"Martin Honnen" <mahotrash@y...> wrote in message 
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> Richard In Va. wrote:
>> Would anyone know how I can fetch and read xml data to display in a html 
>> file?
>>
>> I'm building a local (unpublished) webpage to be a personal homepage on 
>> my PC.  When I open/refresh the html file, I would like it to fetch an 
>> xml file type <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?> from the 
>> internet and parse/read some of the data to display in the webpage using 
>> standard html/ccs.
>
> You could build a HTA (HTML application) on Windows and then use 
> JavaScript and MSXML to load and parse the XML document.
> I suggest using a HTA instead of a normal web page as with normal web 
> pages rendered in a browser you are not allowed to access domains other 
> than the one your HTML document has been loaded from.
> HTAs are documented here:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms536471(vs.85).aspx
>
> MSXML documentation is here:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms763742(VS.85).aspx
>
> If you need help writing JavaScript using MSXML to parse your XML document 
> then post the URL of the XML and tell us which elements and/or attributes 
> you want to read.
>
> -- 
>
> Martin Honnen --- MVP XML
> http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

Thanks Martin for your reply!

URL for XML file = http://xoap.weather.com/weather/local/23218?cc=&dayf=7

Elements / attributes I'm interested in...

<dnam>?</dnam>
<tm>?</tm>
<lsup>?</lsup>
<tmp>?</tmp>
<t>?</t>
<hmid>?</hmid>
<dayf>
    <day d="?" day t="?" dt="?">
        <hi>?</hi>
        <lo>?</lo>
            <part p="d">
                <t>?</t>
                <ppcp>?</ppcp>
                <hmid>?</hmid>
            </part>
     </day>

<day d="1" t="?" dt="?">
etc....

"?" = the data I want to display in my homepage.

(same elements for day #0 thru day #6)

I was hoping that the xml file could be fetched from the web, then read from 
cache avoiding the browser across domain issue. Also, don't know much about 
writing scripts, but I have edited several for a custom fit.  Never know, 
later I may want to add-in or remove unused elements.

Thanks Martin for your reply... hope I'm not asking for too much.  I briefly 
looked at your HTA link and will do further reading, that might work well.

Thanks again!

Richard in VA.
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