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Topic: ASP/XML query

Posted By: bootcom
Subject: ASP/XML query
Date Posted: 04 May 2005 at 12:05am

Hi,

I'm extremely new to XML and I have to be honest the thing is confusing the absolute bejesus outta me. Im ok when I'm adding normal records, however, Im experiencing problems (ie I aint got a clue) when Im trying to add an attribute to the tag.


<skin id="1">

I've been trying to do this for like a day now and am going round in circles and all my searches on google are leading me to a blank. Please help guys !!!

Cheers

Replies:

Posted By: Phat
Date Posted: 04 May 2005 at 12:52am

What is the problem you're having?

use Response.Write("<skin id=""1"">")

Posted By: bootcom
Date Posted: 04 May 2005 at 12:54am

Sorry. I dont think I made it too clear. I am writing to XML with ASP using an HTML form. I can write all of the tags but I cant attributes to them. I just need to know how to do this.

Many thanks

Posted By: Phat
Date Posted: 04 May 2005 at 12:57am

can you post the bit of code that giving you problems

Posted By: bootcom
Date Posted: 04 May 2005 at 1:03am

Aye sure


' Set the ID of the record

set nodeID = indexFile.createNode(1,"emote_id","")

set nodeText = indexFile.createTextNode(idArticle+1)

nodeID.appendChild(nodeText)
 
' Set the group ID this user must be a member of to use this emote

set nodeGroupID = indexFile.createNode(1,"emote_rank","")

set nodeGroupText = indexFile.createTextNode(intMinimumRank)

nodeGroupID.appendChild(nodeGroupText)

Instead of it writing standard XML syntax like this:


<skin_database>
  <skin>
    <id>some id</id>
  </skin>
</skin_database>

I want it to write with the attribute in the skin tag ... like this


<skin_database>
  <skin id="some id">
  </skin>
</skin_database>

I didn't want to revert back the first way because it looks neater in the second example. I know there's a way to do it but I just don't know what that way is and its bugging me now LOL.

Posted By: Demon
Date Posted: 05 May 2005 at 10:21pm

Check out www.w3schools.com
They have an awesome XML Tutorial. And the thing you'll be looking for is the .setAttribute function.

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So Sayith the Demon.

Posted By: bootcom
Date Posted: 06 May 2005 at 4:22am

Yeah, that was one of the first places I checked, but when I tried to use it it kept coming up with errors. I've even checked MSDN and that didn't work either. This is just too depressing LOL.