IdeaJam(tm) : NotesDXLImporter class should learn to talk

Domino Designer / : NotesDXLImporter class should learn to talk

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:42:40 +0000

Author: Axel Janssen
Tags: lotusscript dxl
Idea:

NotesDXLImporter is more than 4 years old. 4 year old should be able to speak.

It currently only can utter this "DXLImport operation failed message". It could do much better.

I work quite a lot with Java open Source frameworks with truckloads of xml. When there is an err in one of those xml files, I get somewhere in the stack trace a message like: "non-valid xml, because of line x, column y". Or "element abc on line x doesn't honour the dtd or the xml-schema". It would be realy boost productivity, if DXLImport were becomming a bit more talkative.

Especially as there are some issues which are not too obvious like:

1. this is not accepted:

2. this is accepted: <databasescript xmlns='http://www.lotus.com/dxl' default='false' private='false' noreplace='false' useapplet='false' treatashtml='false'> <code event='options'><lotusscript> </lotusscript></code>

Contest-Question for promoters and demoters: Why does 1) fail and 2) pass?

re: NotesDXLImporter class should learn to talk

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:53:46 +0000

Author: Glenn Liwanag
Comment: the only difference i see is the space between <lotusscript> </lotusscript> tag

re: NotesDXLImporter class should learn to talk

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:07:09 +0000

Author: Robert Ibsen Voith
Comment: But can't you use the Log-member? I have found many problems with the Log before...

re: NotesDXLImporter class should learn to talk

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:42:40 +0000

Author: Axel Janssen
Comment: Will check the Log member and report about the experience.
Glenn: Congrats! You've won the contest.
If there is no text between the lotusscript tags, it will be rejected by DXL importer. A space between the opening and closing nodes makes the difference to be accepted.

re: NotesDXLImporter class should learn to talk

Fri, 02 May 2008 12:00:16 +0000

Author: Axel Janssen
Comment: Robert is right.
NotesDXLImporter.Log does indeed gives very usefull information, especially with Notes 8 (much better than with Notes 6).
I feel a bit like creating urban legends, sorry for that.