At 12:01 PM 7/2/2003, Olivier wrote:
Maybe Claudio need to transform XML data island embedded in HTML files.
Just a guess.
Be warned, however, that this approach *is* proprietary ... pioneered at MS
and implemented in no one else's browser....
Claudio, it might also help to see that in the three approaches mentioned
so far:
batch transform
server-side (dynamic) transform
client-side transform
the underlying architecture is the same.
XML --> transform --> formatted output (HTML, PDF, whatever)
The differences are in *where* and *when* the middle piece happens.
A batch model (do all the processing on your home system ahead of time; all
the world sees a traditional HTML site) is the most "primitive" but most
stable, dependable and scalable. Server-side solutions are more and more
available, work quite well, and can support some kinds of interaction
impossible in the batch model; but they do require special software on the
server. (In the batch model you run your transformations outside of the web
server, as David has described.) Client-side solutions are appealing in
theory, but slow to materialize in the market, especially in a
browser-independent form -- partly because they require special software on
the client.
XML "data islands" use quite a different architecture ... they wrap a
client-side transform in a JScript/VB scripted HTML package, and deliver
that. They work only in MSIE (to my knowledge).
It's a pity we didn't rename this thread. How will we ever find it?
Cheers,
Wendell
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