Database facility for XML server pages language
View Patent ↗A method and computer program product for generating XML documents that include data content and style information from a plurality of data sources. A first file includes control statements that reference at least one resource containing display information. A server pages processor executes a script that includes a control statement referencing the first file, wherein the first file includes references to a plurality of resources containing display information. The resources may reside in at least two different locations in a computer system network.
1. A method for generating an XML document comprising:
generating a first file, the first file including one or more control statements, the one or more control statements reference at least one first resource, the first resource containing display information, wherein default display information is kept in the first resource;
executing a script, the script having a control statement referencing the first file, the execution of the script generating the XML document,
generating a marker resource, the marker resource associating a name with one or more second resources;
associating a link with the marker resource, the link referring to at least one of the one or more second resources;
providing display information in the at least one of the one or more second resources;
wherein two or more second resources can access the display information in the at least one of the one or more second resources, the display information composing a portion of the XML document; and
defining a variant for at least one of the one or more second resources, the variant providing a reference to override display information for the at least one of the one or more second resources,
wherein the method is performed by a computer system comprising at least one processor and a memory.
2. A computer system comprising:
a processor;
a nonvolatile memory coupled to the processor;
a data bus connected between the processor and the nonvolatile memory wherein the processor is configured to execute program instructions for generating an XML document, the program instructions including:
program instruction to execute a script, the script including at least one control statement for accessing display information, wherein the at least one control statement specifies at least one file, the at least one file providing information for accessing a plurality of resources for display information;
program instructions to generate the XML document using the display information from the plurality of resources; and
program instructions to execute control statements defining a variant for at least one resource, wherein the variant provides a reference to override display information for the at least one resource;
program instructions to execute control statements defining a marker resource that associates a name with the at least one resource,
program instructions to execute control statements further associating a link with the marker resource, and
program instructions to execute control statements further specifying the link when referring to the at least one resource, wherein at least two resources refer to the link to access the display information for the at least one resource.
3. The computer system of claim 2 further comprising:
program instructions operable to access a second file having a plurality of control statements for accessing a plurality of resources containing display information; and
program instructions operable to execute control statements in the second file for defining default display information, wherein the default display information is included with the display information for at least one of the resources.
4. The computer system of claim 2 further comprising:
program instructions to execute control statements for providing default display information for the class of resource; and
program instructions to execute control statements for including the default display information with the display information for each resource associated with the class.
5. A computer system comprising:
a processor;
a nonvolatile memory coupled to the processor;
a data bus connected between the processor and the nonvolatile memory wherein the processor is configured to execute program instructions for generating an XML document, the program instructions including:
first program instructions to execute a script, the script including at least one control statement for accessing display information, wherein the at least one control statement specifies at least one file, the at least one file providing information for accessing a plurality of resources for display information;
second program instructions to generate the XML document using the display information from the plurality of resources; and
third program instructions to execute control statements defining a variant for at least one resource, wherein the variant provides a reference to override display information for the at least one resource
fourth program instructions to execute control statements defining a marker resource that associates a name with the at least one resource,
fifth program instructions to execute control statements further associating a link with the marker resource, and
sixth program instructions execute control statements further specifying the link when referring to the at least one resource, wherein at least two resources refer to the link to access the display information for the at least one resource.
6. A computer program product for generating an XML document in a computer system, the computer program product comprising:
a server pages processor, the sewer pages processor configured to execute:
first program instructions to execute a script, the script including at least one control statement for accessing display information, wherein the at least one control statement specifies at least one file, the at least one file providing information for accessing a plurality of resources for display information;
second program instructions to generate the XML document using the display information from the plurality of resources;
third program instructions to execute control statements defining a variant for at least one resource, wherein the variant provides a reference to override display information for the at least one resource;
fourth program instructions to execute control statements defining a marker resource that associates a name with the at least one resource,
fifth program instructions to execute control statements further associating a link with the marker resource, and
sixth program instructions to execute control statements further specifying the link when referring to the at least one resource, wherein at least two resources refer to the link to access the display information for the at least one resource.