Client/Server XML Communication

[GDX]

Instead of using Winsock API is there a way i can make a client/server side application using XML that will validate a username and password? and then allow them to update there information in a database? Using real applications, not an .xml document.

Gordon R. Durgha
gd@vslink.net

http://www.vslink.net

 

[MikeLacey]

Gordon,

I think no one has answered you because it's a bit difficult to work out what you mean -- can you try that again with more detail please?
Mike
michael.j.lacey@ntlworld.com

 

[Collin]

ADO allows you to persist recordsets in the XML format, you could allways pass this info that way. But like Mike says, some more details would help.

Collin

 

[GDX]

Yes sorry about that, Lets say i want to build a client/server environment where a user uses an application to submit information like their name and address, i was wondering if i can use an XML page to gather the information, i know i could do it in ASP using querystrings and i dont want to have to build a server using winsock. I've seen an example where you can build an XML page and have it communicate with other pages, i need something like that, its kind of hard to explain!!!
Gordon R. Durgha
gd@vslink.net

http://www.vslink.net

 

[shepherd]

I think when you say having an XML page "communicate with other pages", you are talking about XSL and XSLT. XML, as I'm sure you're tired of hearing, is just a way to describe data. It doesn't in and of itself *do* anything. You can however use XSL, to do some simple branching and data formatting - (known as XSLT). Basically, the idea is that you would have one XML file with a bunch of data in it, and dynamically assign one of many XSL documents to it. Depending on the XSL file assigned, that data will be "massaged" accordingly (but... there is a limit to what you can do with XSL). Anyway, to dynamically assign that XSL file, you need some sort of middle tier. From what I can gather about what you want to do specifically, I think you're going to have to have some sort of middle tier to gather and route your requests, and data accordingly.