# Huge XML Template **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [October 19, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/huge-xml-template/177514 "2009-10-19T15:56:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![srinathbtech](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@srinathbtech](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/srinathbtech)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/huge-xml-template/177514/1 "2009-10-19T15:56:59Z")
Hi, I am having a xml template containing 5000 lines of code . Now i need to generate the template dynamically in ruby on rails . My requirement is every time a user clicks on GO , a new xml template will generate for every user like “username.xml”. I am not showing the xml template on screen , it will generate and create on backend . The template contains almost 3000 lines of code as static and only some lines will be customized. How should i start? Do i need to write by hand all lines using xml builder or is there any alternative ?? thanks, sri… ---
**Author:** ![srinathbtech](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@srinathbtech](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/srinathbtech)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/huge-xml-template/177514/2 "2009-10-19T16:00:58Z")
Srinath A. wrote: > Hi, > > I am having a xml template containing 5000 lines of code . > Now i need to generate the template dynamically in ruby on rails . > My requirement is every time a user clicks on GO , a new xml template > will generate for every user like “username.xml”. > I am not showing the xml template on screen , it will generate and > create on backend . > The template contains almost 3000 lines of code as static and only some > lines will be customized. > How should i start? Do i need to write by hand all lines using xml > builder or > is there any alternative ?? You don’t have to use Builder for XML. ERb and (in most cases) Haml would work just as well. But if 3000 lines are going to be static, perhaps you can somehow give the user just the non-static part? > thanks, > sri… ## Best, Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![srinathbtech](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@srinathbtech](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/srinathbtech)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 4:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/huge-xml-template/177514/3 "2009-10-19T16:05:56Z")
Hi, Thanks for reply. The same xml template will generate every time, but only some parts are customized . The main motto is the total generation will go behind the scenes and write to a new xml file each time . I should be able write some ruby code , there some parts where i need to do looping. so I am expecting Ruby + xml file . what about REXML ?? thanks sri Marnen Laibow-Koser wrote: > Srinath A. wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I am having a xml template containing 5000 lines of code . > > Now i need to generate the template dynamically in ruby on rails . > > My requirement is every time a user clicks on GO , a new xml template > > will generate for every user like “username.xml”. > > I am not showing the xml template on screen , it will generate and > > create on backend . > > The template contains almost 3000 lines of code as static and only some > > lines will be customized. > > How should i start? Do i need to write by hand all lines using xml > > builder or > > is there any alternative ?? > > You don’t have to use Builder for XML. ERb and (in most cases) Haml > would work just as well. > > But if 3000 lines are going to be static, perhaps you can somehow give > the user just the non-static part? > > > thanks, > > sri… > > ## Best, > > Marnen Laibow-Koser > [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid