Autosuggest - external .XML file

Question

Hello all,
I'm hoping someone may be able to help me on this... I am
trying to setup the AutoSuggest widget to access information from
my database, but don't seem to be having any luck!
I have created a script (fetch.asp) that pulls the
information out of my databse as XML, and seems fine when called
directly from the browser...see below
<Club_listings>
<Club>
<ID>1</ID>
<Club_name>Harbour Point Golf Course</Club_name>
<County>California</County>
<Country>United States</Country>
</Club>
</Club_listings>
I'm guessing it's because the XML fields are different from
what's expected in the ADOBE sample below, but I can't seem to
pindown the problem. Has anybody any ideas? Here's the code from my
page...
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
var dsProducts2 = new Spry.Data.XMLDataSet("fetch.asp",
"/products/product", { sortOnLoad: "name" });
</script>
<div id="productSampleTable" style="float:left">
Please type the name of your club below<br />
<form method="get" action="SuggestSample.html">
<input type="text" id="productFilter" />
<div id="productMenuTable" spry:region="dsProducts2">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr spry:repeat="dsProducts2" spry:suggest="{name}">
<td class="list">{name}</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</form>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
var as2 = new Spry.Widget.AutoSuggest("productSampleTable",
"productMenuTable", "dsProducts2", 'name');
</script>
..any assistance would be great!
rgds,
DB

Answer 1

Hey DB,
Sure. Just put in a proof of concept region.
<div spry:region="dsProducts2">{Club_name}</div>
If that works, then the data set is getting loaded.
Oh...something else I missed before.
You haven't changed your XPath ("products/product")in the
data set constructor. It should be "Club_listings/Club"
and decide if you want that sortOnLoad option. If so, make it
"Club_name" or some other node name.
Let us know,
DB