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I''ve got an XML file which is pretty well structured. I need to retrieve specific elements from that file to fill out empty HTML elements on a page. I think what I need is xPath? Or - is that overkill? Is there some easier way to locate an XML element? What I have in mind is pulling the XML file using Ajax, then xPath to get the bits I need. Am I on the right path and does

...th all waypoints in a single create call to RouteController. When I call Route.from_xml(xmlString) it is not returning an object - it''s leaving the object (@route) nil, but not erroring. Any ideas? Here''s some code: RoutesController: def create @route = nil; if params[:requestXML] # unserialise from XML using ROXML @route = Route.from_xml(params[:requestXML]); else @route = Route.new(params[:route]) end respond_to do |format| #The following line unsurprisingly fails, as @route is nil if @route.save flash[:notice] = &...