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structured and easy to read format. It is often referred to as XML without nodes and meant for
exchanging data.
Refer to the following online resources for more information on JSON:
l www.json.org
l www.w3schools.com
JSON string samples
The following JSON string samples show various techniques to incorporate data in a JSON
string.
A simple JSON structure holding the first and last name of a person:
{
"first": "Peter",
"last": "Parker"
}
A JSON string with references to local variables and Job Info 2:
{
"first":"%{first}",
"last":"%{last}",
"email":"%2"
}
A JSON string containing a local variable and various lookups:
{
"jobid":"%{jobid}",
"account":"lookup(OLCS_jobs, account, jobid, '%{jobid}')",
"datafile_name":"lookup(OLCS_jobs, datafile_name, jobid, '%
{jobid}')",
"pages":"lookup(OLCS_jobs, pages, jobid, '%{jobid}')",
"documents":"lookup(OLCS_jobs, documents, jobid, '%{jobid}')",
"recordsetid":"lookup(OLCS_jobs, recordsetid, jobid, '%{jobid}')"
}
An example where the entire JSON string is provided in Job Info 1:
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