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

> I'm sorry, but I'm still not fully getting it. Do you want
> there to be an
> area of your form that actually shows the user the text file
> that they have
> loaded? Or do you simply want to submit the text file to a
> server, after the
> user has edited it?

At first I want to save the XML instances, which has been occured by
user's filling in forms, thus I must use only the method "put" with
action="file:C:/...". If I use the method "multipart-post", then I must
use action="http://...", which can not save any instance into some file.
In extension of my purpose IE should be able to send instances to
server, which will work with them.

> If the latter -- which I think is what you want, but I'm not
> quite sure --
> then Leigh's answer in his previous post is exactly what you need. By
> specifying a multipart/related post, formsPlayer will store
> the URI of the
> document in the instance, rather than the full document.
> Then, when your
> users come to submit, formsPlayer will obtain the document
> from its location
> and send it to your server with the rest of your post. Your
> server will then
> need to be able to process this.

If it works with "multipart-post" method, which you have described, then
it will be super.

Kianoush

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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kianoush Eshaghi [mailto:Kianoush.Eshaghi@metadat.at]
> > Sent: 21 April 2005 18:44
> > 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/
> > >
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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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