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how convert html form to xml using asp

I need to convert several html forms to xml and I was wondering if someone in here would possibly know a way to achieve this by using asp code so the process is a little faster.

i have pasted one of the html forms that need this conversion as an example.

any help or recommendations are welcome.

thank you much.

<html>
<head><title>Enrollment Form</title>
</head>
<body>
<form method="post" action="/sendform"> 
  <h1>Enroll in Appliance Protection Plan</h1>
    <table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td width="100%" valign="bottom" align="left" colspan="2">
          <div>
            Before enrolling, please review the Terms &amp; Conditions outlined in the <a href="p012581.pdf">Appliance Protection Plan Service Guide</a> [PDF], then complete and submit the form below:</p>
          <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="2">
            <tr>
              <td width="100%"><b>1) Select your base plan:</b>
                <table border="0" width="90%" cellpadding="2">
                  <tr>
                    <td width="100%" valign="bottom" align="left" colspan="2" height="35"><b><input type="checkbox" name="essentials_plan" value="yes" tabindex="1">Essentials
                      Plan ($15.95/month*) - Furnace, water heater, refrigerator
                      and:<br>
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Check one coverage option below)</b></td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <td width="100%" valign="bottom" align="left" colspan="2" height="38">
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <input type="radio" name="essentials" value="central air conditioning" tabindex="2">Central
                      air conditioning unit <b>or<br>
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <input type="radio" name="essentials" value="clothes washer" tabindex="3"></b>Clothes
                      washer
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <td width="100%" valign="bottom" align="left" colspan="2" height="35">
                      <input type="checkbox" name="heating_plan" value="yes" tabindex="4"><b>Heating
                      Plan<br>
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </b>($12.95/month*) - Furnace,
                      water heater, stove (including oven) and clothes dryer.<b>&nbsp;</b>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <td width="100%" valign="bottom" align="left" colspan="2" height="51">
                      <input type="checkbox" name="heating_plus_plan" value="yes" tabindex="5"><b>Heating
                      Plus Plan<br>
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </b>($19.95/month*) - Furnace,
                      water heater, stove (including oven), clothes dryer, and<br>
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; annual furnace checkup*.
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <td width="100%" valign="bottom" align="left" colspan="2" height="35">
                      <input type="checkbox" name="kitchen_plan" value="yes" tabindex="6"><b>Kitchen
                      Plan<br>
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b>&nbsp; ($12.95/month*) -
                      Refrigerator, stove (including oven), dishwasher and
                      microwave.
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <td width="100%" valign="bottom" align="left" colspan="2" height="35">
                      <input type="checkbox" name="kitchen_laundry_plan" value="yes" tabindex="7"><b>Kitchen/Laundry
                      Plan<br>
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </b>($12.95/month*) -
                      Refrigerator, stove (including oven), clothes washer and
                      dryer.&nbsp;
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <td width="100%" valign="bottom" align="left" colspan="2" height="118">
                      <input type="checkbox" name="total_home_plan" value="yes" tabindex="8"><b>Total
                      Home Plan<br>
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b>&nbsp; ($21.95/month*) - Furnace,
                      water heater, refrigerator, stove (including oven),
                      clothes<br>
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; washer, clothes dryer and:<br>
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Check one coverage option below)<br>
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <input type="radio" name="total_home" value="central air conditioning" tabindex="9">Central
                      air conditioning <b>or<br>
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <input type="radio" name="total_home" value="dishwasher" tabindex="10"></b>Dishwasher
                      <b>or</b><br>
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <input type="radio" name="total_home" value="microwave" tabindex="11">Microwave
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <td width="100%" valign="bottom" align="left" colspan="2" height="118">
                      <input type="checkbox" name="total_home_plus_plan" value="yes" tabindex="12"><b>Total
                      Home Plus<br>
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b>&nbsp; ($29.95/month*) - Furnace,
                      water heater, refrigerator, stove (including oven),
                      clothes<br>
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; washer, clothes dryer and:<br>
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Check one coverage option below)<br>
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <input type="radio" name="total_home_plus" value="central air conditioning" tabindex="13">Central
                      air conditioning <b>or<br>
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <input type="radio" name="total_home_plus" value="dishwasher" tabindex="14"></b>Dishwasher
                      <b>or</b><br>
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <input type="radio" name="total_home_plus" value="microwave" tabindex="15">Microwave
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <td width="100%" valign="bottom" align="left" colspan="2">
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <td width="100%" valign="bottom" align="left" colspan="2" height="18">
                      <b>2) Add any one or more of
                      the following a la carte additions to your plan:</b>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <td width="50%" valign="top" align="left">
                      <b>$3.25 per item per month
                      with plan purchase*</b><br>
                      <input type="checkbox" name="325_per_item" value="water heater" tabindex="16">Water Heater<br>
                      <input type="checkbox" name="325_per_item" value="clothes washer" tabindex="17">Clothes Washer<br>
                      <input type="checkbox" name="325_per_item" value="clothes dryer" tabindex="18">Clothes Dryer<br>
                      <input type="checkbox" name="325_per_item" value="stove" tabindex="19">Stove<br>
                      <input type="checkbox" name="325_per_item" value="refrigerator" tabindex="20">Refrigerator<br>
                      <input type="checkbox" name="325_per_item" value="dishwasher" tabindex="21">Dishwasher<br>
                      <input type="checkbox" name="325_per_item" value="freezer" tabindex="22">Freezer<br>
                      <input type="checkbox" name="325_per_item" value="microwave" tabindex="23">Microwave
                    </td>
                    <td width="50%" valign="top" align="left">
                      <b>$4.25 per item per month
                      with plan purchase*</b><br>
                      <input type="checkbox" name="425_per_item" value="central air conditioning" tabindex="24">Central Air
                      Conditioning<br>
                      <input type="checkbox" name="425_per_item" value="furnace" tabindex="25">Furnace<br>
                      <b><br>
                      $8.50 per item per month with plan purchase*</b><br>
                      <input type="checkbox" name="850_per_item" value="heat pump" tabindex="26">Heat Pump
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <td width="100%" valign="top" align="left" colspan="2" height="18">
                      *Plus state &amp; local sales
                      taxes, Wisconsin residents only.
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <td width="100%" valign="top" align="left" colspan="2">
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <td width="100%" valign="top" align="left" colspan="2" height="69">
                      <b>3) Billing Preference:<br>
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <input type="radio" name="billing_preference" value="monthly" tabindex="27"></b>Monthly<br>
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <input type="radio" name="billing_preference" value="quarterly" tabindex="28">Quarterly<br>
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <input type="radio" name="billing_preference" value="annually" tabindex="29">Annually
                      (save 10% by paying annually!)
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <td width="100%" valign="top" align="left" colspan="2">
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <td width="100%" valign="top" align="left" colspan="2">
                      <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
                        <tr>
                    <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2">
                      <b>4) Customer Information:<br>
                      (* indicates fields required)
                      </b>
                    </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                    <td width="16%" valign="top" align="left">
                      Name:*&nbsp;
                    </td>
                    <td width="84%" valign="top" align="left">
                      <input type="text" name="name" size="35" tabindex="30">
                    </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                    <td width="16%" valign="top" align="left">
                      Service Address:*&nbsp;
                    </td>
                    <td width="84%" valign="top" align="left">
                      <input type="text" name="service_address" size="35" tabindex="31">
                    </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                    <td width="16%" valign="top" align="left">
                      Billing Address:*&nbsp;
                    </td>
                    <td width="84%" valign="top" align="left">
                      <input type="text" name="billing_address" size="35" tabindex="32">
                    </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                    <td width="16%" valign="top" align="left">
                     City:*&nbsp;
                    </td>
                    <td width="84%" valign="top" align="left">
                      <font face="Arial" size="2"><input type="text" name="city" size="35" tabindex="33">
                      </font>
                    </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                    <td width="16%" valign="top" align="left">
                      State:*&nbsp;
                    </td>
                    <td width="84%" valign="top" align="left">
                      <input type="text" name="state" size="35" tabindex="34">
                    </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                    <td width="16%" valign="top" align="left">
                      Zip code:*&nbsp;
                    </td>
                    <td width="84%" valign="top" align="left">
                      <input type="text" name="zip_code" size="35" tabindex="35">
                    </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                    <td width="16%" valign="top" align="left">
                      Phone:*&nbsp;
                    </td>
                    <td width="84%" valign="top" align="left">
                      <input type="text" name="phone" size="35" tabindex="36">
                    </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                    <td width="16%" valign="top" align="left">
                      E-mail:*&nbsp;
                    </td>
                    <td width="84%" valign="top" align="left">
                      <input type="text" name="e_mail" size="35" tabindex="37">
                    </td>
                        </tr>
                      </table>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><strong>5) Where did you hear about the Appliance Protection Plan?</strong>                      <br>
                      <b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </b>                      <select name="wheredidyouhear" id="wheredidyouhear" tabindex="38">
                        <option value="newspaper">Newspaper</option>
                        <option value="radio">Radio</option>
                        <option value="direct_mail">Direct mail</option>
                        <option value="bill_insert">Bill insert</option>
                        <option value="internet_site">Internet site</option>
                        <option value="word_of_mouth">Word of mouth</option>
                        <option value="other">Other</option>
                          </select></td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <td width="100%" valign="top" align="left" colspan="2">
                      Comments:&nbsp;<br>
                      <textarea rows="2" name="comments" cols="46" tabindex="39"></textarea>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <td width="100%" valign="top" align="left" colspan="2">
                      <input type="checkbox" name="employee" value="yes" tabindex="40">An Energy employee lives in this household
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <td width="100%" valign="top" align="left" colspan="2">
                      <input type="checkbox" name="contact_me" value="yes" tabindex="41">Please
                      have an Energy Customer Service Representative
                      contact me
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <td width="100%" valign="top" align="left" colspan="2">
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                </table>
              </td>
            </tr>
          </table>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td width="35%" valign="bottom" align="left"></td>
        <td width="65%" valign="bottom" align="left"><font size="3"><input type="submit" value="Submit"
        name="Submit" tabindex="41">&nbsp;<input type="reset" value="Cancel" name="cancel" tabindex="42"></font></td>
      </tr>
    </table>
 
<input type="hidden" name="email" value="webmaster@applianceprotectionform.com"><input type="hidden" name="recipient" value="ApplianceProtectionPlan@applianceprotectionplan.com"><input type="hidden" name="subject" value="Appliance Protection Plan Enrollment"><input type="hidden" name="required" value="name, service_address, billing_address, city, state, zip_code, phone, e_mail"><input type="hidden" name="redirect" value="http://www.domain.com/docs/groups/public/documents/pub/p014536.hcsp">
</form>
</body>
</html>

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nkoriginal

here you have a short code.

Try it and let me know

<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<%
set htmlToXml = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.HtmlToXml")
 
'  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
success = htmlToXml.UnlockComponent("30-day trial")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "HtmlToXml component unlock failed" & "<br>"
 
End If
 
'  Indicate the charset of the output XML we'll want.
htmlToXml.XmlCharset = "utf-8"
 
'  Set the HTML:
htmlToXml.Html = "<html><body><p>This is a test <a href=""http://www.chilkatsoft.com/"">Chilkat Software</a></body></html>"
 
'  Get the XML:
Response.Write Server.HTMLEncode( htmlToXml.ToXml()) & "<br>"
 
'  This is the output:
'  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
' 
'  <root>
'      <html>
'          <body>
'              <p>
'                  <text>This is a test </text>
'                  <a href="http://www.chilkatsoft.com/">
'                      <text>Chilkat Software</text>
'                  </a>
'              </p>
'          </body>
'      </html>
'  </root>
 
%>
</body>
</html>

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itortu

ASKER

I get an error to this line

set htmlToXml = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.HtmlToXml")

nkoriginal

You need to install the Chilkat software. is a licensed software.
Always you will need to install components in the server.
Like I said before is not easy to explain.

if you want to try chilkat go to this link
http://www.example-code.com/ASP/htmlToXml_simple.asp

then you will see this link: Download Chilkat HTML-to-XML ActiveX (also includes HTML-to-PlainText conversion)

b0lsc0tt

itortu,

How valid is the html? That will be a key to this working. Do you mean actual xml of xhtml? All of the code or just part of it?

ASP does not have good builtin objects or functions for working with DOM or making XML. The expert above pointed out a site I like and I think they have the best objects to add to your server if you want to do this. If this is meant to be a onetime conversion though then I would suggest looking at other technologies besides ASP that will do this easier and better.

One example, especially if the result will be xhtml, is HTML Tidy (http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/x-tiptidy.html). That page has some info on and its use to see if it will do what you need. There are other premade programs that could do this too. A key will be what you need from the html file and how valid it is. If the files are not well made then you almost have to create a custom tool/program and might be better off doing them manually if you only have a few.

Let me know if you have any questions or need more information.

b0lsc0tt

b0lsc0tt

itortu,

By the way ... one other example of a program to do this is http://www.xmlwrench.com/manual/convert.html .

Let me know if you have a question.

b0lsc0tt