Re: Send and Receive XML

Aside from Joe's article (whch I haven't read yet - not passing judgement!) there is wddx. wddx is an xml format with components available for ASP, Perl, PHP and others. We've used it in the past for demos - depending on the complexity of your data, it might be just the trick. Joe Stump wrote: > You could read my XML parsing HOWTO on phpbuilder :O) > > here is the link: > > http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/joe20000907.php3 > > If you have any questions you can email me privately - unless others are > interested as well. > > My opinion is that your VB server should do a datadump into XML and your *NIX > server should then wget every so often - if you have to have it live have your > VB server POST a variable that is in fact XML, explode the variable by "\n" > and parse it real time (that would kick ass - haven't done it, but I know it's > possible) > > Just my $0.02! > > --Joe > > On Thu, Oct 05, 2000 at 09:23:47AM +1000, Samantha Savvakis wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm not really sure if this is the right list to be sending this to, but I > > have a few questions about how to send and receive XML files and don't know > > where else to write to. > > > > We are implementing a B2B solution between my company and another and I > > would like to do all the data transfer using XML, rather than some > > proprietary file format. > > > > The other company will be using VB on client PC and I'm using PHP and C++ on > > a unix web server. How would the PHP receive the XML? Perhaps I'm doing this > > all wrong. Maybe I should just be going back to good old TCP sockets and > > just send and receive data a particular port. > > > > I envisiged that somehow the VB application will make a HTTP request to my > > PHP page through the web server and somehow with some magic, send me the XML > > file. I have heard that to send an file, you place the file in the HTTP > > Headers? Is that correct? > > > > Anyone got any idea of where I can get help on this sort of thing? > > > > Thanks, > > Sam > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > /*****************************\ > * Joe Stump * > * www.Care2.com * > * Office: 650.328.0198 * > * Extension: 122 * > \*****************************/ > http://www.miester.org/Joe/Stump/Joe_Stump_resume.html > > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version: 3.12 > GB/E/IT d- s++:++ a? C++++ UL++$ P+ L+++$ E----! W+++$ > N+@ o? K? w---! O-@ M+@ V-! P(++) PE(+) Y+@ PGP+++@ t+@ > 5? R-! tv@ b+ DI++@ D(++++) G++@ e+@ h@ r+! z(+++++**)! > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net -- ========================== Michael Kimsal http://www.tapinternet.com 734-480-9961