Re: Php and XSL

[David FOXWELL <David.FOXWELL@xxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Message d'origine-----
> [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] De la part de Jon Paris
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> You can certainly mix PHP with XML/XSL/etc. but as others 
> have noted that is not what XSL is about. It is a 
> transformation language XML to HTML, or XML to PDF, or ... 
> Zend have an article here http://devzone.zend.com/article/1302
>   and there are many others on the web.

Thanks a lot! But you see, I would not even have imagined that a php function existed, and would quite simply take my xml and apply my xsl. 

> Using it for the purpose you describe is equivalent to taking 
> a power drill and using it as a hammer.  It might work but it 
> isn't the right tool for the job.

I understand, although your analogy isn't right. Imagine I only had an old tractor to get to work 30 miles away each day. It would have to do or I'd be out of work. After a while I could save and buy a small car.
 
> I'm having a problem in understanding what it is in PHP that 
> you think you'll have problems with.  Based on my experience 
> with XSL I'd say anyone who can understand that should be 
> able to write PHP with their eyes closed!

The difficulty is the the lack of exposure. As I said, I tried a little php in my spare time, but I find it difficult as I do so little. With XSL, I use it enough so that I'm always ready to go. Maybe it's me. At the moment I'm working my first RPGIII for a long time and finding I need the manual for all those indicators and columns.