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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'))

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

&currentItemDescription := xmlget('-

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

show(&currentItemDescription)

crlf()

endfor()

System Variables (by data type)

"Integer" (page 511)

"Measure" (page 512)

"String" (page 512)

"Boolean" (page 512)

Integer

&Current.DataPage (see "Current (system object)" (page 376))