Re: create html from flat file

lxyone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Using a flat file containing table names, fields, values whats the
best way of creating html pages?

I want control over the html pages ie
1. layout
2. what data to show
3. what controls to show - text boxes, input boxes, buttons,
hyperlinks ie the usual.

The data is not obtained directly from a database.

I was thinking maybe the flat file could use xml. And maybe this flat
file could be generated using :
1. the database data and
2. a template file to indicate the controls that should appear on each
html page.

Maybe there could be existing html pages that could be used in the
generation of the required final html pages ie maybe they could
contain static data - such as layout, headings and tags as to where
fields, controls need to be placed.

Searching on this is difficult as the key words are too common :
create, html, xml, dynamic, template etc results in million+ hits.


If you're going to go to all that trouble, why not just create the html page from the flat file and store it as a static page? Then when the flat file changes, regenerate the html.

Much simpler (and server-friendly) than recreating the same page on every request.

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