Get Parameter from URL String

Angel2228 · Dec 3, 2001

I was wondering if it is at all possible to pass a value into an XSLT file from a URL string. I read in some thread that I can use the <xsl

aram />, but I am not familiar with this element. Can anyone give examples? This has to be client side.

Thanks!!
Angel

JJR · Jan 24, 2002

If it has to be client-side you must have IE 6.0 or have msxml 3.0 installed in replace mode. Earlier versions don't support the param element.

In your stylesheet you can then define a param element directly beneath the stylesheet element:

Code:

<xsl:stylesheet etc, etc, etc>
  <xsl:param name=&quot;FamilyName&quot;>Default value</xsl:param>

<xsl:template match=&quot;/&quot;>
 This is the family <xsl:value-of select=&quot;$FamilyName&quot;/>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>
[\code]

If you have a xml file with in it a link to the stylesheet you can now pass the parameter using the following syntax:

(assuming your xml file is called myxml.xml)
myxml.xml?FamilyName=Reineman

If you use scripting and objects, then you will have to use the XSLTemplate object and the IXSLProcessor object.

Good luck!

Jordi Reineman
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young

Endbringer · Apr 2, 2002

I've tried the above, but I can't get it to work. I've got a form in an HTML that has a textfield named projectName and a person types in a value. On submiting the form to my XML file, the stylesheet just displays the default parameter value. Here are my files.

My HTML file.
<form action="archive.xml" method="GET" name="searchForm">
Name:<input type="text" name="projectName" width="150"/>
<input type="submit" name="submitButton" value="Find It" />
</form>

My STYLESHEET.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="
http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
version="1.0">
<xslutput method="html" indent="yes" omit-xml-declaration="yes"/>
<xslaram name="projectName">Default value</xslaram>

<xsl:template match="/">

<html xmlns="
http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<head></head>

<body>

<xsl:apply-templates />

</body>
</html>

</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="cabinet">
<xsl:value-of select="$projectName" /><br />
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

Endbringer · Apr 3, 2002

Well, I've retried doing this and still can't get it to work. I'm using 3 files:
1)HTML file with form and javascript
2)XML file
3)XSL file

---Stylesheet------

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="
http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
version="1.0">
<xslaram name="projectName">Default value</xslaram>

<xslutput method="html" indent="yes" omit-xml-declaration="yes"/>

<xsl:template match="/">

<html xmlns="
http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<head>
<title>Engineering Archive</title>
</head>

<body>
Project Name = <xsl:value-of select="$projectName"/>
</body>
</html>

</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

------HTML--------

<html>
<head>
<title>Archive Search Page</title>
<script language="JavaScript">
var xslt = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XSLTemplate.4.0&quot
var xslDoc = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.FreeThreadedDOMDocument.4.0&quot
var xslProc;
xslDoc.async = false;
xslDoc.load("archive search.xsl"
xslt.stylesheet = xslDoc;
var xmlDoc = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument.4.0"
xmlDoc.async = false;
xmlDoc.load("archive.xml"

function getName() {
xslProc = xslt.createProcessor();
xslProc.input = xmlDoc;
pName = searchForm.projectName.value
xslProc.addParameter("projectName", pName);
xslProc.transform();

}

</script>
</script>
</head>
<body>

<form name="searchForm">
Name:<input type="text" name="projectName" width="150"/>
<input type="button" onClick="getName()" name="submitButton" value="Find It" />
</form>

</body>
</html>

---------XML-----------

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="./archive search.xsl"?>
<archive name="Engineering's Archive">
<cabinet type="hanging" content="City Projects" number="1">
<project type="Profiles">
<name>Ashley Street</name>
<year/>
<pages>3</pages>
</project>
<project type="Const">
<name>Baxter Street</name>
<year>1993</year>
<pages>12</pages>
</project>
<project type="Const">
<name>Baxter Street</name>
<year>1997</year>
<pages>12</pages>
</project>
<project type="Drainage">
<name>Broadmoore Drive</name>
<year>1991</year>
<pages>3</pages>
</project>
</cabinet>
</archive>

What I'm trying to test is showing the textfield's value through XSL. I know I've been kinda annoying with this, but it's driving me nuts not figuring it out.

Robert

Endbringer · Apr 4, 2002

i've got it to work. I had forgot to add the xslProc.output to the window that i'm working with.

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