Re: Parsing XML

Andrew Ballard wrote: >> XSL will only allow me to convert it into a different document >> format, which is not what I want as I need to keep a local copy of >> information in a database for searching and sorting purposes. Nathans >> class allows me to have the entire document put into an array tree, >> which is fine for what I need so far. >> >> >> Ash >> www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > A bit over the top, but you could always use XSL to turn it into CSV. > LOL > > Andrew Not over the top at all if your database understands CSV. I think it is very odd that no-one else is advocating XSL in this case. Extracting information from an XML file is just another way of converting it, which is exactly what XSL is good at. I can't imagine how using a pile of custom PHP code is going to be more efficient than writing a simple XSL stylesheet according to recognised standards etc. Just my opinion of course. /Per Jessen, Zürich