[Laszlo-user] Sending dataset over HTTP

Sun Oct 21 11:32:06 PDT 2007

... the other way round: LZX inside XHTML, where data traffic between app
and datasource is between XHTML and datasource. The tiny data transfer (1)
from XHTML into LZX is via querystring (something like
.../laszlo_app.lzx?lzt=html&variable=value), (2) from LZX out to XHTML
again via querystring (something like .../XHTML_App.html?variable=value)
using a freely downloadable javasript function to grab the data from within
the html-page (see attachement). 

-----Original Message-----
From: laszlo-user-bounces at openlaszlo.org
[mailto:laszlo-user-bounces at openlaszlo.org] On Behalf Of Jean-Baptiste
BRIAUD
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 7:32 PM
To: Laszlo-user at openlaszlo.org
Subject: Re: [Laszlo-user] Sending dataset over HTTP

I misunderstood that point, it's interesting, how do you handle that ?
How do you use XHTML inside LZX for data transfer ?
Are you using <HTML> tag ? If yes, what do you put inside for data transfer
?

Peter Brand wrote:
> ... to be (more) precise: I switch from LZX to XHTML just when it 
> comes to data transfer from applications (comprising embedded LZX) to
data sources.
> In many other cases I extensively use LZX; it's great pleasure (as you 
> may have seen from my website www.eines-alles-nicht.org or from the 
> following small application for my grandchild:
> http://www.eines-alles-nichts.org/Niels/Spiel.html). 
>
> Regards
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jean-Baptiste BRIAUD [mailto:jb at briaud.net]
> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 12:59 PM
> To: Peter Brand
> Subject: Re: [Laszlo-user] Sending dataset over HTTP
>
> OK, but I really need LZX, XHTML is not equivalent and I need the 
> power of LZX for the end user experience.
> Peter Brand wrote:
>   
>> Hi Jean-Baptiste
>>
>> Sorry, I didn't realize that in your codeline: 
>> 	ds.setAttribute("src", "test/nimportequoi"); 'nimportequoi' stands 
>> for the URL of some Java servlet.
>> When trying something similar using php on the server-side (along the 
>> lines of chapter 35) I failed - and meanwhile switched from LZX to
XHTML.
>>
>> Regards
>> Peter
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: laszlo-user-bounces at openlaszlo.org
>> [mailto:laszlo-user-bounces at openlaszlo.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Jean-Baptiste BRIAUD
>> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 9:42 PM
>> To: Laszlo-user at openlaszlo.org
>> Subject: Re: [Laszlo-user] Sending dataset over HTTP
>>
>> Peter Brand wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Hi Jean-Baptiste
>>>
>>> According to my knowledge of OpenLaszlo socalled data-binding via 
>>> the
>>>     
>>>       
>> 'src'
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>>> attribute of 'dataset' is in fact not data-binding but just 
>>> data-bound data-retrieval. It's a one-way functionality. Isn't it?
>>>
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>>>       
>> Binding via src ? What do you mean ?
>> I'm using xpath on widget with datapath attribute, not src at all...
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>>> And again according to my understanding of Laszlo things to 
>>> udate/delete/insert data to the 'src' you have to call some server 
>>> side program (php, jsp, asp, etc) that can handle data sources (e.g.
>>> a XML-file, a relational DB).
>>>     
>>>       
>> That's exactly what I'm doing : servlet = java server side.
>>
>>   
>>     
>>>  Did you read chapter 35: Building Data-Driven Applications in the 
>>> software egnineer's guide?
>>>   
>>>     
>>>       
>> Yes.
>>   
>>     
>>> Peter
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: laszlo-user-bounces at openlaszlo.org
>>> [mailto:laszlo-user-bounces at openlaszlo.org] On Behalf Of 
>>> Jean-Baptiste BRIAUD
>>> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 12:50 PM
>>> To: Laszlo-user at openlaszlo.org
>>> Subject: [Laszlo-user] Sending dataset over HTTP
>>>
>>> Hi the list !
>>>
>>> I would like to send over HTTP the content of a dataset. Nothing 
>>> complex ins't it ?
>>> But I got problems ... Let me explain :
>>>     <dataset name="PetCreate1_pet_embeded_ds">
>>>         <pet
>>>              animal="aaa"
>>>              entryDate="aaa"
>>>              dateBirth="aaa"
>>>              age="aaa"
>>>              name="aaa"
>>>              sex="aaa"
>>>              streetNumber="aaa"
>>>              streetName="aaa"
>>>              code="aaa"
>>>              town="aaa"
>>>         </pet>
>>>     </dataset>
>>>
>>> That dataset if mapped via xpath to different text field. (that 
>>> dataset do not come from HTTP but is hardcoded like that in the lzx.
>>> Here is the code I use to send the dataset :
>>>             <handler name="onclick">
>>>                 var ds = PetCreate1_pet_embeded_ds;
>>>                 Debug.write("Seding data ...");
>>>                 ds.setAttribute("querytype", "POST");
>>>                 ds.setAttribute("type", "http");
>>>                 ds.setAttribute("request", "false");
>>>                 ds.setAttribute("src", "test/nimportequoi");
>>>
>>>                 //var param = new LzParam();
>>>                 //var xml = ds.getPointer().serialize();
>>>                 //Debug.write(xml);
>>>                 //param.addValue("xml", xml, true);
>>>                 //ds.setQueryString(param);
>>>                 ds.doRequest();
>>>             </handler>
>>>
>>>
>>> As you can see I try different thing to pass the XML.
>>> I have to explicitly add xml string as a param if I want to catch it 
>>> on the Servlet.
>>> In other words, with that commented version, no XML on the servlet !
>>> Why ?
>>>
>>>
>>> In other part of my program I got on the servlet the following error :
>>> 2007-10-19 12:21:06.076::WARN:  /petshop/: 
>>> java.net.MalformedURLException: no protocol: <localdata/>
>>>
>>> or depending on some line commented or not, 2
>>> 2007-10-19 12:21:06.076::WARN:  /petshop/: 
>>> java.net.MalformedURLException: no protocol: <here all the dataset
>>> XML>
>>>
>>> So I got the XML but with that error everytime.
>>>
>>>
>>> Any clues ?
>>>
>>> thanks !
>>>
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