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define(&numberOfItems, integer, xmlcount('/MyData/CUSTOMER/INVOICES/INVOICE/ITEM'))

for(&i, 1, 1, &numberOfItems)

&currentItemDescription := xmlget('-

/MyData/CUSTOMER/INVOICES/INVOICE/ITEM['+inttostr(&i)+']/Description')

show(&currentItemDescription)

crlf()

endfor()

xmlGet()

Retrieves a data selection value through the structure of an XML file. This function uses a single parameter specifying the Path

of the value to be retrieved. This function returns a string. The return value is an empty string if no value is found or if the spec-

ified Element is invalid or not found.

Syntax

xmlGet(path:string) string value

Arguments

path

The XMLPath of the value you want to retrieve. The path must correspond to a single entry in the XML, thus is not a complete

XPath with regular expressions and variables.

Code Sample

These are examples of xmlGet()commands returning data from an XMLfile. Note that these will most likely not work with

your own XMLeven if you tried, as the path is completely dependent on the exact structure of your XMLData file.

define(&myVar, string, '')

&myVar := xmlget('/PLANETPRESS_DATA_FILE[1]-

/CUSTOMER[1]/INVOICES[1]/INVOICE[1]/ITEM[1]/Description[1]')

&myVar := xmlget('/MyData/CUSTOMER[1]/INVOICES[1]/INVOICE[1]/ITEM[1]/Description[1]')

% This next line uses the &i variable to dynamically select an item in the invoice. Use-

ful in a repeat & overflow

% configuration, or a manual PlanetPress Talk loop through te data. Note that the var-

iable must be converted to a string.

&myVar := xmlget('-

/MyData/CUSTOMER[1]/INVOICES[1]/INVOICE[1]/ITEM['+inttostr(&i)+']/Description[1]')

Example 2

The following gets the number of items in an invoice, loops through each item and displays the item's description with show().

define(&i, integer, 0)

define(&currentItemDescription, string, '')

define(&numberOfItems, integer, xmlcount('/MyData/CUSTOMER/INVOICES/INVOICE/ITEM'))