Creating
dynamic menu in asp using XML
Creating
dynamic menu in asp using xml is easy if you know how to get the data
from an xml file and also to create an xsl template that is used for the
menu. There are tools in the market that would help you to create a template
in xsl easily. Use tools like Visual Studio .Net or XMLSpy which are easy
in working with xsl files.
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Tools
like XMLSpy also give an option to create an xsl file from the html file
you have. This makes your work easier instead of creating the template
from the scratch.
Extracting
data from xml files can be done by working with the xmldom object which
has the xml file loaded in it. Use the load method to load the xml file
to the xmldom object. If you want to display the content of the xml file
you can get the contents and use the xsl file for transforming them in
the way you want.
For creating
menus, all you need is the Text that is displayed and the hyperlink for
that text. The text and the hyperlink can be got from the xml file using
the xmldom object and the methods available in it.
Now the actual
job of displaying them like a menu is to work with your xsl template and
transform the data that you get from the xml file. You have to work like
in the Classic ASP, but in the ASP.Net you have the menu controls that
would make your job easier.
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