calling VB.net function in a XSL transform

[amessimon]

Hi

I have a page I need to access some VB.NET code in an XSL transform.

I've used scripting languages before in XSL transforms for string
manipulation and other simple tasks but have never needed to use VB. I think
what i need to do is outside the scope of a scripting language as it uses
the 'system.Security.Cryptography' namespace.

I've posted this in the XSL newsgroup as well.

Thanks in advance

amessimon

[Dan Bass]

You can't do this directly...

The only thing I could suggest, if it's absolutely necessary, is to write
your code you need into a VB.Net class library, then expose this by putting
a COM interface on it, then access this DLL in the scripting using
CreateObject.

The other solution would be to reevaluate your approach, and see if you can
put the data you need to access inside the message in your VB.Net code
before transforming, then access the inserted data it from the XSL.

Thanks.

Daniel.
"amessimon" <am********************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi

I have a page I need to access some VB.NET code in an XSL transform.

I've used scripting languages before in XSL transforms for string
manipulation and other simple tasks but have never needed to use VB. I
think what i need to do is outside the scope of a scripting language as it
uses the 'system.Security.Cryptography' namespace.

I've posted this in the XSL newsgroup as well.

Thanks in advance

amessimon

[bruce barker]

in System.Xml.Xsl, see the IXsltContextFunction

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)

"amessimon" <am********************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8Y**************@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
| Hi
|
| I have a page I need to access some VB.NET code in an XSL transform.
|
| I've used scripting languages before in XSL transforms for string
| manipulation and other simple tasks but have never needed to use VB. I
think
| what i need to do is outside the scope of a scripting language as it uses
| the 'system.Security.Cryptography' namespace.
|
| I've posted this in the XSL newsgroup as well.
|
| Thanks in advance
|
| amessimon
|
|

[amessimon]

Hi Dan

I somebody in another group pointed out this article, i probably didnt
explain it too well but anyways this is pretty much exactly what i wanted to
do.

http://www.dotnetspider.com/technology/KBPages/967.aspx

regards

amessimon
http://www.dotnetspider.com/technology/KBPages/967.aspx

"Dan Bass" <danielbass [at] postmaster [dot] co [dot] uk> wrote in message
news:u%****************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

You can't do this directly...

The only thing I could suggest, if it's absolutely necessary, is to write
your code you need into a VB.Net class library, then expose this by
putting a COM interface on it, then access this DLL in the scripting using
CreateObject.

The other solution would be to reevaluate your approach, and see if you
can put the data you need to access inside the message in your VB.Net code
before transforming, then access the inserted data it from the XSL.

Thanks.

Daniel.
"amessimon" <am********************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8Y**************@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...

Hi

I have a page I need to access some VB.NET code in an XSL transform.

I've used scripting languages before in XSL transforms for string
manipulation and other simple tasks but have never needed to use VB. I
think what i need to do is outside the scope of a scripting language as
it uses the 'system.Security.Cryptography' namespace.

I've posted this in the XSL newsgroup as well.

Thanks in advance

amessimon

[Dan Bass]

Never knew that existed!

The issue for me with that is not only are you relying on an external object
existing, but the XSL has to be executed through Microsoft's .Net
XslTransform object... This isn't necessarily a problem, as long as the
XSL's aren't used in other contexts.

"amessimon" <am********************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:th***************@newsfe6-win.ntli.net...

Hi Dan

I somebody in another group pointed out this article, i probably didnt
explain it too well but anyways this is pretty much exactly what i wanted
to do.

http://www.dotnetspider.com/technology/KBPages/967.aspx

regards

amessimon
http://www.dotnetspider.com/technology/KBPages/967.aspx

"Dan Bass" <danielbass [at] postmaster [dot] co [dot] uk> wrote in message
news:u%****************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

You can't do this directly...

The only thing I could suggest, if it's absolutely necessary, is to write
your code you need into a VB.Net class library, then expose this by
putting a COM interface on it, then access this DLL in the scripting
using CreateObject.

The other solution would be to reevaluate your approach, and see if you
can put the data you need to access inside the message in your VB.Net
code before transforming, then access the inserted data it from the XSL.

Thanks.

Daniel.
"amessimon" <am********************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8Y**************@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...

Hi

I have a page I need to access some VB.NET code in an XSL transform.

I've used scripting languages before in XSL transforms for string
manipulation and other simple tasks but have never needed to use VB. I
think what i need to do is outside the scope of a scripting language as
it uses the 'system.Security.Cryptography' namespace.

I've posted this in the XSL newsgroup as well.

Thanks in advance

amessimon