xmlSetH ( )
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Function overview
Prototype
Parameters
Description
Tags: xml
store multible named values in one field or variable!
usefull to pass over multible values as a scriptparameter
sets value of a tag within a xml by hierachical name, where the name includes the position of the value in the xml structure like "contact.ID" for the tag "ID" inside the tag "contact"
if the tag is already there, the value will be updated
if the tag is new, it will be appended
if the value is "", the tag will be removed
Examples
Sample input
"<contact>
<ID>2354</ID>
<Lastname>Frank</Lastname>
</contact>
<letter>
<ID>234</ID>
</letter>"
Sample output
<ID>8888</ID>
<Lastname>Frank</Lastname>
</contact>
<letter>
<ID>234</ID>
</letter>
Function code
//name has format name1.name2.name3 ...
Let([
dot1 = Position ( name ; "."; 1; 1);
name1=If( dot1 > 0 ; Left ( name ; dot1 - 1) ; name ) ;
nameR=If( dot1 > 0 ; Right ( name ; Length ( name ) - dot1 ) ) ;
xml0 = xmlSetTop ( name1 ;
If ( dot1 > 0 ;
xmlSetH ( nameR; value ; xmlGetTop ( name1 ; xml )) ; value ) ; //recursion!
xml ) ] ;
TrimSpaceCR ( xml0 )
)
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Prototype: xmlSetH( name; value; xml )
Function Author: konrad (http://www.fmfunctions.com/mid/224)
Last updated: 12 December 2009
Version: 1
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