XML Javascript
When I use my ultra edit to view this file locally, it executes perfectly. When I upload this to my server, I show no results. The xml feed is from an outside vendor, and it is well formed. My xsl is also well formed. The xml link is correct, just did not display it in full in the forum. Can someone help me?
"The error i receive is at line 9 char 2. Access is denied"
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
// Load XML
var xml = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")
xml.async = false
xml.load("MYXML.xml")
// Load the XSL
var xsl = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")
xsl.async = false
xsl.load("test.xsl")
// Transform
document.write(xml.transformNode(xsl))
</script>
</head>
<body>
<xsl:template match="/">
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td>
<xsl:value-of select="result/relatedsearches/relation" />
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
</body>
</html>
If all you're doing is wanting to style a page client-side, the best way to go about it is to stick a <?xml-stylesheet?> header on the XML file to link to the XSL and ship it to the client as-is.
You'll probably have to detect the client version when you send the prologue because IE doesn't comply with the specification (so what's new...)
For IE:
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="mystyle.xsl"?>
For Compliant browsers:
<?xml-stylesheet type="application/xsl+xml" href="mystyle.xsl"?>
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<xsl:template match="/">
<HTML>
<head>
<script language="JavaScript"> <![CDATA[
function onTest()
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var ErrA="]]><xsl:value-of select="Vars/Errors/ErrA"/><![CDATA[";
var ErrMinI="]]><xsl:value-of select="Vars/Errors/ErrMinI"/><![CDATA[";
var ErrMaxI="]]><xsl:value-of select="Vars/Errors/ErrMaxI"/><![CDATA[";
var ErrStr="]]><xsl:value-of select="Vars/Errors/ErrStr"/><![CDATA[";
var a=0;
while (a < 1){
]]>
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<![CDATA[
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maxVal=]]><xsl:value-of select="xMaxval"/><![CDATA[;
varValue=document.XSL.]]><xsl:value-of select="xName"/><![CDATA[.value;
if (!((varValue <= maxVal) && (varValue >= minVal)))
alert(ErrA+"
]]>
<xsl:value-of select="xHelpStr"/>
<![CDATA[\n"+ErrE +" ]]>
<![CDATA[\n"+ ErrMinI +"]]>
<xsl:value-of select="xMinval"/>
<![CDATA["+ ErrMaxI +"]]>
<xsl:value-of select="xMaxval"/>
<![CDATA[");
document.XSL.]]><xsl:value-of select="xName"/><![CDATA[.focus();
break;
]]>
</xsl:if>
</xsl:for-each>
<![CDATA[
a=1;
}]]>
</script>
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<basefont size="1" face="Arial">
<xsl:for-each select="Vars/Var">
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<p>Maximalwert: <xsl:value-of select="xMaxval"/></p>
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<xsl:attribute name="name"><xsl:value-of select ="xName"/></xsl:attribute>
</input>
<p><xsl:value-of select ="xName"/></p>
<p>-------------------<br></br></p>
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<xsl:if match=".[xtype='String']">
<b><p><xsl:value-of select="xHelpStr"/></p></b>
<p>Maximale Laenge: <xsl:value-of select="xMaxLength"/></p>
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<xsl:attribute name="name"><xsl:value-of select ="xName"/></xsl:attribute>
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<b><p><xsl:value-of select="xHelpStr"/></p></b>
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<xsl:attribute name="name"><xsl:value-of select ="xName"/></xsl:attribute>
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<xsl:for-each select="xEnum_Str">
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<xtype>String</xtype>
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<xtype>Enumerator</xtype>
<xEnum_Str Id="1"><xStr>Hallo</xStr></xEnum_Str>
<xEnum_Str Id="2"><xStr>Die</xStr></xEnum_Str>
<xEnum_Str Id="3"><xStr>Herren</xStr></xEnum_Str>
<xEnum_Str Id="4"><xStr>Eierkvpfe</xStr></xEnum_Str>
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</Vars>Hi,
I've written an XSL-File who reads out an XML. The XSL file should also use an JavaScript to check user input. But it wouldnt work. It always says ")" is missing in Line....! I4ve made an tTest output of the JavaScript as text in browser and used it to make a html file without XSL. Now it works. the error is at the WHILE-loop. If i remove the loop the error comes at the IF. All is working perfect if i remove IF and WHILE.
Can anybody help?
much Thanks :)
F.Falk
there is my XSL file:
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-xsl">
<xsl:template match="/">
<HTML>
<head>
<script language="JavaScript"> <![CDATA[
function onTest()
var namen;
var varValue;
var helpStr;
var ErrE="]]><xsl:value-of select="Vars/Errors/ErrE"/><![CDATA[";
var ErrA="]]><xsl:value-of select="Vars/Errors/ErrA"/><![CDATA[";
var ErrMinI="]]><xsl:value-of select="Vars/Errors/ErrMinI"/><![CDATA[";
var ErrMaxI="]]><xsl:value-of select="Vars/Errors/ErrMaxI"/><![CDATA[";
var ErrStr="]]><xsl:value-of select="Vars/Errors/ErrStr"/><![CDATA[";
var a=0;
while (a < 1){
]]>
<xsl:for-each select="Vars/Var">
<xsl:if match=".[xtype='Integer']">
<![CDATA[
minVal=]]><xsl:value-of select="xMinval"/><![CDATA[;
maxVal=]]><xsl:value-of select="xMaxval"/><![CDATA[;
varValue=document.XSL.]]><xsl:value-of select="xName"/><![CDATA[.value;
if (!((varValue <= maxVal) && (varValue >= minVal)))
alert(ErrA+"
]]>
<xsl:value-of select="xHelpStr"/>
<![CDATA[\n"+ErrE +" ]]>
<![CDATA[\n"+ ErrMinI +"]]>
<xsl:value-of select="xMinval"/>
<![CDATA["+ ErrMaxI +"]]>
<xsl:value-of select="xMaxval"/>
<![CDATA[");
document.XSL.]]><xsl:value-of select="xName"/><![CDATA[.focus();
break;
]]>
</xsl:if>
</xsl:for-each>
<![CDATA[
a=1;
}]]>
</script>
</head>
<Body>
<form name="XSL">
<basefont size="1" face="Arial">
<xsl:for-each select="Vars/Var">
<xsl:if match=".[xtype='Integer']">
<p>Mindestwert: <xsl:value-of select="xMinval"/></p>
<p>Maximalwert: <xsl:value-of select="xMaxval"/></p>
<b><p><xsl:value-of select="xHelpStr"/></p>Current Value:</b>
<input>
<xsl:attribute name="value"><xsl:value-of select ="xValue"/></xsl:attribute>
<xsl:attribute name="name"><xsl:value-of select ="xName"/></xsl:attribute>
</input>
<p><xsl:value-of select ="xName"/></p>
<p>-------------------<br></br></p>
</xsl:if>
<xsl:if match=".[xtype='String']">
<b><p><xsl:value-of select="xHelpStr"/></p></b>
<p>Maximale Laenge: <xsl:value-of select="xMaxLength"/></p>
<b>Current Value:</b>
<input>
<xsl:attribute name="value"><xsl:value-of select ="xValue"/></xsl:attribute>
<xsl:attribute name="name"><xsl:value-of select ="xName"/></xsl:attribute>
</input>
<p><xsl:value-of select ="xName"/></p>
<p>-------------------<br></br></p>
</xsl:if>
<xsl:if match=".[xtype='Boolean']">
<b><p><xsl:value-of select="xHelpStr"/></p></b>
<b>Current Value:</b>
<xsl:if match=".[xValue='1']">
<input type="checkbox">
<xsl:attribute name="value"><xsl:value-of select ="xValue"/></xsl:attribute>
<xsl:attribute name="name"><xsl:value-of select ="xName"/></xsl:attribute>
<xsl:attribute name="checked"></xsl:attribute>
</input>
</xsl:if>
<xsl:if match=".[xValue='0']">
<input type="checkbox">
<xsl:attribute name="value"><xsl :value-of select ="xValue"/></xsl:attribute>
<xsl:attribute name="name"><xsl:value-of select ="xName"/></xsl:attribute>
</input>
</xsl:if>
<p>-------------------<br></br></p>
</xsl:if>
<xsl:if match=".[xtype='Enumerator']">
<select>
<xsl:attribute name="name"><xsl:value-of select ="xName"/></xsl:attribute>
<xsl:for-each select="xEnum_Str">
<option>
<xsl:attribute name="value"><xsl:value-of select ="xStr"/></xsl:attribute>
<xsl:value-of select ="xStr"/>
</option>
</xsl:for-each>
</select>
<p>-------------------<br></br></p>
</xsl:if>
</xsl:for-each>
<input type="Button" value="Save" onClick="onTest()"></input>
</basefont>
</form>
</Body>
</HTML>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="test.xsl" type="text/xsl" ?>
<Vars>
<Errors>
<ErrA>Fehler in Feld:</ErrA>
<ErrE>Der eingegebene Wert liegt nicht im Gueltigkeitsbereich:</ErrE>
<ErrMinI>Mindestwert: </ErrMinI>
<ErrMaxI>Maximalwert: </ErrMaxI>
<ErrStr>Maximale Laenge: </ErrStr>
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<xName>int_9</xName>
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<xtype>Integer</xtype>
<xMinval>0</xMinval>
<xMaxval>100</xMaxval>
<xHelpStr>Eine Leberwurst mit Integertr|ffeln</xHelpStr>
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<xMaxval>100</xMaxval>
<xHelpStr>Ein Integer mit einem Integer als Inhalt</xHelpStr>
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<xEnum_Str Id="2"><xStr>Die</xStr></xEnum_Str>
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I'm a java dev, not an oracle admin, so please be gentle!
I've mapped the physical structure of 10 types of devices to 10 XML schemas. These devices have a lot of common attributes (id, location, usage, etc) so I've kept these out of the schemas and, instead, wanted to store them in the DB relationally.
My first instinct was to create a table like:
id varchar2(20),
inventory_xml sys.xmltype
location varchar2(20)
usage varchar2(20)
If I wanted to use Oracle XML DB, though, the "inventory_xml" field does not contain the same type of XML element, because they can be any of 10 different devices, so I can't map the column to a schema. The solutions I came up with are:
1) Wrap the elements in a "device" element so that they are all the same element type. This seems like a hack, however, and goes against the spirit of XML DB.
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Hello,
I would like to refresh a region based on a database procedure (it generates html/xml/javascript with SVG).
The layout of the region is generated by the procedure. But when the data changes, the region layout has to change too.
That's why I have made a button with label 'Refresh Region'. I was hoping when a user clicks on it, the region is refreshed. But it does not work (via Dynamic action).
How do I make the region refresh (actually run the procedure again and show the result..).The built-in Refresh dynamic action can only refresh interactive reports, standard reports, charts, and list regions. My initial approach would therefore be to consider rewriting the procedure as a standard report. (I have rarely—if ever—seen a Dynamic PL/SQL region that isn't better implemented as a report with a custom template.)
The other obvious possibility would be to run the procedure as an on-demand process and display/refresh it using an AJAX/JavaScript DA. -
Hi,
I want import the XML (ask user to select xml file) and run the xslt then open the new document after that to place the convert style and tagged text file in InDesign. I need all function in using one script (java script). I am using InDesign CS2. I have no more knowledge about java script. Can anyone give me one script to run all tool in one script file in inside the InDesign Document.
My files are...
1. XML file
2. XSLT File
3. Ind Template
Thanks for help.
ByomokeshHi
Maybe looking in the Adobe's documentation ?
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/bridge/pdfs/javascript_tools_guide_cs3.pdf
It deals deeply with xml & javascript.
Ok it's CS3 but reference manual for CS2 contains xml method and properties so working with these two documents should be helpful.
Sorry not for helping better but I never used xml and js.
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I'm trying to understand the Photo Gallery demo so I can
replicate the function for use on various sites. I've copied the
html, xml, javascript and some of the photo file elements to my
hard drive. I initially modified the file structures to something
more of my liking, but had some problems with the links. I've since
mimicked the structures so I can reduce the initial errors, but I
am stumped at the var dsGallery and var dsPhotos statements that
dynamically link to the China, Paris and Egypt photo databases. In
the original dynamic definition, DreamWeaver only parses the
dsGalleries XML definition, not defining the dsGallery and dsPhoto
nodes. I wasn't too concerned about that given the variable nature,
but nothing except the pull-down menu and controls displayed in the
browser. DreamWeaver shows correct parsing of the dsGalleries XML,
dsGallery and dsPhoto nodes only when I eliminate the dynamic
linking and set it to one of the static links (Egypt). This fails
in the browser to link to the data, giving a display that shows the
correct number of empty thumbnail frames but without the displayed
photos, no Spry effects, and no large photo display. I'm sure I
have multiple reference errors, but I don't see them. Any ideas?
Initial Photo Demo page:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0
Transitional//EN" "
http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<!-- Copyright (c) 2006. Adobe Systems Incorporated. All
rights reserved. -->
<html xmlns="
http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
xmlns:spry="
http://ns.adobe.com/spry">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
charset=ISO-8859-1" />
<title>Gallery</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
href="../css/screen.css">
<script type="text/javascript"
src="../SpryAssets/xpath.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="../SpryAssets/SpryData.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="../SpryAssets/SpryEffects.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var dsGalleries = new
Spry.Data.XMLDataSet("galleries/galleries.xml",
"galleries/gallery");
var dsGallery = new
Spry.Data.XMLDataSet("galleries/{dsGalleries::@base}{dsGalleries::@file}",
"gallery");
var dsPhotos = new
Spry.Data.XMLDataSet("galleries/{dsGalleries::@base}{dsGalleries::@file}",
"gallery/photos/photo");
</script>
<script src="../SpryAssets/gallery.js"
type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body id="gallery">
<noscript><h1>This page requires JavaScript.
Please enable JavaScript in your browser and reload this
page.</h1></noscript>
<div id="wrap">
<h1 id="albumName"
spry:region="dsGallery">{sitename}</h1>
<div id="previews">
<div id="galleries" spry:region="dsGalleries">
<label for="gallerySelect">View:</label>
<select spry:repeatchildren="dsGalleries"
id="gallerySelect"
onchange="dsGalleries.setCurrentRowNumber(this.selectedIndex);">
<option spry:if="{ds_RowNumber} == {ds_CurrentRowNumber}"
selected="selected">{sitename}</option>
<option spry:if="{ds_RowNumber} !=
{ds_CurrentRowNumber}">{sitename}</option>
</select>
</div>
<div id="controls">
<ul id="transport">
<li><a href="#" onclick="StopSlideShow();
AdvanceToNextImage(true);"
title="Previous">Previous</a></li>
<li class="pausebtn"><a href="#" onclick="if
(gSlideShowOn) StopSlideShow(); else StartSlideShow();"
title="Play/Pause" id="playLabel">Play</a></li>
<li><a href="#" onclick="StopSlideShow();
AdvanceToNextImage();" title="Next">Next</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div id="thumbnails" spry:region="dsPhotos dsGalleries
dsGallery">
<div spry:repeat="dsPhotos"
onclick="HandleThumbnailClick('{ds_RowID}');"
onmouseover="GrowThumbnail(this.getElementsByTagName('img')[0],
'{@thumbwidth}', '{@thumbheight}');"
onmouseout="ShrinkThumbnail(this.getElementsByTagName('img')[0]);">
<img id="tn{ds_RowID}" alt="thumbnail for {@thumbpath}"
src="galleries/{dsGalleries::@base}{dsGallery::thumbnail/@base}{@thumbpath}"
width="24" height="24" style="left: 0px; right: 0px;" />
</div>
<p class="ClearAll"></p>
</div>
</div>
<div id="picture">
<div id="mainImageOutline" style="width: 0px; height:
0px;"><img id="mainImage" alt="main image" /></div>
</div>
<p class="clear"></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Fixed reference version:
<head>
var dsGalleries = new
Spry.Data.XMLDataSet("Graphics/galleries/galleries.xml",
"galleries/gallery");
var dsGallery = new
Spry.Data.XMLDataSet("Graphics/galleries/egypt/Egyptphotos.xml",
"gallery");
var dsPhotos = new
Spry.Data.XMLDataSet("Graphics/galleries/egypt/Egyptphotos.xml",
"gallery/photos/photo");
</script>
Supporting files galleries.xml and Egyptphotos.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<galleries>
<gallery base="Graphics/galleries/egypt/"
file="Egyptphotos.xml">
<sitename>Egypt</sitename>
<photographer>Don Booth</photographer>
<contactinfo>
http://www.adobe.com</contactinfo>
<email>[email protected]</email>
<security><![CDATA[]]> </security>
</gallery>
... duplicate China and Paris declarations
</gallery>
</galleries>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<gallery
base = ""
background = "#FFFFFF"
banner = "#F0F0F0"
text = "#000000"
link = "#0000FF"
alink = "#FF0000"
vlink = "#800080"
date = "1/10/2006">
<sitename>Egypt Gallery</sitename>
<photographer>Don Booth</photographer>
<contactinfo>
http://www.adobe.com</contactinfo>
<email>[email protected]</email>
<security><![CDATA[]]> </security>
<banner font = "Arial" fontsize = "3" color =
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="../../gallery/galleries/egypt/thumbnails/" font = "Arial"
fontsize = "4" color = "#F0F0F0" border = "0" rows = "3" col =
"5"> </thumbnail>
<large base ="../../gallery/galleries/egypt/images/" font
= "Arial" fontsize = "3" color = "#F0F0F0" border = "0">
</large>
<photos id = "images">
<photo
path = "egypt_01.jpg"
width = "350"
height = "262"
thumbpath = "egypt_01.jpg"
thumbwidth = "75"
thumbheight = "56">
</photo>
</photos>
</gallery>Please delete this posting. I've found the full original
information in the v1.6 pre-release information and will compare to
that baseline. -
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Help for a massive dreamweaver noob...
Hey guys hows it going!
Will probably be bothering you with questions that will to most of you guys seem quite stupid, sorry in advance, over the coming months...
So here is question number 1 which I cant quite figure out at the moment, well, its a two-part question...
1) When trying to create a blank HTML document, I insert two frames (left and right side) as well as a horizontal rule for my head of page, yet when I save the document (I click SAVE ALL and have tried other save variations) it doesn't save the frames when I re-load the page?
2) Also, me and my friend couldn't find information anywhere about how to make a custom RSS feed. By this I mean not linking the feed from another site, but kind of like facebook's home page... for example, users input information into our website and we display it back to users through a constant feed if this makes sense!!
Nice to meet you all and hope everybody is well:)
Thanks in advance..Hi
First welcome to the forum, please be sure to read the 'Announcements' on the forum home page, (general section, and if you have a problem using the forum - http://forums.adobe.com/community/general/forum_comments/faq.
1) When trying to create a blank HTML document, I insert two frames
(left and right side) as well as a horizontal rule for my head of page,
yet when I save the document (I click SAVE ALL and have tried other
save variations) it doesn't save the frames when I re-load the page?
Unless you have a very specific reason to use frames, don't. For tutorials on using dreamweaver see - http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver.html.
2) Also, me and my friend couldn't find information anywhere about how
to make a custom RSS feed. By this I mean not linking the feed from
another site, but kind of like facebook's home page... for example,
users input information into our website and we display it back to users
through a constant feed if this makes sense!!
If you are just starting out with web development you may find you are, 'trying to run, before you can walk' as this will require a knowledge of database/server-side code/xml/javascript. But you can use a widget or an extension for dreamweaver to create an rss feed once you know how those techs work, (and can use them correctly) see - http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/using_widget_browser.html, for using the adobe widget browser and http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?searchfield=rss+feed&search_exchange=3&sea rch_category=-1&search_license=&search_rating=&search_platform=0&search_pubdate=&num=25&st artnum=1&event=search&sticky=true&sort=0&rnav_dummy_tmpfield=&Submit=, for an extension.
PZ -
Web Developer Needed for a Hawaii Real Estate Agency
Web Developer Needed for a Hawaii Real Estate Agency
(Telecommuting OK. No Relocation)
We are an innovative, technology oriented, real estate agency
searching for an excellent web developer to continue to improve and
grow our 40 agents business. This is a full-time telecommuting
position (although we would love for you to physically be in our
office in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, we do not pay for relocation
expenses)
The ideal candidate should possess the following skills:
Required skills:
* 5+ years experience in building web applications
* Mastery of ColdFusion MX 6/7 (at least 2 years working
intensively with Coldfusion)
* SQL Server 2000 - Building normalized and optimized
databases, Creating Data Transformation Service packages (DTS),
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* Mastery of: XML, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Dreamweaver (or
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* Experience with Fusebox 4 methodology
* Excellent communication skills
* Salary commensurate with experience
Additional preferred skills:
* Goldmine 6.7 (a big plus)
* Crystal Reports (or equivalent reporting tool)
* Web (graphic) design skills
Primary Duties:
* Maintain and improve existing Coldfusion/Fusebox 4 web
applications
* Design and build new real estate related tools and
applications
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Is this still available? Current location Captain Cook -
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[JS][CS5] question, and comments
HI All.
I must first start off by recommending anyone seriously wanting to get into Scripting, or (like me) am fairly knowledgable, but needed the resource, to check out "InDesign CS5 Automation Using XML & Javascript" by Grant Gamble. (Amazon, Kindle etc...)
I am sure I am not the only one who has made his way, stumbling and even hacking through code to produce scripts that work well, but not really understanding why certain things were done in a certain way. This books helps a great deal with this, laying a good basis for further development.
Anyway, on to my question. In the afore mentioned book, he talks about making a global variable/object that is used to pass variables into throughout the script ie:
var g = {};
main();
g = null;
function main(){
//code here
//g.win = new Window("dialog",undefined,"New Window");
//etc.....
I can see how this works, with "g" being a master item, but why would this be needed? It seems more confusing to me, but maybe cause I am self taught, and not really been shown the "proper" way to use variables!
Can someone explain the reason behind this for me.
Many Thanks
RoyHi, Roy:
I'm going to try again.
Don't fool yourself. A difference of opinion doesn't mean both sides are right. It could well mean one side is wrong. (Maybe that's me. Maybe that's Jongware. Let's wait and see what he has to say.)
In this case...this design pattern is just dumb. Unless there's something you're not showing us, like multiple functions that need to exchange data...in which case there is probably a better way, but it's hard to evaluate.
The pattern is dumb because it does bad things with no upside. It makes the code harder to read. It adds potential conflicts with other scripts. And it has no benefit.
I should probably have given you yet another example of something better. The very simple one. It's not as good because it still pollutes the namespace with main, but it's easy to understand and to read:
main();
function main() {
var g = {};
g.win = new Window("dialog", undefined, "New Window");
Even ignorance of a fnuction is probably better, since you could wrap it in a function later on (as your program got more complex) and it would all still work. That is:
var g = {};
g.win = new Window("dialog", undefined, "New Window");
But I suspect you're oversimplifying the program, since you told us that the point of this "technique" was to "pass variables into throughout the script."
But your example doesn't demonstrate any "passing." It's not too clear exactly what you mean though.
But here are some examples:
var g = {};
f1();
f2();
function f1() {
g.able = "baker";
function f2() {
alert(g.able);
There we have some data moving from f1() to f2(). But it's still poor. You should write it like this:
main();
function f1() { return "baker";
function f2(s) {
alert(s);
function main() {
var tmp;
tmp = f1();
f2(tmp);
But if for some reason it was really complicated and you needed to have f1() and f2() messing around directly with the data, then you could have a variable that was scoped to both of them:
function main() {
var shared;
function f1() {
shared = "baker";
function f2() {
alert(shared);
f1();
f2();
main();
But still you would never set a variable to null when you were done. The language has much better features than that! Use them!
When the enclosing function exits, there's never any fear of anything else gaining access to the variable. No need to set its value, because nothing can access it! Cross the final } and you're set. Awesome!
Obviously you put yourself at a level greater than someone needing
this book, but I know my short comings, and can see HUGE value in a book
detailing why certain practices are carried out
Respectfully, this is not a reasonable answer.
There are a lot of books out there. That you have found one that is better than forum posts does not mean it is a good idea to recommend it, especially when it seems to have problems. If you've read through several books and found this one to be better than the others, then that might be a good basis to recommend it. Or if you have searched high and low for books and failed to find any. Or if you were comparing it to Adobe's documentation on scripting. But by all means, do tell us the standard of comparison you're using...
But it doesn't sound like you're doing that. It sounds like you're in one breath praising a book, without comparing it to anything else. And in the next breath, you're asking a question (rightly so!) about what appears to be a bad practice that is advocated by the book.
That just doesn't make much sense.
I hope I'm misinterpretting you. -
Search feature with dreamweaver template
I'm building a site with products ids, I need to include a search feature that can find a specific product within the site. I found a template in Dreamweaver that includes the search form. How can I learn how to make it work? Is there any script out there for this? Thank you
Search is a server-side thing or something based on a pre-fab XML/ JavaScript that holds the indices and keywords. A input field named search in any form doesn't mean anything if the logic behind is missing. Depending on what you are looking for, something like this may get you started: http://www.wrensoft.com/zoom/. For more complex stuff, you will have to use PHP or other server languages or rely on Google...
Mylenium -
Hi, I see plenty of references in this forum to people scripting AME, but I can't find the promised doc for the AME-specific subset of Extend Script anywhere.
In the "Adobe Introduction to Scripting" pdf, in the section "More information about scripting", we are told:
"Each scripting language contains many more devices and techniques for adding power and complexity to
your scripts. To continue learning how to script your Adobe applications, please refer to the Adobe
scripting guide for your application."
Is there any such documentation?
If not, how do folk on this list work this out?
Many thanks
Peter@Jeff – don't know if there is a specific scripting guide for InDesign CC.
For news of new methods, properties and objects in the DOM (Document Object Model) in ExtendScript (Adobe's implementation of JavaScript) with InDesign see:
Marc Autret:
So What's New in InDesign CC Scripting DOM
http://www.indiscripts.com/post/2013/06/so-what-s-new-in-indesign-cc-scripting-dom
Another valuable reference (not covering CC but also InDesign CS6) is:
http://www.jongware.com/idjshelp.html
For learning ExtendScript you will find useful:
1. Learn about "core" JavaScript (there are plenty of useful courses floating around in the web)
2. Buy yourself a book like Grant Gamble's "InDesign CS5 – Automation Using XML & JavaScript"
and experiment with your own InDesign files and code snippets from that base on…
3. Find a collegue or some friends who also want to learn about it and do some learning sessions together
4. Visit this forum a lot and browse through older threads. Most threads are about ExtendScript.
Where did you hear that Adobe wants to phase out AppleScript on its products?
Flash based extensions and related to that "ActionScript" will be phased out next year for building Extensions for CC applications. It will be replaced with [HTML5, CSS and JavaScript] for building widgets. PhotoShop CC will be the first product where we will see this (maybe around mid 2014); others will follow.
Maybe you read about the abbreviation "AS" in this regard; which for some people is "AppleScript" and for some people it is "ActionScript". Don't confuse the two scripting languages.
Uwe
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