- From: Kianoush Eshaghi <Kianoush.Eshaghi@metadat.at>
- Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 20:31:08 +0200
- To: "'John Boyer'" <JBoyer@PureEdge.com>
- Cc: <Mark.Birbeck@x-port.net>
Hi john, > > If upload is allowed to put well-formed XML into a node, > the next question that arises is whether that content > should be treated as black-box data or whether it should be > treated as parseable data that should result in a rebuild > and an attachment of UI controls and binds and such to > the uploaded data. The content of uploaded file should be treated as black-box > Finally, a different facet of the above issue is to determine > what happens if the file content is not XML. What encoding > should it be interpreted as having? It should be interpreted as having XML, simply I want to have the text raw (XML or no XML), which comes from the uploaded file, in my instance. > -----Original Message----- > From: www-forms-request@w3.org [mailto:www-forms-request@w3.org]On > Behalf Of Kianoush Eshaghi > Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 10:44 AM > To: www-forms@w3.org > Cc: Mark.Birbeck@x-port.net > Subject: WG: How can a text file be uploaded by XForms? > > > > > Mark > > > 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? > > I want see it in my instance as like as the content of the file, which > has been uploaded, for example: > > I have a file, which contains following text data: > <xx> > <YY/> > <ZZ/> > ... > ... > </xx> > If I submit the form, I want to have the following instance: > <request> > <description> > <xx> > <YY/> > <ZZ/> > ... > ... > </xx> > </description> > </request> > > > 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. > > First I want to create respective XML instances, and to save it into > local file system, how I am going as following > <xf:submission method="put" action="file:C:/result.xml"/> > It works well. But If I try to use http in > action="http://localhost/result.xml" method="put", I will get the HTTP > Error message that resource(?) isn't permitted(?) > > Second I want to send the created XML instance to a particular XML Web > Services, which is installed on tomcat server. I've tried > <xf:submission > method="post" action="http://localhost:8080/CART"/>, but it > hasn't also > gone ;-(( > > > (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.) > > hi, good idea, but I am new by XPath, Could you point me according to? > > Kianoush > > > 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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