[thelist] XML Beginner

[.jeff]

aaron,

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> From: Aaron Cole
>
> Just today I saw that Amazon is offering an XML
> application that, I think, will do what I need.  So
> I've got two questions:
>
> 1)Is this Amazon application really what I'm look for?
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if you can make a cfhttp call to amazon and have it return an xml document,
sure.

to make the xml data useful, you'll need to parse the xml into some sort of
data structure you can use server-side, preferably a query object or
structure.  you'll most likely want to do this with some sort of call to an
xml parser via the <cfobject> tag or cfx/custom tag.

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> 2) Do you recommend a good XML tutorial geared towards
>    someone like me, who is not coming from a programming
>    background?
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you could try starting with the templates from a recent cfug presentation by
kevin hoyt from macromedia that are available in a zip file on the portland,
oregon cfug site:

http://www.pdxcfug.org/meetings/febMeeting.cfm

holler if you've got specific questions.

good luck,

.jeff

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