VBscript the only way to selectNode()?

Steveo31 · 03-04-2004, 06:17 PM

Again at w3schools.com...

In the XPath tut, they had some "try it yourself" code that kinda irked me. I am unfamiliar with VB and ASP, which is what this looks like:

Code:

<html>
<body>
<script type="text/vbscript">

set xmlDoc=CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")
xmlDoc.async="false"
xmlDoc.load("cdcatalog.xml")

path="/catalog/cd/price"
set nodes=xmlDoc.selectNodes(path)

for each x in nodes
  document.write("<xmp>")
  document.write(x.xml)
  document.write("</xmp>")
next

</script>
</body>
</html>

More importantly, the "CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM"). Is this ASP or VB or...? Will I have to learn this language to utilize XML, XSLT, XPath, etc?

-S

[edit]

I'm guessing that

Code:

set nodes=xmlDoc.selectNodes(path)

Sets up a function/variable, much like something to the effect of

Code:

function sayHi(message){
alert(message)
}
sayHi("Hello")

in JavaScript. However, the "path" is not defined anywhere. It's just... there.

Again, I'm new to this, so bear with me.

[edit]

mpjbrennan · 03-12-2004, 02:54 PM

set xmlDoc=CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM") is VBscript. The JScript (Microsoft's implementation of javascript) equivalent is xmlDoc = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM"). Look this up in a JScript tutorial but bear in mind that it will only work in IE.

patrick

Steveo31 · 03-16-2004, 09:39 PM

Ah finally a response!

If it only works in IE... ferget it.

Thanks.

Roelf · 03-30-2004, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpjbrennan

set xmlDoc=CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM") is VBscript. The JScript (Microsoft's implementation of javascript) equivalent is xmlDoc = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM"). Look this up in a JScript tutorial but bear in mind that it will only work in IE.

patrick

you can use the CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM") in VBscript and in (serverside) JScript both to be used in ASP pages. the New ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM") is the clientside (javascript) way to get a xml-dom object and you are right, the activeX will only work in IE

Luke Redpath · 04-12-2004, 02:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steveo31

However, the "path" is not defined anywhere. It's just... there.

Yes it is, its defined in the line right above the one you quoted:

Code:

path="/catalog/cd/price"

Steveo31 · 04-16-2004, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luke Redpath

Yes it is, its defined in the line right above the one you quoted:

Code:

path="/catalog/cd/price"

Wow, I'm pretty dumb.

</stoopid>

03-04-2004, 06:17 PM	PM User \| #1
Steveo31 New Coder Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: California Posts: 96 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	VBscript the only way to selectNodes()? Again at w3schools.com... In the XPath tut, they had some "try it yourself" code that kinda irked me. I am unfamiliar with VB and ASP, which is what this looks like: Code: <html> <body> <script type="text/vbscript"> set xmlDoc=CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM") xmlDoc.async="false" xmlDoc.load("cdcatalog.xml") path="/catalog/cd/price" set nodes=xmlDoc.selectNodes(path) for each x in nodes document.write("<xmp>") document.write(x.xml) document.write("</xmp>") next </script> </body> </html> More importantly, the "CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM"). Is this ASP or VB or...? Will I have to learn this language to utilize XML, XSLT, XPath, etc? -S [edit] I'm guessing that Code: set nodes=xmlDoc.selectNodes(path) Sets up a function/variable, much like something to the effect of Code: function sayHi(message){ alert(message) } sayHi("Hello") in JavaScript. However, the "path" is not defined anywhere. It's just... there. Again, I'm new to this, so bear with me. [edit] Last edited by Steveo31; 03-04-2004 at 06:24 PM..

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03-12-2004, 02:54 PM	PM User \| #2
mpjbrennan Regular Coder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Newcastle, England Posts: 178 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	set xmlDoc=CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM") is VBscript. The JScript (Microsoft's implementation of javascript) equivalent is xmlDoc = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM"). Look this up in a JScript tutorial but bear in mind that it will only work in IE. patrick

03-16-2004, 09:39 PM	PM User \| #3
Steveo31 New Coder Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: California Posts: 96 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ah finally a response! If it only works in IE... ferget it. Thanks.