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194 Tutorial: Displaying XML Data
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In this tutorial, you learned how to create an entire XSLT page to use as
part of a client-side transformation. But you can also use entire XSLT pages
for server-side transformations. When you use an entire XSLT page for a
server-side transformation, you build the page in exactly the same way.
The more common approach to performing server-side transformations,
however, is to use XSLT fragments. An XSLT fragment is a piece of code,
used by a separate document, that displays formatted XML data.
For a brief overview of entire XSLT pages and XSLT fragments, see
about XSLT pages" on page
how entire XSLT pages and XSLT fragments work, see "About server-side
XSL transformations" in Using Dreamweaver (Help > Using
Dreamweaver).
For tutorials and other resources that teach you about working with XSLT
fragments, visit www.macromedia.com/go/dw_xsl.
Following is the workflow for performing server-side transformations with
XSLT pages:
Set up a Dreamweaver site. See Chapter 2, "Setting Up a Dreamweaver
Site" in Using Dreamweaver.
Choose a server technology and set up an application server. See
"Setting up an application server" in Using Dreamweaver.
Test the application server to make sure it is functioning correctly. For
example, create a page that requires processing, and make sure that the
application server processes the page. For a tutorial on how to do this,
visit www.macromedia.com/go/dw_xsl.
Do one of the following:
In your Dreamweaver site, create an XSLT fragment or an entire
XSLT page. See "Creating XSLT pages" in Using Dreamweaver.
Convert an existing HTML page to an entire XSLT page. See
"Converting HTML pages to XSLT pages" in Using Dreamweaver.
If you haven't already done so, attach an XML data source to the page.
See "Attaching XML data sources" in Using Dreamweaver.
Bind your XML data to the XSLT fragment or to the entire XSLT page.
See "Displaying XML data in XSLT pages" in Using Dreamweaver.
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