RE: [SMARTY] XML+XSLT or Smarty?

Thanks again Luis. Currently i have only one presetation (HTML) so i think smarty can do it what i need. Do you have any idea about different applications of XML technology in web based products? Waiting for positive answers. Thanks in advance. Hardik Doshi --- luis <luis@fuegolabs.com> wrote: > If you are going to provide multiple presentations > for your objects > (Example: HTML, WML, TXT, PDF, ETC ETC) Then you can > benefit from > managing them in XML and use an XSLT stylesheet to > convert them. > If not you can just use Smarty with a set of > templates for each > presentation. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Hardik Doshi [mailto:php_hardik@yahoo.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 12:49 PM > To: luis; 'Smarty General'; 'Smarty Dev' > Subject: RE: [SMARTY] XML+XSLT or Smarty? > > Thanks for your quick feedback. > > >From your reply, i got the following layout in my > mind. > > 1. First of all PHP script calls proper table of > MySQL > (or any) database and retrieve information in XML > format. > > 2. Now PHP calls XSLT processor to take care of > recently generated XML document. > > 3. XSLT renders XML document and get proper > printable > contents. > > 4. XSLT gives printable contents to Smarty template > engine to print result set in proper layout. > > Is this correct? Thats what you mean? > > Correct me if i am wrong anywhere. > > Now from your explanation i have one question for > you. > Why do you want to make one extra call for XML+XSLT > processing? Is it necessary? From my understanding, > it > makes the application slower because of addition of > extra processing. > > Please explain me clearly. If you have any examples > or > tutorial explaining your idea than it would be nice. > > Again thanks for your help. > > Hardik Doshi > --- luis <luis@fuegolabs.com> wrote: > > You can use both. > > For example you can have an XML representation for > > some objects and use > > XSLT to render the object in different > > presentations. > > You can also have a set off different Smarty > > templates for presentations > > and use the proper XML transformation depending on > > the presentation > > being used. > > A possible idea is to use Smarty for all the > layout > > and pages in your > > site and XML+XSLT for displaying objects in your > > pages. For example you > > can have an XML document representing an "article" > > and use XSLT to > > transform the article to HTML, WML or say PDF. > > There're many options. > > What I wouldn't do is to use XML+XSLT to generate > > HTML pages for your > > site or application that's usually hard to > maintain, > > a Smarty template > > is much simple and easy to maintain than an XSLT > > transformation. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Hardik Doshi [mailto:php_hardik@yahoo.com] > > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 12:13 PM > > To: Smarty General; Smarty Dev > > Subject: [SMARTY] XML+XSLT or Smarty? > > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > I am writing a PHP based student management portal > > and > > library management software for one graduate > > college. > > I am looking the possibility of using template > > engine > > in my web based applications. After initial > research > > i > > come with two ideas namely Smarty template engine > > and > > XML+XSLT technology. Now i need feedback from > Smarty > > template community about advantages of smarty over > > XML+XSLT or in either way. > > > > Please guide me in proper direction based on your > > experience with above two different template > > engines. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Hardik Doshi > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, > > live on your desktop! > > http://platinum.yahoo.com > > > > -- > > Smarty General Mailing List > (http://smarty.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: > http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > -- > > Smarty General Mailing List > (http://smarty.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: > http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, > live on your desktop! > http://platinum.yahoo.com > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com