Library XML2HTML?

[alfcen]

Hi Erel,

I have put together a couple of libraries and would like to convert the XML's to HTML (as in your fine help viewer). Sure, it would not be too much trouble to write a converter, say in B4PPC, B4A or VB6, but if there is already such a tool out there, it would save some time.

Sorry, if I have overlooked directions in the forum.

 

[Erel]

I think that the only public tool is this: http://www.b4x.com/forum/libraries-...to-generate-library-documentation-xml2bb.html

I do have a tool that is used to generate the documentation pages however it is not a standalone tool.

 

[alfcen]

There is something I always wanted to write you: your support is too fast and too accurate.

 

[timwil]

There is something I always wanted to write you: your support is too fast and too accurate.

That's why we are ALL here!

 

[warwound]

Watch out...

My xml2bb script has an unfixed bug.
It doesn't properly handle events where an object or parameter must be returned from the Sub that handles the event.

An example event that the script will fail on:

MyEvent As Int.

I manually edit the script output if an error occurs.
One day I will have time and energy to fix it properly.

Martin.

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[alfcen]

Thanks very much Martin,

In spite of open fixes, it is an excellent, promising start.

I decided to knit my own for offline use, unless Erel will build this in his Simple Library Compiler

Cheers
Robert

 

[Erel]

I decided to knit my own for offline use, unless Erel will build this in his Simple Library Compiler

Good idea. I will add it to the list...

 

[alfcen]

Hey, I was just kidding.
No need to do that for me, only in case of wide demand.

 

[alfcen]

@Martin

Perhaps this is nothing, perhaps something you would like to check.

The attached XML (just rename *.zip as *.xml) has been generated without error or warning, yet the reference generator throws an error:

"An error occurred while trying generate the HTML: String could not be parsed as XML."

Sure your source will show about where parsing failed.

By the way, the HTML output looks a bit better with the following modification in the CSS script:

ul li{               
     background-color:#fff;            
     border:1px solid #999;  /*lighter border color*/            
     margin-top: -1px;        /*avoids double lines*/
     padding:5px;
}

Cheers

 

[alfcen]

@Martin

Command back, I found a hidden Japanese character in the XML which was the cause of the error.