Re: Php and XSL

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[mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] De la part de Jon Paris

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.