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how to use javascipt to grab data from xml file?

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Nov 01.2004

hi all
i made a xml file as following. i want to make 1 input field for user. It lets you enter the xml file name (with Get button), as many field or element names from the xml file as you want (with the Add button), and then constructs the HTML table that accesses those elements of the xml file. so could anyone show me an example on it? thanks so much.

<?xml version=”1.0″ ?>

<!DOCTYPE CATALOG SYSTEM “lab.dtd”>
<body>
<employee>
<ID>222</ID>
<SSN>234-57-2736</SSN>
<salary>$45,000</salary>
<name>Betty</name>

</employee>
<employee>
<ID>321</ID>
<SSN>12-32-2234</SSN>
<salary>$48,000</salary>
<name>Nick</name>
</employee>

<employee>
<ID>124</ID>
<SSN>267-56-0978</SSN>
<salary>$55,000</salary>
<name>Mike</name>
</employee>
<employee>
<ID>475</ID>
<SSN>789-34-3456</SSN>
<salary>$75,000</salary>
<name>John</name>

</employee>
<employee>
<ID>222</ID>
<SSN>167-07-3467</SSN>
<salary>$55,000</salary>
<name>Kenny</name>
</employee>
</body>

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@fg5authorNov 01.2004 — no one can help me on this?
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@TheBearMayNov 01.2004 — This is doesn't contain everything you wanted, and is a wee bit rough, but should give you the basics of what you'll need:

[code=php]
var recNo=0;
var xmldso = document.createElement("XML");
if (navigator.appName == "Netscape") xmldso = document.implementation.createDocument("", "", null);
xmldso.async = false;
try {
xmldso.load("lab.xml");
}
catch (e){
alert(e.name+":n"+e.message);
}
xmlrecord=xmldso.getElementsByTagName("employee");

function x(elemName){
try{
return xmlrecord[recNo].getElementsByTagName(elemName).item(0).firstChild.nodeValue;
}
catch(e){
return "";
// alert(e.name+":n"+e.message+"nelemName="+elemName+" recNo="+recNo);
}
}

function movefirst(){
recNo=0;
buildTable();
}

function movenext(){
recNo++;
if (x("ID")=="")recNo--;
buildTable();
}

function moveprevious(){
recNo--;
if (x("ID")=="") recNo++;
buildTable();
}
...[/code]
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@fg5authorNov 02.2004 — thanks thebearmay. but I can't use php for it. so anyone know how to do it by using javascipt?
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@JPnycNov 02.2004 — That WAS javascript.
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