Parsing XML with Javascript - newbie question

[Jason Jodon]

I'm need to get the value of the Credential domain from the XML below.
I am really new to XML and would appreciate any help. I am able to
pull the other element values but the attribute vaulue eludes me. I
guess I don't understand slice very well. Please help!!!!


XML sample:
<cXML xml:lang="en-US" timestamp="2003-12-11T04:28:06-08:00"
payloadID="[email protected]">

<Header>
<From>
<Credential domain="NetworkID">
<Identity>AN01000002779-T</Identity>
</Credential>
</From>

<To>
<Credential domain="DUNS">


======================

My code:
<script language=JScript RUNAT=Server>
function elementValue(xml, elem)
{
var begidx;
var endidx;
var retStr;

begidx = xml.indexOf(elem);
if (begidx > 0) {
endidx = xml.indexOf('</',begidx);
if (endidx > 0)
retStr = xml.slice(begidx+elem.length,
endidx);
return retStr;
}
return null;
}


function DomainValue(xml, elem)
{
var begidx;
var endidx;
var retStr;

begidx = xml.indexOf(elem);
if (begidx > 0) {
endidx = xml.indexOf('</',begidx);
if (endidx > 0)
retStr = xml.slice(begidx+elem.length,
endidx);
return retStr;
}
return null;
}


</script>
<%
REM this will take the PunchOutSetup request coming from Ariba Network
REM take the ORMSURL and buyercookie attach it to the startpage URL
and
REM and send the response back to the ORMS.
REM punchoutredirect.asp?bc=21343hfefe&url="http://ariba.cisco/com/..&redirect="
Dim ret
Dim punch
Dim statusText
Dim statusCode
Dim cookie
Dim url
Dim xmlstr
Dim fromDomain
Dim fromUser
Dim toDomain
Dim toUser
cookie = ""
url = ""
xmlstr = ""
dir = ""
path = Request.ServerVariables("PATH_INFO")
dir = Left(path, InstrRev(path, "/"))
if IsEmpty(dir) then
dir = "/"
end if

REM This command reads the incoming HTTP cXML Request
xml = Request.BinaryRead(Request.TotalBytes)
for i = 1 to Request.TotalBytes
xmlstr = xmlstr + String(1,AscB(MidB(xml, i,
1)))
REM
REM SUPPLIER SHOULD INSERT XML PARSER METHOD CALL HERE
REM
Next
cookie = elementValue(xmlstr, "<BuyerCookie>")
url = elementValue(xmlstr, "<URL>")
fromDomain = DomainValue(xmlstr, "<Identity>")
fromUser = elementValue(xmlstr, "<Identity>")
newXMLStr = Right(xmlstr, Len(xmlstr) -
(InStr(xmlstr,"<Identity>") + Len("<Identity>")))
toDomain = DomainValue(newXMLstr, "<Identity>")
toUser = elementValue(newXMLStr, "<Identity>")%>


<%
REM This following formats the cXML PunchOutSetupReponse
if IsEmpty(cookie) then
%>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE cXML SYSTEM "cXML.dtd">
<cXML version="1.0" payloadID="<%= Now &"@"&
Request.ServerVariables("LOCAL_ADDR")%>" timestamp="<%= Now %>">
<Response>
<Status code="500" text="Invalid document"/>
</Response>
</cXML>
<% else %>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE cXML SYSTEM "cXML.dtd">
<cXML version="1.0" payloadID="<%= Now &"@"&
Request.ServerVariables("LOCAL_ADDR")%>" timestamp="<%= Now %>">
<Response>
<Status code="200" text="OK"/>
<PunchOutSetupResponse>
<StartPage>
<URL>https://punchout.stateindustrial.com/<%=
dir%>/selection.asp?bc=<%= cookie%>&amp;url=<%= url%>&amp;fromDom=<%=
FromDomain%>&amp;from=<%= fromUser%>&amp;toDom=<%=
ToDomain%>&amp;to=<%= toUser%>&amp;redirect=<%= StartPage%></URL>
</StartPage>
</PunchOutSetupResponse>
</Response>
</cXML>
<%end if%>

 

[Andy Dingley]

I'm need to get the value of the Credential domain from the XML below.
I am really new to XML and would appreciate any help.

Use a DOM.

Is this M$oft code ? Use MSXML