Batch off-line HTML-transformation of our XML finding aids is something we
do too (we also host a non-searchable, cached HTML mirror dataset which is
privately available to our data contributors). But both methods (on-the-fly
transformation / pre-cached) each only ever serve HTML to the client, so
there should be no problems there.
By the way, as James Clark has (sadly) long since stopped supporting XT, you
may be interested to know that MSXML can also be used as a stand-alone
command line utility (msxsl.exe), ideal for such off-line batch jobs: see
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/xmlsdk30/ht
m/xmconxsltfaq.asp
Best wishes,
Matt Hillyard
> ----------
> From: Marsha Maguire[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To: Encoded Archival Description List
> Sent: 15 February 2002 17:36
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Fielded searching and display of encoded finding aids?
>
> Thanks so much, Matt! This is extremely helpful. We're using MSXML, too,
> for
> creating and viewing finding aids in house, but we had to download and
> install it, and for the non-computer types among us, that proved hard to
> do.
> We're thinking we should probably present HTML files we've converted
> through
> XT and store on our server to users who don't yet have a recent version of
> Internet Explorer -- at least for the next six months or so. Are you
> having
> any problems with users not being able to view your finding aids via
> MSXML?
> Maybe we're more concerned about this than necessary.
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Marsha Maguire
> Univ. of Washington, Seattle
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hillyard, Matthew" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 3:21 AM
> Subject: Re: Fielded searching and display of encoded finding aids?
>
>
> > Please take a look at the Access to Archives website at
> > http://www.a2a.pro.gov.uk
> >
> > Content is stored as XML EAD.
> > Indexing, searching and retrieval is via Ixiasoft's TEXTMLserver and an
> ASP
> > application.
> > Presentation as HTML is driven on-the-fly via 3 XSLT stylesheets, ie.
> "Hits
> > in Context" (default view), "Full Text" (optional) and "Table of
> Contents"
> > (optional).
> > The XSL engine used is Microsft's MSXSL.
> >
> > Matt Hillyard
> > Access to Archives,
> > Public Record Office,
> > London
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From: Marsha Maguire[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > > Reply To: Encoded Archival Description List
> > > Sent: 14 February 2002 22:46
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Fielded searching and display of encoded finding aids?
> > >
> > > Greetings, all,
> > >
> > > Is anyone on the list using a search engine like Inktomi to provide
> access
> > > to encoded finding aids? Inktomi has some default search fields that
> can
> > > be
> > > mapped to selected elements in an EAD-encoded finding aid, and we'd
> like
> > > to
> > > use this feature to enhance retrieval (Inktomi is the search engine
> for
> > > our
> > > campus Web site). But searching would have to be done against the XML
> > > finding aid files, while we feel display of retrieved documents should
> be
> > > in
> > > HTML (until more browsers incorporate XML display tools like MSXML).
> Does
> > > anyone have experience in setting up searches on XML docs while
> delivering
> > > retrieved docs in HTML?
> > >
> > > Many thanks.
> > >
> > > Marsha Maguire
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