build a dynamic web form based on an XSD file

[steven]

i've got approximately 30 web forms i need to build to allow users to
input data that will eventually be captured to an XML doc. i've also
got 30 XSD files. so far, i haven't come up with a reason i couldn't
read each one of those XSD files and dynamically add the input fields
to the page. i should even be able to add form validators to the page
based on the XSD data type. once the user clicks submit, i build the
XML doc and i'm done.

has anybody seen a similar application or know of some code i can steal
that already does this?

also, can anybody think of a critical step i'm missing that would make
this impossible to pull off?

tks

[bruce barker]

the only real problem is the xsds have no layout information. also you
need to define a way for the ui to handle repeating items (add/delete to
list)

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)

steven wrote:

i've got approximately 30 web forms i need to build to allow users to
input data that will eventually be captured to an XML doc. i've also
got 30 XSD files. so far, i haven't come up with a reason i couldn't
read each one of those XSD files and dynamically add the input fields
to the page. i should even be able to add form validators to the page
based on the XSD data type. once the user clicks submit, i build the
XML doc and i'm done.

has anybody seen a similar application or know of some code i can steal
that already does this?

also, can anybody think of a critical step i'm missing that would make
this impossible to pull off?

tks

[steven]

bruce barker wrote:

the only real problem is the xsds have no layout information. also you
need to define a way for the ui to handle repeating items (add/delete to
list)

agreed, but i'm not too concerned about layout (neither is the client -
they just want this done as quickly and cheaply as possible). this
still seems do-able.

tks for the input

>
-- bruce (sqlwork.com)

steven wrote:

i've got approximately 30 web forms i need to build to allow users to
input data that will eventually be captured to an XML doc. i've also
got 30 XSD files. so far, i haven't come up with a reason i couldn't
read each one of those XSD files and dynamically add the input fields
to the page. i should even be able to add form validators to the page
based on the XSD data type. once the user clicks submit, i build the
XML doc and i'm done.

has anybody seen a similar application or know of some code i can steal
that already does this?

also, can anybody think of a critical step i'm missing that would make
this impossible to pull off?

tks