transformations:importxml
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IMPORT FROM XML
(Category: Import | File)
Description
Import data from an XML file. Data elements are specified by an XML path. Optionally, data elements can be further narrowed down by selecting only particular XML elements and/or their attributes. Values and attributes of parent elements are repeated for child elements in order to preserve the relationship between them.
Note that empty elements (e.g. <tag></tag> or <tag/>) are converted into empty text strings, while missing elements result in empty values (i.e. nulls).
Action settings
| Settings | Description |
|---|---|
| Load file | Fully-qualified file name of the dataset (includes relative or absolute path). |
| Decimal | Sets whether decimal places are represented by points or commas Options: ⊕ Points, ⊕ Commas. |
| DTD Processing | Sets the parsing mode EasyMoprh will use for DTD definition parsing. See below. |
| Value types | Sets whether EasyMorph will interpret between text and numeric values, or read all data in as text values. Options: ⊕ Auto, ⊕ All text. |
DTD Parsing Modes
There are three modes that instruct EasyMorph how to parse DTD definitions:
| Mode | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Prohibit (default) | DTD is not allowed. When DTD is encountered in the loaded XML file the project fails. |
| Ignore | DTD is allowed but ignored. When DTD is present in the loaded XML file it is completely ignored and no error is generated. |
| Parse | DTD is parsed. |
Restrictions
- Re-definition of namespaces is not supported. Elements with re-defined namespaces are ignored.
- Multiple default namespaces per element not supported.
- XML validation according to DTD or XDS is not performed.
See also
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