Is there some way to do a "mail merge" type operation on plain text, xml or html files without using a word processor? [more inside]
posted by geekgirl397 on Nov 25, 2009 - 11 answers

[xmlschema filter] So, I'm trying to create a RELAX ng schema and I can't get my custom controlled vocabulary to validate! I'm a total n00b and I've been puzzling over this for a while, so I apologize if my question doesn't even make sense. [more inside]
posted by thewrongparty on Nov 17, 2009 - 3 answers

Why does my XPath query need a local-name() call? [more inside]
posted by Blazecock Pileon on Sep 5, 2009 - 3 answers

Applications for converting XML to Word / PDF? [more inside]
posted by UbuRoivas on Sep 2, 2009 - 6 answers

DocBook/XML editor recommendations [more inside]
posted by ralan on Aug 21, 2009 - 2 answers

I build Flash applications for a living. I generally make them configurable via an xml file. I'm looking for a quick and easy solution that would allow me to set up a form that clients could fill out when they want to update the xml. NOTE: everything needs to be hosted on the client's site, to which I often have limited access. So I don't want a solution that involves complex DB management. [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Aug 4, 2009 - 8 answers

Do Google and Bing spider XML pages? [more inside]
posted by netbros on Jul 28, 2009 - 2 answers

A mind mapping tool that can import XML sitemaps? [more inside]
posted by jeff1010 on Jun 15, 2009 - 1 answer

Trying to grab XML across domains, wondering if what I'm trying to do is even possible.. [more inside]
posted by You Can't Tip a Buick on May 18, 2009 - 11 answers

Generating XML documents help? I work with the county health department, and have been asked to come up with a way to create, store and manipulate metadata for various datasets we store internally on a network drive. Basically I think the simplest thing to do is to create an xml file stored in the same directory with any dataset. Preferably I can do this with infopath 2003 or free software, and using the Dublin Core standard for metadata. I've seen the 5 year old answers on Dublin Core Metadata from this Ask, but I need to let my coworkers create the data first, and that mostly covers storage/database solutions. Looking through various DC list archives hasn't been helpful. [more inside]
posted by gryftir on Apr 28, 2009 - 15 answers

Could someone please point me in the right direction? I have an xml document that has been extended, and I need to override the xslt that transforms it to html with an import, but I have no idea where to start. [more inside]
posted by Skyanth on Apr 23, 2009 - 5 answers

Seeking any way to view the contents of a (possibly corrupted) XML file. It's the database file from a Mac app that manages plain-text notes. [more inside]
posted by sparrows on Apr 20, 2009 - 11 answers

Inspired by the Tweetbook I've decided to use Lulu to make a print version of my high school-era livejournal. How do I easily turn the XML file with all of of my entries, comments, and associated metadata into something I can print? [more inside]
posted by Newbornstranger on Apr 8, 2009 - 1 answer

How can I generate a text list of image filenames and dimensions on OS X? [more inside]
posted by joshwebb on Apr 3, 2009 - 5 answers

GoogleMapFilter: can I export my data so I can create a new map? [more inside]
posted by potsmokinghippieoverlord on Mar 18, 2009 - 6 answers

software to graph/analyse numeric data in xml file?
I've got lots and lots of numbers and I'd like to look at a pretty graph. [more inside]
posted by compound eye on Mar 3, 2009 - 7 answers

Please give me some input on web hosting planning for a small XML file which might get a lot of requests. [more inside]
posted by Your Time Machine Sucks on Mar 3, 2009 - 5 answers

Why are there no items in the category feeds of my self-hosted WordPress blog even though my overall feed is fine? [more inside]
posted by raddevon on Jan 27, 2009 - 3 answers

Where/how do I learn enough about xml to communicate with elance contractors producing xml output for my company? I am computer literate and had no trouble learning the basics of hierarchical structure, well-formed code, tags etc. from a couple of online tutorials, but I have no programming experience and I wouldn't actually be writing any code myself. The highly rated xml books I've found on Amazon seem to be written mostly with programmers in mind. [more inside]
posted by gigimakka on Jan 23, 2009 - 2 answers

Is there an Atom or (better yet) AtomPub library for Python? [more inside]
posted by k7lim on Jan 22, 2009 - 4 answers

I have a program that captures live data from a piece of hardware on a set interval. The data is returned as XML. There are several things I would like to do with this data (in order): -display it to user -save it to disk -eventually, upload it to database [more inside]
posted by jdlugo on Jan 17, 2009 - 8 answers

How can I search an XML file with PHP 5? [more inside]
posted by kirkaracha on Dec 8, 2008 - 8 answers

I am attempting to create a Google Gadget that displays RSS feeds on the iGoogle page. The problem that I'm having is that the gadget does not display the RSS in the same way as adding an XML to iGoogle does, there is a different display depending on theme and device. [more inside]
posted by gregschoen on Oct 7, 2008 - 0 answers

Can anyone provide me with information about the earliest forms of RPC over http? I'm looking for predecessor systems or papers that describe the desire or implementation of moving RPC (or any other remote object access) to the Web, or even to the Internet generally. I don't necessarily need text-based implementations like XML-RPC, but that seems like one area of possible information.
posted by jwmelvin on Aug 14, 2008 - 3 answers

Is there a machine readable version of the Library of Congress Classifications? [more inside]
posted by tkolar on Jul 31, 2008 - 3 answers

Is there a good-quality open source/freeware XML editor for OS X that will understand DTD files (and validate too)? And is geared more toward writing documentation than code?
posted by long haired lover from liverpool on May 28, 2008 - 3 answers

I have a list of a few hundred sites that I need to subscribe to via RSS. I have the URLs, but not the feed URLs. Is there a way to subscribe en masse without knowing the feed URLs? I need a way to automate this as it's something I'll need to do again in the future. [more inside]
posted by o2b on May 14, 2008 - 2 answers

I need an XPath expression that will allow me (in XSLT) to compare the value of an XML element in one node with the value of another element in a preceding node. [more inside]
posted by dw on Apr 30, 2008 - 5 answers

How do I make a complex type in Schema that's not "All", "Choice", nor "Sequence"? [more inside]
posted by badstone on Apr 18, 2008 - 8 answers

I need help accessing xml files with javascript in safari... [more inside]
posted by garethspor on Apr 4, 2008 - 4 answers

TeachFilter: Help me become a better programming instructor. [more inside]
posted by stungeye on Mar 11, 2008 - 4 answers

We are moving our sites from a WAMP to a LAMP and one of the XML parser classes has gone all haywire. Eeep. [more inside]
posted by foxydot on Feb 26, 2008 - 9 answers

How do I attach a favicon to an rss (xml) feed, specifically from Blogger, although if you have more generic information I'll have a look at that too? No more inside – that's the entire question.
posted by zadcat on Feb 13, 2008 - 7 answers

[Facebook-filter] Are there any Facebook applications that allow me to display an XML file on my Facebook Page? [more inside]
posted by the_arbiter on Feb 12, 2008 - 6 answers

I'd like a Flash video player of my video podcast on the web site, and a high-quality (960x540 should work) video file in the podcast feed. I'm currently using WordPress and PodPress to manage the feed and video. But I can see why some people who don't want to install QuickTime might not be able to see the show. [more inside]
posted by bryanjbusch on Jan 22, 2008 - 1 answer

Is there a simple way to convert an XML feed into a MYSQL database? [more inside]
posted by alse on Jan 21, 2008 - 6 answers

For database usage, is it better to store data in XML or serialized format? In particular, PHP serialization. [more inside]
posted by destro on Jan 18, 2008 - 10 answers

Can I somehow reuse elements in an XML doc (e.g. - like the way you can use a ref tag to resuse elements in an XML Schema)? [more inside]
posted by badstone on Jan 17, 2008 - 3 answers

Help me AJAX-ify a very simple web process in PHP. Links to very simple AJAX tutorials much appreciated. [more inside]
posted by odinsdream on Jan 8, 2008 - 7 answers

I hate to say anything nice about myspace, but it seems that it is the best source for upcoming tour dates. Conundrum: [more inside]
posted by Pants! on Jan 2, 2008 - 10 answers

I'm currently using Photoshop Elements to organize my pictures, and have spent some time going through and tagging them. There's the option to write the tag information to the individual files via XML, and I have some questions. I'm a newbie to Elements. [more inside]
posted by canine epigram on Dec 17, 2007 - 2 answers

Printing/InDesign: What's the best way to collect information from a user (lets say business card info) and automate the process of sending an InDesign file to the printer? [more inside]
posted by unsigned on Dec 11, 2007 - 10 answers

I'm looking for something sorta like plone or drupal, but that supports structured documents (e.g. per an XML DOM or something similar) and allows for component-wise searching of those documents. [more inside]
posted by badstone on Oct 11, 2007 - 2 answers

Hyperspecific Html & Flash question especially for XML and Flash Video superstars. Why is my xml navigation not loading into my Flash movie? [more inside]
posted by jeremias on Sep 19, 2007 - 4 answers

Looking to parse an RSS feed and pull all the links out, and then turn links into a new feed. [more inside]
posted by bleucube on Sep 16, 2007 - 6 answers

Promoting my xml rss feed. For free. Online. What's the best way to about doing this?
posted by JaySunSee on Sep 8, 2007 - 4 answers

I'm looking for suggestions for open source software that will allow me to take a large amount of XML, do searches of it through a web interface (especially allowing selecting trees or tags for narrowing searches), and return HTML-formatted results. [more inside]
posted by Mo Nickels on Sep 7, 2007 - 6 answers

XML DOM question: Help a newbie. I can't figure out how to do something that seems so simple. I'm writing an extremely simple RSS reader that creates a select control. Each option element needs only to be filled with the values of the "link" and "title" elements but I can't figure out how to reference them by name. [more inside]
posted by postergeist on Aug 30, 2007 - 4 answers

I'm working with huge XML files in XML Spy so I'm using bookmarks to navigate around the files. But the bookmarks aren't saved so every time I reopen a file I have to add all the bookmarks again - goddamn does this drive me crazy! Is there any way to add navigation points in XML Spy that are saved?
posted by The_Partridge_Family on Aug 30, 2007 - 4 answers

I have a book on a wiki (mediawiki). I will be laying out that book in InDesign. Is there any way to whoooosh the content straight from mediawiki to the InDesign template (via XML or something)? [more inside]
posted by Tlogmer on Aug 9, 2007 - 4 answers