to accomplish this, you might want to consider using something like XML binding for working with the XML data structures directly. There are frameworks like JAXB, XMLBeans, etc. that enable you to work wtih XML documents in a more business object oriented or just plain java object fashion, rather than using DOM. You might also consider using XSLT directly to transform the document, using something like XUpdate that can describe changes to an XML document using an XML grammar. Then there's XForms, which is intended to solve some of the same problems.
-----Original Message----- From: Greg Hess [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 3:36 PM To: Struts Subject: [OT] -- Editing XML Hi All, I have been assigned to add functionality to my STRUTS app that provides the ability to alter many 3rd party defined XML data structures. It would like to take a 3rd party XML data structure and defined XSLT to create a HTML form for editing the underling XML data structure. Only requiring basic input validation maybe from a schema. When the form has been completed and submitted the XML data structure would be recreated with the new input values. I need to do this in a generic way so that the same application can process and edit any defined XML data structure. XML/XSLT a HTML FORM a XML Can I do this? Are there any tools out there that enable this? Could a 3rd party define a XML data structure and XSLT that would create a HTML form for editing the data structure? Any comments/input is greatly appreciated, I have been assigned this task and have no idea if it is possible or where to start. Many Thanks, Greg Hess Software Engineer Wrapped Apps Corporation 275 Michael Cowpland Dr. Suite 201 Ottawa, Ontario K2M 2G2 Tel: (613) 591 -7552 Fax: (613) 591-0523 1 (877) 388-6742
