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AppML Case Study - Text Files


The HTML Page

This is the HTML source:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en-US">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.2.0/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="http://www.w3ii.com/appml/2.0.3/appml.js"></script>
<body>

<div class="container" appml-data="appml.php?model=model_cd_from_txt">
<h1>CD Collection</h1>
<h3>Extracted from an XML file</h3>

<div appml-include-html="inc_listcommands_nofilter.htm"></div>
<table class="table table-striped table-bordered">
<tr>
  <th>Title</th>
  <th>Artist</th>
  <th>Country</th>
</tr>
<tr appml-repeat="records">
  <td>{{Title}}</td>
  <td>{{Artist}}</td>
  <td>{{Country}}</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>

</body>
</html>
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The Model

This is the model used in the application:

Model

{
  "rowsperpage" : 7,
  "data" : {
    "type" : "csvfile",
    "filename" : "cd_catalog.txt",
    "items" : [
      {"name" : "Title", "index" : 1},
      {"name" : "Artist", "index" : 2},
      {"name" : "Price", "index" : 5}
    ]
  }
}

The File

This is the comma separated text file:

cd_catalog.txt

Empire Burlesque,Bob Dylan,USA,Columbia,10.90,1985
Hide your heart,Bonnie Tyler,UK,CBS Records,9.90,1988
Greatest Hits,Dolly Parton,USA,RCA,9.90,1982
Still got the blues,Gary Moore,UK,Virgin records,10.20,1990
Eros,Eros Ramazzotti,EU,BMG,9.90,1997
One night only,Bee Gees,UK,Polydor,10.90,1998
Sylvias Mother,Dr.Hook,UK,CBS,8.10,1973
Maggie May,Rod Stewart,UK,Pickwick,8.50,1990
Empire Burlesque,Bob Dylan,USA,Columbia,10.90,1985
Hide your heart,Bonnie Tyler,UK,CBS Records,9.90,1988
Greatest Hits,Dolly Parton,USA,RCA,9.90,1982
Still got the blues,Gary Moore,UK,Virgin records,10.20,1990
Eros,Eros Ramazzotti,EU,BMG,9.90,1997
One night only,Bee Gees,UK,Polydor,10.90,1998
Sylvias Mother,Dr.Hook,UK,CBS,8.10,1973
Maggie May,Rod Stewart,UK,Pickwick,8.50,1990
Empire Burlesque,Bob Dylan,USA,Columbia,10.90,1985
Hide your heart,Bonnie Tyler,UK,CBS Records,9.90,1988
Greatest Hits,Dolly Parton,USA,RCA,9.90,1982
Still got the blues,Gary Moore,UK,Virgin records,10.20,1990
Eros,Eros Ramazzotti,EU,BMG,9.90,1997
One night only,Bee Gees,UK,Polydor,10.90,1998
Sylvias Mother,Dr.Hook,UK,CBS,8.10,1973
Maggie May,Rod Stewart,UK,Pickwick,8.50,1990
Empire Burlesque,Bob Dylan,USA,Columbia,10.90,1985
Hide your heart,Bonnie Tyler,UK,CBS Records,9.90,1988
Greatest Hits,Dolly Parton,USA,RCA,9.90,1982
Still got the blues,Gary Moore,UK,Virgin records,10.20,1990
Eros,Eros Ramazzotti,EU,BMG,9.90,1997
One night only,Bee Gees,UK,Polydor,10.90,1998
Sylvias Mother,Dr.Hook,UK,CBS,8.10,1973
Maggie May,Rod Stewart,UK,Pickwick,8.50,1990