[phpXML] Undefined index errors.

[<nig...@us...>]

  ---- Original Message -----=20
  From: Geo...@sq...=20
  To: us...@li...=20
  Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 5:47 PM
  Subject: [phpXML]=20


  IS ENYBODY WORKING WITH <phpXML/>. UNDER Windows NT ???????????=20

  I am writing a php4-script using XML-files under Windows NT without =
using  WEB-server.=20
  I was very interested  by <phpXML/>.,but I can't start it with  =
php.exe for Windows NT .=20
  PHP-interpreter  gives  warnings: "Undefined index " in function =
add_node ( $context, $name ).=20

You must have just joined the mailing list.  Undefined index is usually =
the first bug folks find with phpxml.  Follow the link below and you =
should get a version that doesn't suffer from undefined index errors.

----- Original Message -----=20
From: Nigel Swinson=20
To: us...@li...=20
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 1:47 AM
Subject: phpxml with all my bug fixes to date including =
get_as_xml_file() function


Hi folks.  It's been three weeks since I started developing with phpxml =
so I thought it was about time I released to you all the fixes and =
changes I have made for you to use if you want or bin if you prefer.

ftp://129.215.200.115/Pub/phpxml/xml.php
  a.. Undefined index errors: It includes all of the Marko Faldix =
mf...@mr... undefined index errors, and all of the Tim Strehle =
ti...@di... undefined index errors.  Also some I found too which =
could be duplicates just fixed in a different way...=20
  b.. &apos has been removed=20
  c.. get_file has been renamed to get_file_as_html as it is a somewhat =
misleading name for the function anyway.  get_file_as_html() is =
implemented by get_file_internal() which is mostly a copy of get_file.=20
  d.. get_file_as_xml This is a function that will return you a buffer =
that can in it's entirity be dumped to an output file.  it includes the =
<?xml version... ?> line too.  Very useful function.  The support for =
this was added to get_file_internal() so that it will quote < > and & =
only if it is called from get_file_as_html.=20
  e.. stripslashes I don't bother calling addslashes to all the data =
that the class holds, as this just gets really inconvenient.  xmlphp =
should be able to read in from file and write out as xml without =
altering the logical content of the data and addslashes() restricts =
this.  Addslashes is useful for data that you use in php or javascript =
strings, but xml can handle ' " and \ so why escape them?  Consequently =
all addslahes and stripslashes calls have been removed.=20
  f.. Output formating I've changed the rules for output formatting so =
as to preserve "content" more effectively.  Consequently if an element =
has only content, it will be written as "<Tag>Text</Tag>" as opposed to =
"<Tag>\n\tText\n<Tag>\n".  This makes for a more compact output.=20
  g.. Whitespace is preserved When space is read, it is added to the =
content of the node.  It is only when the end tag is read that =
whitespace is potentially discarded.  Even then whitespace is only =
discarded if the entire text content of the node is whitespace.  This =
strips "meaningless" whitespace that facilitates formatting of the xml =
file, while preserving whitespace in text.=20
  h.. Boolean predicates didn't work  The check_predicates function =
didn't work with and and or because the return value of bool was being =
interpreted as an integer and being considered to be an index instead of =
a true or false.  This has been fixed.
If you look for "// ## N.S" then you'll be able to browse through the =
changes that I have made.

www.sourceforge.net looks like a really good site!  I didn't realise =
that it would do bug tracking, wishlists and user support too.  Most of =
the traffic of this list so far should be transferred to that system.  =
Please could you add me as a developer of the phpxml project?  My =
sourceforge username is "nigelswinson".

I'll leave the file on the above ftp server until the bug fixes and =
enhancements have been agreed/rejected and then possibly added to the =
project at sourceforge.net.

Thanks all.

Nigel