[thelist] XML hierarchical menu

[Chris Marsh]

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> > does anyone know of an online class
> > reference giving me the methods etc. to achieve this? I
> have googled
> > and MS'd already, but haven't been able to locate an exhaustive
> > reference.
>
> you're looking for the msxml sdk
> (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/xmlsdk/htm/sdk_intro_
> 6g53.asp)
> which can also be downloaded as a handy windows help file.

I found this after posting:) Thanks for the help, though.

> one thing you may want to look into (depending on how much
> time you have) is to do this with XSLT
> (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/xmlsdk/htm/xsl_ref_ov
> erview_1vad.as
> p). It's alot easier to code, debug, and read. Plus it's
> cool. You want to be cool, don't you?

Oh how I wish I was cool...

The problem that I always encounter with XML is the time factor. I often
know that the best way to achieve a task is to use XML/XSL, but because
of deadlines I never have the time to sit down and learn the technology.
This time I've come to a compromise. I'm using valid XML documents for
the data, but using the FileSystemObject to process and format it. I
figure that I can recode the application side of things when I've got
more time to learn XML/XSL thoroughly. Cool I may not be (yet), but I'm
still supposed to be going out tonight :)

Thanks for the help.

Regards

Chris Marsh