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    Does anyone know when or if Alpha Software plans to provide an easy way to import and export tables via XML. I briefly looked at the message board and I did not find a clear answer although it is discussed so often that it should be a high priority for Alpha. What are my current alternatives?

    #2
    Originally posted by David Warner
    Does anyone know when or if Alpha Software plans to provide an easy way to import and export tables via XML. I briefly looked at the message board and I did not find a clear answer although it is discussed so often that it should be a high priority for Alpha. What are my current alternatives?
    David,
    This is one that I need also and should be high priority. take a look at thes link-http://msgboard.alphasoftware.com/al...ad.php?t=50310

    http://msgboard.alphasoftware.com/al...ad.php?t=52766
    Last edited by Rayr; 05-17-2006, 09:51 PM.
    Kind Regards,
    Ray Roosa
    Raylin Micro, LLC.

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      #3
      Originally posted by David Warner
      Does anyone know when or if Alpha Software plans to provide an easy way to import and export tables via XML. I briefly looked at the message board and I did not find a clear answer although it is discussed so often that it should be a high priority for Alpha. What are my current alternatives?
      Alpha does provide an easy way to export tables to xml via the TABLE.XML_EXPORT() function. I placed a function in the code archives to re-import a table whose xml was generated by the Alpha export function.

      I don't know enough about xml to try to code a generic function to read any xml file and see if it could be translated into a table but I'd be glad to hear comments on the possibility.
      There can be only one.

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        #4
        Stan,

        Initially the wrong file was posted in the archive. You removed it, but now there is no attachment that I see.

        Bill.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Bill Parker
          Stan,

          Initially the wrong file was posted in the archive. You removed it, but now there is no attachment that I see.

          Bill.
          I thought I attached the right file, will try again tomorrow.
          There can be only one.

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            #6
            Originally posted by Stan Mathews
            I thought I attached the right file, will try again tomorrow.
            Found it.

            Code:
            'Date Created: 03-Mar-2006 02:01:54 PM
            'Last Updated: 03-Mar-2006 03:23:58 PM
            'Created By  : Stan Mathews
            'Updated By  : Stan Mathews
            'can be used in conjunction with table.xml_export()
            'as in TABLE.XML_EXPORT("cat_prc","c:\test\cat_prc.xml")
            'then run this script, navigating to "c:\test\cat_prc.xml"
            'you will be prompted for the table name to create from the xml and
            'that table will be added to the current database
            filn = ui_get_file("Choose xml file","XML(*.xml)","","X")
            IF filn > ""
            	fil = file.open(filn,FILE_RW_EXCLUSIVE)
            ELSE
            	end
            END IF
            a_tbl = ui_get_file("Choose new table name","Table(*.dbf)"," ","N")
            IF a_tbl = ""
            	fil.close()
            	end
            END IF
            flds_count = 0
            line = fil.read_line()
            line = fil.read_line()
            line = fil.read_line()
            tst1 = "<field" $ line .or. "</field" $ line
            WHILE tst1
            	IF alltrim(extract_string(line,"<",">")) = "field_name"
            		flds_count = flds_count + 1
            	END IF
            	line = fil.read_line()
            	tst1 = "<field" $ line .or. "</field" $ line .or. line = ""
            END WHILE
            'ui_msg_box("",""+flds_count)
            line = fil.read_line()
            line = fil.read_line()
            line = fil.read_line()
            rec_count = 0
            tst2 = "<record" $ line .or. "</field" $ line .or. "<value" $ line
            WHILE tst2
            	IF left(alltrim(line),6) = "<value"
            		rec_count = rec_count + 1
            	END IF
            	line = fil.read_line()
            	tst2 = "<record" $ line .or. "</record" $ line .or. "<value" $ line .or. line = ""
            END WHILE
            rec_count =  rec_count/flds_count
            'ui_msg_box("",""+rec_count)
            fil.close()
            fil = file.open(filn,FILE_RW_EXCLUSIVE)
            FOR i = 1 TO 2
            	line = fil.read_line()
            NEXT i
            IF line = "<a5_field_name_list>"
            	FOR i = 1 TO 2
            		line = fil.read_line()
            	NEXT i
            	dim fld_name[flds_count] as C
            	dim fld_type[flds_count] as C
            	dim fld_width[flds_count] as C
            	dim fld_dec[flds_count] as C
            	dim def[flds_count] as C
            	dim tbl_def as C
            	tbl_def = ""
            	FOR i = 1 TO flds_count
            		fld_name[i] = alltrim(extract_string(line,"<field_name>","</field_name>"))
            		line = fil.read_line()
            		fld_type[i] = alltrim(extract_string(line,"<field_type>","</field_type>"))
            		line = fil.read_line()
            		fld_width[i] = alltrim(extract_string(line,"<field_width>","</field_width>"))
            		line = fil.read_line()
            		fld_dec[i] = alltrim(extract_string(line,"<field_dec_places>","</field_dec_places>"))
            		def[i] = fld_name[i]+","+fld_type[i]+","+fld_width[i]+","+fld_dec[i]
            		tbl_def = tbl_def+crlf()+def[i]
            		line = fil.read_line()
            		WHILE alltrim(extract_string(line,"<",">")) <> "field_name" \
            			.and. (alltrim(extract_string(line,"<",">")) <> "/a5_field_name_list")
            			line = fil.read_line()
            		END WHILE
            	NEXT i
            END IF
            tbl_def = remove_blank_lines(tbl_def)
            valid = create_table(a_tbl,tbl_def)
            file_add_to_db(a_tbl+".dbf")
            line = fil.read_line()
            line = fil.read_line()
            line = fil.read_line()
            line = fil.read_line()
            
            FOR i = 1 TO flds_count
            	dim val[i] as fld_type[i]
            NEXT i
            tbl = table.open(a_tbl,FILE_RW_EXCLUSIVE)
            dim f[flds_count] as c
            dim	fld_ptr[flds_count] as P
            FOR x = 1 TO flds_count
            	fld_ptr[x].fldnm = tbl.field_get(fld_name[x])
            NEXT x
            FOR i = 1 TO rec_count
            	FOR m = 1 TO flds_count
            		f[m] = alltrim(extract_string(line,"<value>","</value>"))
            		line = fil.read_line()
            	NEXT m
            	tbl.enter_begin()
            	FOR r = 1 TO flds_count
            		fld_ptr[r].fldnm.value_put(convert_type(f[r],fld_type[r]))
            	NEXT r
            	tbl.enter_end(.t.)
            	WHILE alltrim(extract_string(line,"<",">")) <> "value" .and. \
            		alltrim(extract_string(line,"<",">")) <> "/a5_record_set"
            		line = fil.read_line()
            	END WHILE
            NEXT i
            tbl.close()
            fil.close()
            There can be only one.

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