Re: XML-INTO sample -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Re: XML-INTO sample
From: Gary Thompson <GThompson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:26:28 -0600
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Maybe consider a user index as an alternative to the array?

Mark wrote:

I am working on a proof of concept for processing an unknown number of

XML documents that include some header info and an unknown

number of details. I have looked through Scott's article at

http://systeminetwork.com/article/real-world-example-xml, and it looks >
like XML-INTO will fit the bill, but I have not seen a good way to handle
an unknown number of detail formats. Would I do that with > an array
embedded within the data structure at the right depth? If that is the
case, I will need to set a maximum expected number

of details. How do I know if I have overflowed that array?

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