Re: current state of xml-into v6r1

[Scott Klement <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Glad it worked out!

On 8/1/2012 8:10 PM, jfranz46 wrote:
> Scott,
>
> Expat (from your site) working fine. The actual xml was far more complicated
> than my example (and office has rules about describing anything
> identifiable),
> but Expat giving me control where i need it in the parsing process.
> Jim Franz
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Klement" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "RPG programming on the IBM i / System i" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 3:08 PM
> Subject: Re: current state of xml-into v6r1
>
>
> > Hi Jim,
> >
> > LOL!  Define "normal".   XML documents are all over the place... some
> > fit into a nice neat little structure, similar to database records...
> > but some are radically different.
> >
> > I would suggest either using XML-SAX (built-in to RPG as of V5R4) or
> > Expat.  Expat works better with namespaces, and is somewhat more
> > versatile.  But XML-SAX doesn't require any extra software, and in some
> > circumstances is easier to code (especially with regard to attributes.)
> >
> > Good luck