FP 2003 and XML

[James Brown]

Is there no way to make use of an XML document with FP without SharePoint?

I have an XML document that is created off line and I would like to FTP it
to a non-SharePoint server and display it?

Thanks...

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

1. What do you mean by make use of the XML document?

2. What is stopping you from FTPing the XML document to a server that is set up to allow FTP access?

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[James Brown]

I would like to display the XML formatted for the page. Something like a
static XSLT processor for the page.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Set FP to open the XML page in Notepad (Text Editor)

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[Thomas A. Rowe]

You can also configure FP to open the XML file.

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[James Brown]

I guess I'm not making myself clear.
I have a XML file that is generated off line. It is about 2k of data. I
would like to FTP it to my web server and then extract some of the XML
values and display them for the viewer. Simply showing the XML would be
ugly.

 

[Jon Spivey]

Hi James,

You can write an xslt stylsheet to transform your xml to html however you
like. This tutorial should get you started
http://www.w3schools.com/xsl/default.asp

Once you've created your stylsheet you can link it to the xml doc like this
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="YourStylesheet.xsl"?>

The above is supported by all modern browsers except IE5. Another option is
to generate your html on the server with asp/asp.net etc which would
overcome any browser issues


Cheers,
Jon

 

[James Brown]

Thanks Jon - The trouble is that my XML file is created a every 10 seconds
on a different machine and I have to get it to my web page without any
intervention on my part.
I hate to have to learn .ASP for this simple task so I'm going to think
about it for a bit.

 

[David Berry]

What type of PC is it? Are the two connected on a network? If so you could
try Windows Scheduler to transfer the file for you every x seconds or you'd
have to right some VB code to do it for you. Do a search on the internet
for task schedulers to see what might be out there.

 

[G. Baxter]

Jon can you tell me what the best features of fp 2003 are? I'm a newbie and
am told that you can help. Thanks. G

 

[James Brown]

Thanks for all you input on my display problem. I finally solved it by
converting the data from the XML file to a bitmap and then FTPing the bit
map to the web server for display.
If your interested you can see it as 'Status' on my web site www.seti.net
Regards........ Jim