I did an exhaustive search in the forum but couldn't find a way out on how to generate an output in FOCUS in XML format. Sounds easy but I have messed up my concepts.
Any suggestions?
ThanksThis message has been edited. Last edited by: arsagg,
FOCUS 7.6.11 Windows, Excel, LOTUS, ALPHA
January 20, 2012, 12:18 PM
Dan Satchell
Maybe this? ON TABLE PCHOLD/HOLD/SAVE FORMAT XMLThis message has been edited. Last edited by: Dan Satchell,
January 20, 2012, 01:11 PM
ABT
I suspect if you have found the 'ON TABLE HOLD FORMAT XML' command and decided it does not satisfy your needs, your real question is how to generate custom XML output. If so, you have to manually massage your output. See this thread (https://forums.informationbuilders.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7971057331/m/7237006016) particularly the link at the bottom.
+1 Dan. A rudimentary Google search (https://www.google.com/search?channel=fs&q=webfocus+xml+output&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8) pulls up this link (https://forums.informationbuilders.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7971057331/m/5051016752) as the first result.
Also, I know the Forum search sucks (it's really no secret), but searching for 'XML output' also brings this thread (https://forums.informationbuilders.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7971057331/m/3821008331?r=1281046832) up on the first page. Both threads confirm what Dan and I are again writing here.
However it's been my experience that when XML output is needed it's in a specific pre-defined format. From the DMC or WC you can create a synonym for an xsd (XML Schema Definition), a DTD or an XML document. Then with DataMigrator you can map to that structure to create XML as required.