Calling FLV's in xml data list

Hi All, Total n00b here. I have been building for the first time using spry and this is what i'm trying to do.
Have a thumbnail with description, plus some body text and then the flv video that goes with the story.
I have had success with the html data list but I would like to be able to do this with xml so I can update the xml on the fly.
Can anyone tell me if you can call flv's with an xml spry list and if you can any help on how would be just fantastic
Cheers all
Laz

Not sure if this is what you are trying to do, but I would suggest having an XML file with the name the FLV and then you read the XMLDataset and display it in an html data region.
Then a javascript onClick method should forward the name of the file to your FLV player. Something like this <a href="" onClick="loadVideo('{filename}')" /> Video 1</a>
So your HTML should have:
<html>
<script>Spry stuff</script>
<script>FLV player embed</script>
<body>
    <div> Video Player</div>
     <div>
     Video 1
     Video 2
     </div>
</body>
</html>
And your XML should be:
<playlist>
     <item>
          <filename>path to FLV video</filename>
     </item>
</plsylist>
You can look at the Spry XML Dataset examples to load the dataset.
Hope this helps

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itab_upload LIKE TABLE OF wa_upload,
BEGIN OF wa_document,
t_1 TYPE string,
t_2 TYPE string,
END OF wa_document,
itab_document LIKE TABLE OF wa_document.
CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_UPLOAD'
EXPORTING
filename = 'XXXXX'
filetype = 'ASC'
TABLES
data_tab = itab_upload.
CALL TRANSFORMATION zrappel_xml_test
SOURCE XML itab_upload
RESULT <b>document</b> = itab_document.
You should pay attention to the bold words.
hope it will be helpful
thanks

Filtering multiple-XML data model with parameters

I have a data model that consists of a concatenation of 9 separate RSS feeds (weather information from 9 different cities coming from http://www.weather.gov/data/current_obs/????.xml, where ???? is the National Weather Service station ID). All of the feeds have exactly the same format. When I view the raw XML data, I see 9 different values of station_id and of every other tag. So the XML data looks fine. Now I'd like to be able to select one city at a time in an LOV dropdown.
I've created a static LOV called Cities with the list of the 9 station ID's. I've created a parameter called city that is tied to that LOV.
What I can't figure out is how to tie the selected city to the station_id field in the concatenated XML dataset.
I've tied adding a parameter to each rss data set, entering each city's 4-character station ID into its Parameter Name field, and of course choosing city as the parameter. For example, the Parameters section for the Amarillo rss feed would show a Name of KAMA and a Value (Parameter) of city. While this seems logical, selecting the parameter on the View screen doesn't change the display.
Is there a way to accomplish this?

Ahhh, post as in "e-mail". DOH!
E-mailed to you.

[CS5.5/6] - XML / Data Merge questions & Best practice.

Fellow Countrymen (and women),
I work as a graphic designer for a large outlet chain retailer which is constantly growing our base of centers. This growth has brought a workload that used to be manageable with but two people to a never ending sprint with five. Much of what we do is print, which is not my forte, but is also generally a disorganized, ad-hoc affair into which I am wading to try to help reduce overall strain.
Upon picking up InDesign I noted the power of the simple Data Merge function and have added it to our repetoire in mass merging data sources. There are some critical failures I see in this as a tool going forward for our purposes, however:
1) Data Merge cannot handle information stored and categorized in a singular column well. As an example we have centers in many cities, and each center has its own list of specific stores. Data merge cannot handle a single column, or even multiple column list of these stores very easily and has forced us into some manual operations to concatenate the data into one cell and then, using delimiter characters, find and replace hard returns to seperate them.
2) Data Merge offers no method of alternate alignment of data, or selection by ranges. That is to say: I cannot tell Data merge to start at Cell1 in one column, and in another column select say... Cell 42 as the starting point.
3) Data merge only accepts data organized in a very specific, and generally inflexible pattern.
These are just a few limitations.
ON TO MY ACTUAL DILEMMA aka Convert to XML or not?
Recently my coworker has suggested we move toward using XML as a repository / delivery system that helps us quickly get data from our SQL database into a usable form in InDesign.
I've watched some tutorials on Lynda.com and havent yet seen a clear answer to a very simple question:
"Can XML help to 'merge' large, dynamic, data sets like a list of 200 stores per center over 40 centers based off of a single template file?"
What I've seen is that I would need to manually duplicate pages, linking the correct XML entry as I go rather than the program generating a set of merged pages like that from Data Merge with very little effort on my part. Perhaps setting up a master page would allow for easy drag and drop fields for my XML data?
I'm not an idiot, I'm simply green with this -- and it's kind of scary because I genuinely want us to proceed forward with the most flexible, reliable, trainable and sustainable solution. A tall order, I know. Correct me if I'm wrong, but XML is that beast, no?
Formatting the XML
Currently I'm afraid our XML feed for our centers isnt formatted correctly with the current format looking as such:
<BRANDS>
     <BRAND>
          • BrandID = xxxx
          [Brand Name]
          [Description]
          [WebMoniker]
          <CATEGORIES>
               <CATEGORY>
                    • xmlns = URL
                    • WebMoniker = category_type
          <STORES>
               <STORE>
                    • StoreID = ID#
                    • CenterID = ID#
I dont think this is currently usable because if I wanted to create a list of stores from a particular center, that information is stored as an attribute of the <Store> tag, buried deep within the data, making it impossible to 'drag-n-drop'.
Not to mention much of the important data is held in attributes rather than text fields which are children of the tag.
Im thinking of proposing the following organizational layout:
<CENTERS>
     <CENTER>
     [Center_name]
     [Center_location]
          <CATEGORIES>
               <CATEGORY>
                    [Category_Type]
                    <BRANDS>
                         <BRAND>
                              [Brand_name]
My thought is that if I have the <CENTER> tag then I can simply drag that into a frame and it will auto populate all of the brands by Category (as organized in the XML) for that center into the frame.
Why is this important?
This is used on multiple documents in different layout styles, and since our store list is ever changes as leases end or begin, over 40 centers this becomes a big hairy monster. We want this to be as automated as possible, but I'd settle for a significant amount of dragging and dropping as long as it is simple and straightforward. I have a high tollerance for druding through code and creating work arounds but my co-workers do not. This needs to be a system that is repeatable and understandable and needs to be able to function whether I'm here or not -- Mainly because I would like to step away from the responsibility of setting it up every time
I'd love to hear your raw, unadulterated thoughts on the subject of Data merge and XML usage to accomplish these sorts of tasks. What are your best practices and how would you / do you accomplish these operations?
Regards-
Robert

From what I've gleaned through watching Lynda tutorials on the subject is that what I'm hoping to do is indeed possible.
Peter, I dont disagree with you that there is a steep learning curve for me as the instigator / designer of this method for our team, but in terms of my teammates and end-users that will be softened considerably. Even so I'm used to steep learning curves and the associated frustrations -- but I cope well with new learning and am self taught in many tools and programs.
Flow based XML structures:
It seems as though as long as the initial page is set up correctly using imported XML, individual data records that cascade in a logical fashion can be flowed automatically into new pages. Basically what you do is to create an XML based layout with the dynamic portion you wish to flow in a single frame, apply paragraph styles to the different tags appropriately and then after deleting unused records, reimport the XML with some specific boxes checked (depending on how you wish to proceed).
From there simply dragging the data root into the frame will cause overset text as it imports all the XML information into the frame. Assuming that everything is cascaded correctly using auto-flow will cause new pages to be automatically generated with the tags correctly placed in a similar fashion to datamerge -- but far more powerful and flexible.
The issue then again comes down to data organization in the XML file. In order to use this method the data must be organized in the same order in which it will be displayed. For example if I had a Lastname field, and a Firstname field in that order, I could not call the Firstname first without faulting the document using the flow method. I could, however, still drag and drop content from each tag into the frame and it would populate correctly regardless of the order of appearance in the XML.
Honestly either method would be fantastic for our current set of projects, however the flow method may be particularly useful in jobs that would require more than 40 spreads or simple layouts with huge amounts of data to be merged.

How do you store parsed XML data in an array

Hi, i am trying to complete a small program which implements the SAX parser to parse an XML file. My problem is that i am writing a custom class to store the parsed data into an array, and then make the array available to the main program via a simple method which returns the array. I know this must be very simple to do, but i seem to have developed a mental block with this part of the program. I can parse the data and print all the elements to the screen, but i just cant figure out how to store all the data elements into the array. I will post the class which is supposed to do this, and ask anyone out there if they know what i'm doing wrong, and also, if there is a more effeicient way of achieving this ( i expect there definitely is!! but i have never used the SAX parser before and am getting confused by the API docs on it!!) Any help very much appreciated.
Here is my attempt at coding the class to handle the parsed XML data
class Sink extends org.xml.sax.helpers.DefaultHandler
     implements org.xml.sax.ContentHandler{
Customer[] customers = new Customer[20];
     int count = 1;
     int x = 0;
     int tagCount = 0;
     String name;
String custID;
     String username;
     String address;
     String phoneNum;
public void startElement(String uri, String localName, String rawName, final org.xml.sax.Attributes attributes)throws org.xml.sax.SAXException{
//count the number of <name> tags in the XML file
     if(rawName.equals("name")){
          tagCount++;
public void characters(char[] ch, int start, int len){
//get the current string
     String text = new String(ch, start, len);
     String text1 = text.trim();
//there are 5 elements for each customer found in the XML file so when the count reaches 6
// i reset this to 1
     if(count == 6){
     count = count - 5;
     if(text1.length()>0 && count == 1){
          name = text1;
          System.out.println(name);
          }else{
     if(text1.length()>0 && count == 2){
          custID = text1;
          System.out.println(custID);
               }else{
               if(text1.length()>0 && count == 3){
               username = text1;
               System.out.println(username);
               }else{
                    if(text1.length()>0 && count == 4){
                    address = text1;
                    System.out.println(address);
                    }else{
                    if(text1.length()>0 && count == 5){
                         phoneNum = text1;
                         System.out.println(phoneNum);
                         //add data to the customer array
                         customers[x] = new Customer(name, custID, username, address, phoneNum);
// increment the array index counter
                    x = x+1;
                    }//end of if
                    }//end else
                    }//end else
               }//end else
          }//end else
}//end of characters method
public void endDocument(){
     System.out.println("There are " + tagCount +
     " <name> elements.");
}//end of class Sink
Before the end of this class i also need to make the array available to the calling program!!
Any help would be much appreciated
Thanks
Iain

Ok, yer going about this all the wrong way. You shouldn't have to maintain a count of all the elements. Basically you are locking yourself into the XML tags not only all being there but are assuming they are all in the same order. What you should do is in your characters() method, put all of the characters into a string buffer. Then, in endElement() (which you dont use btw, you should) you grab the information that is in the string buffer and store it into your Customer object depending on what the tagName is.
Also, you should probably use a List to store all the Customer objects and not an single array, it's more dynamic and you arent locked into a set number of Customers.
I wont do it all for you, but I'll give you a good outline to use.
public class CustomerHandler extends DefaultHandler {
    private java.util.List customerList; // List of Customer objects
    private java.util.StringBuffer buf;   // StringBuffer to store the string of characters between the start and end tags
    private Customer customer; // Customer object that is initialized with each entry.
    public CustomerHandler() {
        customerList = new java.util.ArrayList();   // Initialize the List
        buf = new java.util.StringBuffer();   // Initialize the string buffer
    // Make your customer list available to other classes
    public java.util.List getCustomerList() {
        return customerList;
    public void startElement(String nsURI, String sName, String tagName, Attributes attributes) throws SAXException {
        // Clear the String Buffer
        // If the tagName is "Customer" then create a new Customer object
    public void characters(char[] ch, int start, int length) {
        // append the characters into the string buffer
    public void endElement(String nsURI, String sName, String tagName) throws SAXException {
        // If the tagName is "Customer" add your customer object to the List
        // Place the data from the String Buffer into a String
        // Depending on the tagName, call the appropriate set method on your customer object
}

Fill in form using XML data source usable in Reader

I have a simple example of a scenario we need to solve. Different branches will fill out a form (designed in LiveCycle 8) and by entering their branch number static information will be filled in. I want to store the static infomation for all branches in an XML sheet that will be stored on a shared folder on the intranet.
The problem I have is getting the script to run in Reader. In preview in the Designer and using the import data function of Acrobat Pro it works fine. I think I am missing the script to import the data to work in Reader. I have not been able to find anything in the documentation to point me in the right direction. I have also had a case open with Adobe support for 2 months.
Any help would be appreciated.
Kris
Below is the script in the exit event of the Text field BranchNumber:
----- BranchInfo.#subform[0].BranchNumber::exit: - (FormCalc, client) ------------------------------
xfa.host.resetData("xfa.form.BranchInfo.#subform[0].Party_Code")
Party_Code.clearItems()
var BList = ref(record.Branches)
for j=0 upto (BList.nodes.length -1) do
xfa.resolveNode("BranchInfo.#subform[0].Ph") = BList.nodes.item(2).name
if (BList.nodes.item(j).BranchCode.value == $) then
xfa.resolveNode("BranchInfo.#subform[0].Full_Company_Address") = BList.nodes.item(j).Full_Address.value
var List = ref(BList.nodes.item(j).SPCS)
if (List.nodes.length == 1) then
xfa.resolveNode("BranchInfo.#subform[0].Party_Code") = BList.nodes.item(j).SPCS.SPC.value
elseif (List.nodes.length > 1) then
for i=0 upto List.nodes.length -1 do
BranchInfo.#subform[0].Party_Code.addItem(List.nodes.item(i).value,"")
endfor
endif
xfa.resolveNode("BranchInfo.#subform[0].Ph") = BList.nodes.item(j).PH.value
xfa.resolveNode("BranchInfo.#subform[0].Fax") = BList.nodes.item(j).FAX.value
xfa.resolveNode("BranchInfo.#subform[0].Member") = BList.nodes.item(j).Member.value
break
endif
endfor
Below is the xml data file for this test:
<BranchInfo>
<Branches>
<Branch>
<BranchCode>123456</BranchCode>
<Full_Address>123 First RD #02 BOX 2222, DARTMOUTH, NS, B7W 1X9</Full_Address>
<PH>9025551234</PH>
<FAX>9025556789</FAX>
<Member>991AP991P</Member>
<SPCS>
<SPC>NS-6379</SPC>
</SPCS>
</Branch>
<Branch>
<BranchCode>123882</BranchCode>
<Full_Address>BOX 55 Second ROAD PLAZA, ST JOHN'S, NL, A9N 1X1</Full_Address>
<PH>7095552345</PH>
<FAX>7095557890</FAX>
<Member>991AP222P</Member>
<SPCS>
<SPC>NL-706</SPC>
</SPCS>
</Branch>
<Branch>
<BranchCode>123333</BranchCode>
<Full_Address>333A Third ST, ST STEPHEN, NB, E9A 2Z3</Full_Address>
<PH>5065553333</PH>
<FAX>5065559999</FAX>
<Member>991AP333P</Member>
<SPCS>
<SPC>NB-10269</SPC>
</SPCS>
</Branch>
</Branches>
</BranchInfo>

Hi Jeroen,
to have a user fill in, you first need to create a Web Dynpro application providing the offline form, e.g. through a download - tutorial at http://sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/downloaditem?rid=/library/uuid/2dd3dbcd-0401-0010-55b8-b10808ff688e - or an e-mail - tutorial at http://sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/downloaditem?rid=/library/uuid/b040e6cd-0401-0010-268d-f67cf4904358
On the return trip, the user-entered data is stored in the SAP backend via the Web Dynpro context. (You do not store the raw XML, the data is back-converted by ADS to Java.)
In the fourth step, you will have to provide a Web Dynpro
application with an online form, which can be part of the same project, but basically generates the form again for completion.
If you want to use the same form that was submitted, you have to have your app store the submitted PDF (do not submit only the XML) in the backend (through the WD context), and then call that one up in the online scenario.
Cheers,
Markus

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