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raikkonen · Jun 23rd, 2005, 3:54 AM

hi guys.. i need some help here... can someone tell mi how could i publish xml formated documents to html formated documents?? thanks ..

Cerulean · Jun 23rd, 2005, 6:33 PM

Well, it all depends. XML is just structured data - the XML tags have no specific meaning - their meaning is what you make it out to be. You can read the data and transform it using technologies such as XSLT, or SAX parsers or the DOM. Here's a quick example using Python and minidom, that transforms a simple piece of XML into a HTML document:

XML file (xmlpage.xml):

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<page>
  Hello there. <link url="http://www.google.com">This links to Google</link>. This is some <bold>bold text</bold>. Bye bye!
</page>

Python script:

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import sys
import xml.dom.minidom as minidom

document = minidom.parse("xmlpage.xml")
page = document.childNodes[0]
print "<html>"
print "<head><title>Generated page</title></head>"
print "<body>"
for child in page.childNodes:
    if child.nodeType == minidom.Node.TEXT_NODE:
        sys.stdout.write(child.data)
    elif child.nodeType == minidom.Node.ELEMENT_NODE:
        if child.nodeName == "link":
            sys.stdout.write('<a href="%s">%s</a>' % (child.getAttribute("url"), child.childNodes[0].data))
        elif child.nodeName == "bold":
            sys.stdout.write('<strong>%s</strong>' % (child.childNodes[0].data))
print "</body>"
print "</html>"

Output:

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<html>
<head><title>Generated page</title></head>
<body>

  Hello there. <a href="http://www.google.com">This links to Google</a>. This is some <strong>bold text</strong>. Bye bye!
</body>
</html>

raikkonen · Jun 26th, 2005, 9:50 PM

hmmm thanks man.. i dont quite know what is python script. could you tell me? thanks in advance.

Cerulean · Jun 27th, 2005, 3:16 PM

Hm, I think you may be over-shooting your mark in your attempt of this, with no programming knowledge.
Possibly look into a system that does this for you?

skuinders · Jun 27th, 2005, 3:24 PM

XSLT is made for conversions such as this

http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt

raikkonen · Jun 27th, 2005, 9:52 PM

actually i new to programming. this is a assignment so i have no choice. but anyway thanks guys. i'll do the research. thanks for the help again.

frankish · Oct 27th, 2005, 9:16 PM

Do you know C++. There is something on www.sourceforge.net called TinyXML. I have downloaded it but I haven't used it.

Jun 23rd, 2005, 3:54 AM	#1
raikkonen Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	convert xml to html hi guys.. i need some help here... can someone tell mi how could i publish xml formated documents to html formated documents?? thanks ..

Jun 23rd, 2005, 6:33 PM	#2
Cerulean Professional Programmer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London, England Posts: 459 Rep Power: 4	Well, it all depends. XML is just structured data - the XML tags have no specific meaning - their meaning is what you make it out to be. You can read the data and transform it using technologies such as XSLT, or SAX parsers or the DOM. Here's a quick example using Python and minidom, that transforms a simple piece of XML into a HTML document: XML file (xmlpage.xml): (Toggle Plain Text) <page> Hello there. <link url="http://www.google.com">This links to Google</link>. This is some <bold>bold text</bold>. Bye bye! </page> <page> Hello there. <link url="http://www.google.com">This links to Google</link>. This is some <bold>bold text</bold>. Bye bye! </page> Python script: (Toggle Plain Text) import sys import xml.dom.minidom as minidom document = minidom.parse("xmlpage.xml") page = document.childNodes[0] print "<html>" print "<head><title>Generated page</title></head>" print "<body>" for child in page.childNodes: if child.nodeType == minidom.Node.TEXT_NODE: sys.stdout.write(child.data) elif child.nodeType == minidom.Node.ELEMENT_NODE: if child.nodeName == "link": sys.stdout.write('<a href="%s">%s</a>' % (child.getAttribute("url"), child.childNodes[0].data)) elif child.nodeName == "bold": sys.stdout.write('<strong>%s</strong>' % (child.childNodes[0].data)) print "</body>" print "</html>" import sys import xml.dom.minidom as minidom document = minidom.parse("xmlpage.xml") page = document.childNodes[0] print "<html>" print "<head><title>Generated page</title></head>" print "<body>" for child in page.childNodes: if child.nodeType == minidom.Node.TEXT_NODE: sys.stdout.write(child.data) elif child.nodeType == minidom.Node.ELEMENT_NODE: if child.nodeName == "link": sys.stdout.write('<a href="%s">%s</a>' % (child.getAttribute("url"), child.childNodes[0].data)) elif child.nodeName == "bold": sys.stdout.write('<strong>%s</strong>' % (child.childNodes[0].data)) print "</body>" print "</html>" Output: (Toggle Plain Text) <html> <head><title>Generated page</title></head> <body> Hello there. <a href="http://www.google.com">This links to Google</a>. This is some <strong>bold text</strong>. Bye bye! </body> </html> <html> <head><title>Generated page</title></head> <body> Hello there. <a href="http://www.google.com">This links to Google</a>. This is some <strong>bold text</strong>. Bye bye! </body> </html>

Jun 27th, 2005, 3:24 PM	#5
skuinders Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: MA, US Posts: 204 Rep Power: 4	XSLT is made for conversions such as this http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt __________________ "A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconciously translates what he hears into something he can understand." - B. Russell http://web.bryant.edu/~srk2

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Jun 26th, 2005, 9:50 PM	#3
raikkonen Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	hmmm thanks man.. i dont quite know what is python script. could you tell me? thanks in advance.

Jun 27th, 2005, 3:16 PM	#4
Cerulean Professional Programmer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London, England Posts: 459 Rep Power: 4	Hm, I think you may be over-shooting your mark in your attempt of this, with no programming knowledge. Possibly look into a system that does this for you?

Jun 27th, 2005, 9:52 PM	#6
raikkonen Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	actually i new to programming. this is a assignment so i have no choice. but anyway thanks guys. i'll do the research. thanks for the help again.

Oct 27th, 2005, 9:16 PM	#7
frankish Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 177 Rep Power: 0	Do you know C++. There is something on www.sourceforge.net called TinyXML. I have downloaded it but I haven't used it.

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