HTML XML and ASP 1

[Remulon]

I am trying to write the code for an HTML page (or should I say HTML form), that is to (upon submission) create an XML document and post that document to an asp page.

I have no control over the asp page, nor the server that it is on. (How much difference does this make?)

Basically I am trying to integrate my website with my dispatch warehouse and all I have from them is the format that the XML file is to be in (ie: element tags and order etc.), and the URL of the asp page.

I understand what XML is and what it is used for, and I have been reading lots of information about it, but I have seen no examples where any of this is explained.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[manarth]

Start by creating the HTML form.
The form is POSTed to an asp script.
This script
- creates an XML file
- moves the file (in some way) to the other server.

The steps the script has to take:
[ol]
[li]Validate the form[/li]
[li]Create a new file results.xml[/li]
[li]Write to the file, filling in the blanks[/li]
[li]Close the file handler[/li]
[li]Hand the file to the other server: e.g.
[ul][li]Copy the file via ftp to the server OR[/li]
[li]Open a HTTP connection to the other server's upload page, and POST your xml file along with any other required information OR[/li]
[li]Make the file available in a known location on your server for the other server to access/copy as it needs[/li][/ul][/li][/ol]

I'm not sure which of the methods for copying the file will be most suitable for you; it depends on how the data is used.

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[Remulon]

that's great, Thanks manarth.

do you know anything about running asp on apache?