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Re: xml-sax issue



   Just to check: Your example xml stream has the quotes('). Is this your
   problem?

   On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 6:34 PM, RPG List <[1]rpglist@xxxxxxxxxxx>
   wrote:

     Extra characters?
     > Not meaning to take this thread off topic but Expat would handle
     this
     > simple XML very straight forward.
     >
     > If you want to stay with native support, Jon Paris just wrote a
     nice
     > series of articles on XML-INTO that are pretty good places to
     understand
     > how XML will map to a data structure. First article was August 4:
     > [2]http://www.itjungle.com/fhg/fhgindex.html
     >
     > Final thought back on topic, your XML has a few extra characters
     on the
     > back side. Perhaps they are messing with the parser in some way?
     Are you
     > using a varchar for the XML?
     >
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     > [mailto:[4]ftpapi-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of RPG
     List
     > Sent: Friday, September 4, 2015 5:01 PM
     > To: HTTPAPI and FTPAPI Projects
     > Subject: Re: xml-sax issue
     >
     > It does not show any errors, in the xml.� I took the string and
     stuck in
     > it in a document added the .xml extension and opened it.
     >
     > I have no clue why I can't see each ELEMENT name as it loops
     through the
     > document.� It gives me START_DOCUMENT on the first pass and then
     > END_DOCUMENT on the second pass and that's all.
     >
     >
     >> I understand what your saying, I'll double check it that way... I
     >> misread what you said.
     >>
     >> Dutch
     >>
     >>
     >>> Alan,
     >>> Its coming in as a string, its not stored on the system.
     >>>
     >>> Its coming from a web service, its a return response.
     >>>
     >>>
     >>>
     >>>>� � Take the document, make sure it has a .xml on the end and
     double
     >>>> click
     >>>>� � in Windows and IE will open as a XML document. If there is
     anything
     >>>>� � wrong with the document, it will throw an error telling
     you were
     >>>> the
     >>>>� � problem is.
     >>>>
     >>>>� � On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 2:34 PM, RPG List
     <[1][5]rpglist@xxxxxxxxxxx>
     >>>>� � wrote:
     >>>>
     >>>>� � � Scott,
     >>>>� � � I'm not sure we don't have another problem.�  Here's
     why when I
     >>>> step
     >>>>� � � through the xmlhandler, I get the start_document on the
     first
     >>>> read,
     >>>>� � � and
     >>>>� � � then I get end_document on the second read.�  That's
     it.�  Its
     >>>>� � � almost as
     >>>>� � � though its never seeing the data further.�  I ran a
     test using
     >>>> the
     >>>>� � � following:
     >>>>� � � XML = '<xmlTest>+
     >>>>� � � �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �<name type="author">AS400
     Sample
     >>>> Code/name>+
     >>>>� � � �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �</xmlTest>';
     >>>>� � � that worked.
     >>>>� � � Here is what the xml document looks like coming in:
     >>>>� � �     '<MMMProcess><Results><Claim>8104550</Claim><Amount>1995.83</'
     >>>>� � �     'Amount><Code>7320</Code><Xrg>53</Xrg><MEANLOS2>2</MEAN'
     >>>>� � �     'LOS2><Error_Code>0</Error_Code></Results></MMMProcess>�  �  �  '
     >>>>� � � I just can't find what's wrong with the xml..
     >>>>� � � > Dutch,
     >>>>� � � >
     >>>>� � � > The XML processing instructions ("header" as you call
     it) are
     >>>>� � � optional.
     >>>>� � � > They are not required.
     >>>>� � � >
     >>>>� � � > The problem is what I said in my first reply to
     you.�  Please
     >>>> read
     >>>>� � � the
     >>>>� � � > article I linked to so you can learn how XML-SAX
     works.
     >>>>� � � >
     >>>>� � � > -SK
     >>>>� � � >
     >>>>� � � >
     >>>>� � � > On 9/4/2015 3:18 PM, RPG List wrote:
     >>>>� � � >> one additional issue I saw this morning Scott and
     maybe this
     >>>> is
     >>>>� � � the
     >>>>� � � >> problem, the incoming XML does not have what I would
     call a
     >>>>� � � standard
     >>>>� � � >> header:
     >>>>� � � >>
     >>>>� � � >> IE: it does not have a version or description that I
     see in
     >>>> most
     >>>>� � � xml
     >>>>� � � >> documents, maybe that's needed or maybe not?
     >>>>� � � >>
     >>>>� � � >>
     >>>>� � � >>> Dutch,
     >>>>� � � >>>
     >>>>� � � >>> This looks an awful lot like a program that I wrote
     a long
     >>>> time
     >>>>� � � ago to
     >>>>� � � >>> print the XML events.�  I would not recommend
     using this to
     >>>>� � � actually
     >>>>� � � >>> parse a document -- to parse with XML-SAX you're
     going to
     >>>> need
     >>>>� � � to
     >>>>� � � >>> create
     >>>>� � � >>> a stack of XML elements (implemented in RPG as an
     array, most
     >>>>� � � likely)
     >>>>� � � >>> and keep track of the current XML element you're
     working on,
     >>>>� � � etc.
     >>>>� � � >>> There
     >>>>� � � >>> was another program included in that same article
     called
     >>>>� � � "CustXml" that
     >>>>� � � >>> demonstrates this -- that program would be a better
     starting
     >>>>� � � point.
     >>>>� � � >>>
     >>>>� � �     [2][6]http://iprodeveloper.com/print/rpg-programming/rpgs-xml-sax-op
     cod
     >>>>� � � e
     >>>>� � � >>>
     >>>>� � � >>> (use the "print" option to format the code better,
     Penton
     >>>> media
     >>>>� � � has
     >>>>� � � >>> screwed up the code figures in their article
     archive)
     >>>>� � � >>>
     >>>>� � � >>> Based on what you've shown us, the only thing you'd
     get in
     >>>> your
     >>>>� � � string
     >>>>� � � >>> is the name of the XML tag you're parsing.�
     (Since that's
     >>>>� � � what's
     >>>>� � � >>> pointed
     >>>>� � � >>> to by "string" during the XML_START_ELEMENT event.)
     >>>>� � � >>>
     >>>>� � � >>> You say you're getting nothing at all...?�  Since
     you're
     >>>> getting
     >>>>� � � it from
     >>>>� � � >>> the 'value' field, you'd need to show us the
     definition
     >>>> and/or
     >>>>� � � code
     >>>>� � � >>> that
     >>>>� � � >>> populates 'value' for us to see how that works.�
     Funny
     >>>> that you
     >>>>� � � omitted
     >>>>� � � >>> that part of the code considering that your
     question is about
     >>>>� � � it?
     >>>>� � � >>>
     >>>>� � � >>> Also, is this part of a program that uses HTTPAPI
     or FTPAPI?�     >>>>� � � If so, I
     >>>>� � � >>> guess we can discuss it here...�  �if not,
     however, this
     >>>> really
     >>>>� � � doesn't
     >>>>� � � >>> belong on this mailing list.
     >>>>� � � >>>
     >>>>� � � >>> -SK
     >>>>� � � >>>
     >>>>� � � >>>
     >>>>� � � >>> On 9/3/2015 9:17 PM, RPG List wrote:
     >>>>� � � >>>> I am attempting to parse out the data I'm getting
     from a web
     >>>>� � � service
     >>>>� � � >>>> and
     >>>>� � � >>>> I'm having a little trouble.
     >>>>� � � >>>>
     >>>>� � � >>>> I'm using the following as my to the handler:
     >>>>� � � >>>>
     >>>>� � � >>>>�  �  �  xml =
     %trim(%subSt(GetResponse:3:5000));
     >>>>� � � >>>>�  �  �  xml-sax %handler(xmlHandler: ignoreMe)
     >>>>� � � >>>>�  �  �  �  �%XML(xml: 'doc=string');
     >>>>� � � >>>>
     >>>>� � � >>>> GetResponse has the full xml string I'm expecting.
     >>>>� � � >>>>
     >>>>� � � >>>> my xmlhandler is defined as follows:
     >>>>� � � >>>>
     >>>>� � � >>>> P xmlHandler�  �  �  b
     >>>>� � � >>>> D�  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �pi�  �  �
     �  �  �  10i 0
     >>>>� � � >>>> D ignore�  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �
     �  �  �1a
     >>>>� � � >>>> D event�  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �
     �  �10i 0 value
     >>>>� � � >>>> D�  �string�  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �
     �  �  �  *�  �value
     >>>>� � � >>>> D�  �stringLen�  �  �  �  �  �  �  �
     �  �20i 0 value
     >>>>� � � >>>> D�  �exceptionId�  �  �  �  �  �  �  �
     �10i 0 value
     >>>>� � � >>>>
     >>>>� � � >>>> I then have the following code in the procedure:
     >>>>� � � >>>>
     >>>>� � � >>>> OutputXML.name = XML_Event_Name(event);
     >>>>� � � >>>> OutputXML.data = *blanks;
     >>>>� � � >>>>
     >>>>� � � >>>> select;
     >>>>� � � >>>> when string=*null or stringlen<1;
     >>>>� � � >>>>�  �  �  // no string given...
     >>>>� � � >>>> when stringlen>%size(value);
     >>>>� � � >>>>�  �  �  OutputXML.data = '** string length
     invalid';
     >>>>� � � >>>> other;
     >>>>� � � >>>>�  �  �  OutputXML.data =
     %subst(value:1:stringlen);
     >>>>� � � >>>> endsl;
     >>>>� � � >>>>
     >>>>� � � >>>> // Change Current XML group if applicable
     >>>>� � � >>>> Select;
     >>>>� � � >>>>�  �  �  When OutputXML.name =
     'XML_START_ELEMENT';
     >>>>� � � >>>>
     >>>>� � � >>>>
     >>>>� � � >>>>
     >>>>� � � >>>>
     >>>>� � � >>>> The problem is outputXML.data never has a value
     that I can
     >>>>� � � see.�  Am I
     >>>>� � � >>>> doing something wrong or am I missing a step?
     >>>>� � � >>>>
     >>>>� � � >>>>
     >>>>� � � >>>>
     >>>>� � � >>>>
     >>>>� � � >>>>
     >>>>� � � >
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