The method is still there in Razor:

System.Xml.XPath.XPathNodeIterator umbraco.library.GetXmlDocumentByUrl(string Url)

Thanks I think I need to go back tot he basics :) 

I tried the following as a sort of hello world...

@using System;
@using System.Xml;
@inherits System.Xml.XPath.XPathNodeIterator;
@inherits umbraco.MacroEngines.DynamicNodeContext
@{
  
   var targetUrl = umbraco.library.GetXmlDocumentByUrl("http://1.rhf1.com/xml/fe2009.php");
   
  @targetUrl

}

It just spits out MS.Internal.Xml.XPath.XPathSelectionIterator

Right, that's what the method returns. This is how I use it:

dynamic xml = new DynamicXml(umbraco.library.GetXmlDocumentByUrl("http://example.com/page.xml"));
@xml.propertyName

Ok I am now getting more lost and I thought this transition would be easy.

I thought I could itterate through the returned value like the @Model

@using System.Xml;
@using System.IO;
@using System.Text;
@using umbraco.MacroEngines;
@inherits System.Xml.XPath.XPathNodeIterator;
@inherits umbraco.MacroEngines.DynamicNodeContext
@{
  
 dynamic xmlv = new DynamicXml(umbraco.library.GetXmlDocumentByUrl("http://1.rhf1.com/xml/fe2009.php"));
   
@xmlv.properties

  
  
}

umbraco.MacroEngines.DynamicXml' does not contain a definition for 'properties'

As you can see from http://1.rhf1.com/xml/fe2009.php properties is the base node of the xml.

Is there no wiki for the definitions of the umbraco specific namespaces ?

Perfect even though I don't need this for a client I really needed to get my head round it. Thanks very much for your response.

Doogie.

Just a quick aside. I am trying to understand the properties and definitions of DynamicXml. 

Where do I find them ? I can't find any documentation. I have been messing about with your code and had varying results.

for example I tried mixing it in with the paging example in umbraco 4.7.1 and can't itterate through the results using Skip and Take... 

Frustratingly enough, I don't believe there is anything documented for DynamicXml. Aside from googling "dynamicxml umbraco", if you create a razor script in Visual Studio, you can use the autocomplete feature to see what other properties are available. However, this will not, unfortunately, yield a complete list as DynamicXml objects are meant to be used in a dynamic context where additional methods and properties are available. I guess the true "documentation" is the umbraco source...

Ok thanks. I can see a whole new learning curve on the horizon. I'll fire up vis studio and trail and error for a while. Best thing is I am in no rush :)

Doogie.

Yeah, make sure you have the MVC framework installed so that VS will pick up on the razor (cshtml) syntax. Good luck!

I am making some headway but have also cheated with a maths hack. I am sure this is innefficient but there seems to be no helpful definitions on this object.

Here is my code so far. I hope it helps someone else someday with everying owed to Douglas and the folks who wrote the paging example on umbraco 4.7.1

This code takes a xml feed and pages the results.

@using umbraco.MacroEngines

@inherits umbraco.MacroEngines.DynamicNodeContext
@{
 
    dynamic pagesToList = new DynamicXml(umbraco.library.GetXmlDocumentByUrl("http://1.rhf1.com/xml/fe2009.php"));
    int i = 0;
  
  
  
  // configuration
  var itemsPerPage = String.IsNullOrEmpty(Parameter.ItemsPerPage) ? 10 : int.Parse(Parameter.ItemsPerPage);
  var previousLabel = String.IsNullOrEmpty(Parameter.PreviousLabel) ? "Previous" : Parameter.PreviousLabel;
  var nextLabel = String.IsNullOrEmpty(Parameter.NextLabel) ? "Next" : Parameter.NextLabel;

  // paging calculations
  var numberOfItems = pagesToList.Count();
  int currentPage = 1;
  if (!int.TryParse(HttpContext.Current.Request.QueryString["Page"], out currentPage)) {
    currentPage = 1;
  }
  currentPage--;
  var numberOfPages = numberOfItems % itemsPerPage == 0 ? Math.Ceiling((decimal)(numberOfItems / itemsPerPage)) : Math.Ceiling((decimal)(numberOfItems / itemsPerPage))+1; 

  <p>
    Total Items: @numberOfItems <br />
    Items per Page: @itemsPerPage<br />
    Pages: @numberOfPages;<br />
    Current Page: @(currentPage);<br />
  From Item Number: @(currentPage*itemsPerPage)<br />
  To Item Number:@(currentPage*itemsPerPage+itemsPerPage)
  </p>

  <ul>
    @foreach(var item in pagesToList)
    {
      
     if(i >=(currentPage*itemsPerPage) && i <(currentPage*itemsPerPage+itemsPerPage))
    {
      <li>@i : @item.Name</li>
    }i++;
               }
  </ul>

  <p class="pagingPages">
    @{
  // Google style paging links
    if (currentPage > 0) {
      <a href="?page=@(currentPage)">&laquo; @previousLabel</a>
    } else {
      <span class="pagingDisabled">&laquo; @previousLabel</span>
    }
    
    var Pages = Enumerable.Range(1, (int)numberOfPages);
    foreach(var number in Pages) {
      if (number-1 != currentPage) {
      <a href="?page=@number">@number</a>
      } else {
      @number
      }
      @Html.Raw("&nbsp&nbsp");
    }

    if (currentPage < Pages.Count()-1) {
      <a href="?page=@(currentPage+2)">@nextLabel &raquo;</a>
    } else {
      <span class="pagingDisabled">@nextLabel &raquo;</span>
    }
  }
  </p>
}

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