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

Using xf:output is just part of my debugging, and to know how the
created instance looks like, my main purpose is to save XML instances
and to send XML's to a XML Web Service. Indeed that the second will be
more important.

freundliche Gruesse / best regards
Dipl.-Ing. Kianoush Eshaghi     T +43 1 74040-652
METADAT - The Architect for Knowledge Networks

> -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Mark Birbeck [mailto:mark.birbeck@x-port.net]
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 21. April 2005 20:00
> An: 'Klotz, Leigh'; 'Kianoush Eshaghi'; www-forms@w3.org
> Betreff: 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
>
>
> Mark Birbeck
> CEO
> x-port.net Ltd.
>
> e: Mark.Birbeck@x-port.net
> t: +44 (0) 20 7689 9232
> w: http://www.formsPlayer.com/
> b: http://internet-apps.blogspot.com/
>
> Download our XForms processor from
> http://www.formsPlayer.com/
>
> > -----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
> > t: +44 (0) 20 7689 9232
> > w: http://www.formsPlayer.com/
> > b: http://internet-apps.blogspot.com/
> >
> > Download our XForms processor from
> > http://www.formsPlayer.com/
> >
> > > -----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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