Problems with XML config file

[mate of the state]

Hi all,

I am trying to setup an XML file to hold general, site/app-wide configuration
settings like the official company name, datasources, etc. etc. I have the
basics setup, and wanted to start testing it, but I get the following error
when attempting to parse the file with xmlParse(): "Document root element is
missing."

Attached is the file, which clearly has a root element. Thanks.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE config PUBLIC [
<!ELEMENT config (properties?,datasource:)>
<!ELEMENT properties (property+)>
<!ELEMENT datasource (dbtables:,dsn:)>
<!ELEMENT dbtables (group+)>
<!ELEMENT group (table+)>
<!ELEMENT table (rel*,col*)>
]>

<config>

<!-- // GENERAL PROPERTIES // -->
<properties>
<property key="companyName" value="Matt Lindholm" />
</properties>

<!-- // DATASOURCE // -->
<datasource>

<dsn>lindholm</dsn>

<dbtables>

<!--

- It is assumed that all tables will have an 'id' field that is the primary
key.
- <rel /> elements indicate a relationship (id) to another primary key in
another table.

-->

<!-- coupons -->
<group name="coupons">

<table name="coupons">
<rel name="customer" group="customers" table="customers" />
<col name="offer" type="text" />
<col name="conditions" type="text" />
<col name="expires" type="datetime" />
</table>

<table name="coupons_categories">
<col name="title" type="varchar" />
<col name="description" type="text" />
</table>

<table name="coupons2categories">
<rel name="coupon" group="coupons" table="coupons" />
<rel name="category" group="coupons" table="categories" />
</table>

</group>

<!-- customers -->
<group name="customers">

<table name="customers">
<col name="user" type="varchar" />
<col name="password" type="varchar" />
<col name="nameFirst" type="varchar" />
<col name="nameLast" type="varchar" />
<col name="companyName" type="varchar" />
</table>

<table name="customers_locations">
<col name="address" type="varchar" />
<col name="city" type="varchar" />
<col name="state" type="varchar" />
<col name="zip" type="varchar" />
</table>

</group>

</dbtables>

</datasource>

</config>

[mate of the state]

Bump...

[Adam Cameron]

> Bump...

I really don't think there's any need to BUMP your post after only six
hours!

But anyway... you XML doc worked for me if I got rid of the word "PUBLIC"
in your <doctype> tag. I don't know enough about XML and embedded DTDs to
know whether it's essential for what you're doing, but Firefox doesn't
think it's valid with that in there.

--

Adam

[mate of the state]

Well, considering that it was about to drop off the first page, and that most
threads are lucky if they get double digit replies if they even get ANY, I
wanted to make sure it stayed fresh in people's minds.

That said... I feel like I tried what you are recommending, but I will double
check. Thanks for the feedback.

[Kronin555]

Not that anyone else follows them, but bumping posts is against the posted guidelines for this forum:

[url]http://www.macromedia.com/support/forums/guidelines.html[/url]

[mate of the state]

Okay, simply removing that had no effect. Maybe a little more detail will shed
some light... My Application.cfm file has a <CFapplication /> tag to start, and
then the next bit of code checks for the existence of the config file. If it
finds it, it instantiates the 'root' CFC for the site and then calls that
component's init() method which looks like so:

Attached are the contents of that CFC thus far...



<CFcomponent hint="Root CFC">

<!--- // PROPERTIES // --->



<!--- // METHODS // --->


<!--- loadXML() --->
<CFfunction
name="loadXML"
returntype="void"
hint="Simplifies first two requisite steps for processing XML data."

>

<CFargument name="configPath" type="string" required="yes" />
<CFargument name="encoding" type="string" required="no" default="utf-8" />

<CFfile action="read" file="#arguments.configPath#" variable="config"
charset="utf-8" />
<CFset config = xmlParse(arguments.configPath) />
<CFreturn config />

</CFfunction>


<!--- init() --->
<CFfunction name="init" returntype="void">

<CFargument name="configPath" type="string" required="yes" />

<!--- HTTP headers --->
<CFheader name="Content-Type" value="text/html; utf-8" />

<CFscript>

// load the config file
this.configXML = this.loadXML(arguments.configPath);

// create config settings container
// config = structNew();

</CFscript>

</CFfunction>

</CFcomponent>

[mate of the state]

Ugh... that code is sloppy, I apologize. I didn't use the charset argument I
setup, and if I'm trying to have a generic method for processing XML, I
shouldn't call the other argument 'configPath' but nonetheless...