RE: How can a text file be uploaded by XForms?

Leigh,

> The submission method multipart-related is designed to upload 
> files as MIME attachments, outside the instance.
> The bound node will contain a URL that refers to the MIME part.
> See http://www.w3.org/TR/xforms/slice11.html#serialize-multipart

Yes ... but what I was first trying to understand is whether Kianoush's use
of xf:output to render the data is part of his requirement or just part of
his debugging ;). If for some reason he wants to see the raw text from a
document in his form somewhere, then a multipart/related submission isn't
going to help.

Over to you Kianoush!

Regards,

Mark


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: www-forms-request@w3.org 
> [mailto:www-forms-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Klotz, Leigh
> Sent: 21 April 2005 18:31
> To: Mark Birbeck; Kianoush Eshaghi; www-forms@w3.org
> Subject: RE: How can a text file be uploaded by XForms?
> 
> 
> The submission method multipart-related is designed to upload 
> files as MIME attachments, outside the instance.
> The bound node will contain a URL that refers to the MIME part.
> See http://www.w3.org/TR/xforms/slice11.html#serialize-multipart 
> 
>  <xf:model>
>  	<xf:instance>
>  		<request>
>  			<description/>
>  		</request>
>  	</xf:instance>
>  	<xf:bind id="des" nodeset="/request/description"
> type="xsd:anyURI"/>
>       <xf:submission id="request" method="multipart/related"
> action="http://www.example.com/cgi-bin/request.cgi" />  </xf:model>
>  
>  <xf:upload bind="des">
>  	<xf:label>Select the file</xf:label>
>  </xf:upload>
>  <xf:submit
> submission="request"><xf:label>Request</xf:label></xf:submit>
>  
> Leigh.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: www-forms-request@w3.org 
> [mailto:www-forms-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Mark Birbeck
> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 10:19 AM
> To: 'Kianoush Eshaghi'; www-forms@w3.org
> Subject: RE: How can a text file be uploaded by XForms?
> 
> 
> Kianoush,
> 
> Can I just check that I understand the issue? Are you saying 
> that you want to upload the file 'as is'? That is, you don't 
> want to see it to be stored in a binary or hex format?
> 
> If so, then I am afraid that can't be done in XForms 1.0, 
> although it certainly wouldn't be difficult to do. At the 
> moment the specification says that you must bind to an 
> element with a schema type of one of the binary types -- 
> which is why formsPlayer correctly "cries" if you use a type 
> of xsd:string ;).
> 
> However, just having the raw text is certainly a good 
> suggestion for XForms 1.1.
> 
> By the way, once the data is copied in, are you then going to 
> submit it to a server? Or are you going to do something else. 
> I ask only to try and understand what you are trying to do, 
> in case there is another way round it.
> (For example, a quick resolution would be to use an XPath 
> extension function to 'unencode' the base64 data back to 
> text. A bit long-winded, I know, but it may address your 
> issue for now.)
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> Mark Birbeck
> CEO
> x-port.net Ltd.
> 
> e: Mark.Birbeck@x-port.net
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> 
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> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: www-forms-request@w3.org
> > [mailto:www-forms-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Kianoush Eshaghi
> > Sent: 21 April 2005 16:38
> > To: www-forms@w3.org
> > Subject: How can a text file be uploaded by XForms?
> > 
> > 
> > Hi everybody!
> > 
> > I have implemented a form using XForms, whereby I use IE Plug-In 
> > (FormsPlayer 1.3). I want to built some control element in the form 
> > control, which enable to upload some text file (with extend 
> .txt) into
> 
> > some node of my XML instance.
> > I've used <xforms:upload/> in my form control, and set the type of 
> > node in instance as type="xsd:base64Binary"
> > as following:
> > 
> > <xf:model>
> > 	<xf:instance>
> > 		<request>
> > 			<description/>
> > 		</request>
> > 	</xf:instance>
> > 	<xf:bind id="des" nodeset="/request/description"
> > type="xsd:base64Binary"/>
> > </xf:model>
> > 
> > <xf:upload bind="des">
> > 	<xf:label>Select the file:</xf:label> </xf:upload> <xf:output 
> > bind="des"/>
> > 
> > But I get as xml instance (output control) after uploading 
> of the text
> 
> > file some other encoded symbols.
> > 
> > How can I upload the content of the text file without any 
> encoding at 
> > the text into instance? I have tried with "xsd:string", but the 
> > FormsPlayer cries ;-( that the instance is invalid.
> > 
> > I appreciate your tips and pointers.
> > 
> > freundliche Gruesse / best regards
> > Dipl.-Ing. Kianoush Eshaghi     T +43 1 74040-652
> > METADAT - The Architect for Knowledge Networks
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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