change iframe contenttype

[jonam]

All,

I would like to display some xml (generated on the client side) within
an iframe on my ASP page and let IE handle the xml display with + -
color coding etc.

My client side jsvascript writes XML to this iframe dynamically (if i
do a view source, I see the XML alright). However, IE does not render
it nornally (+ - color coding etc).

How do I set the content type to "text/xml" so IE will handle the
display of XML within this iframe? Pl note that I do not want to
create a separate page and set the iframe's src to this page.

Thanx in advance!

-j-

 

[Ivo]

I would like to display some xml (generated on the client side) <snip>
How do I set the content type to "text/xml" so IE will handle the
display of XML within this iframe?

I haven't checked the details on xml and iframes, but when writing into new
windows I notice quite a difference in my IE between

with(open('','pop','resizable,scrollbars').document){
open('text/plain');write('<b>hello</b> jonam');close();
}

and

with(open('','pop','resizable,scrollbars').document){
open('text/html');write('<b>hello</b> jonam');close();
}

Perhaps it may provide a clue,
Ivo

 

[Martin Honnen]

I would like to display some xml (generated on the client side) within
an iframe on my ASP page and let IE handle the xml display with + -
color coding etc.

My client side jsvascript writes XML to this iframe dynamically (if i
do a view source, I see the XML alright). However, IE does not render
it nornally (+ - color coding etc).

How do I set the content type to "text/xml" so IE will handle the
display of XML within this iframe? Pl note that I do not want to
create a separate page and set the iframe's src to this page.

There was a time when browsers like Netscape 4 supported
winOrFrameObject.document.open('mime-type-here')
but I don't think that either IE6 or Netscape 7 supports
document.open('text/xml')

 

[jonam]

Thanx for a prompt response, Ivo. MSDN says that 'text/html' is the
only option.

I need to change the content type of the iframe to 'text/xml' via a
client side javacript. I really hope someone had encountered this
problem before and was able to solve it.

-j-

 

[Lasse Reichstein Nielsen]

There was a time when browsers like Netscape 4 supported
winOrFrameObject.document.open('mime-type-here')
but I don't think that either IE6 or Netscape 7 supports
document.open('text/xml')

According to MSDN, IE does. It's not part of the W3C DOM though,
probably because you decide the type when you create the document
element, not when you open it for writing.

/L