Re: [xmljs-users] deep copy nodes between xml documents with JS

[James S. E. <jam...@co...>]

Barry,

Try dumping the DOM obtained via XmlHttpRequest to an XML string and then 
loading the XML into a new document in <XML for Script> to get it into the 
proper implementation. ;)

Thanks,
James



At 10:14 AM 12/13/2004, you wrote:

> > the xmlhttprequest *has* to be there - it's providing lookup data that 
> gets displayed in a form
> > for editing (think remote procedure calls).
>
>There's no reason why you can't use xmlhttprequest and XML for <SCRIPT> at 
>the same time, is
>there? It should be possible to use xmlhttprequest and simply insert the 
>resulting xml string from
>the request object into an XML for SCRIPT DOM object. Standardizing on a 
>single DOM Implementation
>should get you past this and will likely prevent a whole host of other 
>problems later. Since the
>API of the two dom objects should be pretty much the same, it shouldn't 
>even require much (if any)
>rework on your part.
>
>You could also look into the xmlIO functions of XML for <SCRIPT> to get 
>your XML String from the
>server and do your RMI. However, if you're using browsers that you know 
>support xmlhttprequest,
>I'll be the first to admit that object does provide a more robust API and 
>less hoops to jump
>through.
>
> >
> > As each lookup happens I have to store the previous changes somewhere 
> (the master doc?) and then
> > post that as one hidden field back to the server for processing. The 
> master doc basically
> > provides a new root node and some id attributes, ready to be filled 
> with child nodes from the
> > xmlhttprequest doc.
> >
>
>Again, the master doc should just be an XML for SCRIPT DOM object
>
> > now I'm really stuck. any ideas on how I can aggrigate the results of 
> each lookup (ie: add
> > nodes) to send back to the server in one hidden form field? looks like 
> the data island idea
> > won't work....
>
>xmlhttprequest should be fine here, as long as you use it just for data 
>retrieval. If you're
>talking xml data islands (the IE proprietary thing) I think maybe you're 
>making things harder for
>yourself than you have to.
>
>Is there some reason you can't post some simple source code to help us 
>help you out? A very simple
>recreation that outlines what you're trying to do will go a long way in 
>helping us understand your
>environment.
>
> >
> > (in panic mode)
> >
>
>Don't panic, find your towel and post some source code :)
>
>David