Are you saying that the webservice itself (non-CF I imagine, and it's not something you wrote) needs a complex datatype as a parameter?
Perhaps you could determine the exact XML structure it needs passed in (by going to its WSDL page) and create that structure in CF to pass. - Matt Small -----Original Message----- From: Doug James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 1:17 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: xml to struct help Jared, Thanks for the help. What is actually happening is that I am trying to invoke a web service using cfinvoke. It will not accept an xml document because it throws an invalid argument exception. Boy do I wish it was as simple as parsing a string into an xml doc and passing that in. When using a web service that expects a complex element (made up of other elements) cfinvoke gets passed a CFMX structure <http://livedocs.macromedia.com/coldfusion/6.1/htmldocs/webser23.htm>. So I *have* to convert the xml to a struct. And yes, I am having trouble. Lots and lots of trouble! Maybe some MM experts could chime in here. <shrug /> Doug Jared Rypka-Hauer - CMG, LLC wrote: > Sorry, mixing my examples up here... > > xmlRoot.xmlElement.xmlName=find_business > xmlRoot.xmlElement.xmlChildren would then contain a collection of > struct containers that hold your "name" children. > > Every element has a collection of attributes above and beyond the > obvious ones in your document. xmlRoot, xmlAttributes, xmlName, > xmlNSPrefix, xmlURI, etc. and if you're going to build a struct by > hand to mirror an XML document... eh, dude... I think you're going to > have some trouble. > > Why not create the string as a variable... just stick the text into a > var... then pass it into xmlParse and use that? It's going to be way > easier and much less frustrating than trying to cobble together a > mock-XML document. > > Just my opine... > > Laterz! > J > > On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 11:51:01 -0600, Jared Rypka-Hauer - CMG, LLC > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>XML isn't just a straigh-up struct... if you're going to reproduce an >>expected XML snippet into a well-formed XML document by hand, you need >>to recreate the whole thing or it just... won't work. >> >>Check out this example... >>http://w2ksrv1.neo.servequake.com/tmp/xmlexample.cfm >> >>If you click the title of the cfdump, it will rotate between simle, >>extended, and collapsed views... check out the extend version of the >>view in the bottom-left table cell. >> >>xmlRoot.xmlElement.xmlName=find_business >>xmlRoot.xmlElement.xmlChildren contains a collection of structs that >>represent url objects. >> >>XML isn't just a struct, or an array... if you're talking XML and it >>needs to be validated, you're going to have to either be very VERY >>careful about how you create your structured object OR you should just >>write it out to a file, read it in via cffile, and xmlParse() it into >>a native XML binary object. >> >>Just remember, though... xmlSearch and xmlTransform both have rules, >>and those rules follow XML standards, and the format of the document >>IN MEMORY is critical or they just won't work. >> >>Laterz, >>J >> >> >>On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 11:26:07 -0500, Doug James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>Thanks for the suggestion. >>> >>>Unfortunately, it did not work. This is for a web service and <find_business> is a complex type >>>which equates to a struct. >>> >>>Calling all web service experts: please offer suggestions. >>> >>>Doug >>> >>>Micha Schopman wrote: >>> >>>>If you see name as a childNode, you might do this >>>> >>>><cfset find_business = structNew()> >>>><cfset find.business.attributes = arrayNew(1)> >>>><cfset find.business.childs = arrayNew(1)> >>>> >>>>And then each array entry gets a new struct :) With the key as structkey >>>>and value as strucktvalue. >>>> >>>>Micha Schopman >>>>Software Engineer >>>> >>>>Modern Media, Databankweg 12 M, 3821 AL Amersfoort >>>>Tel 033-4535377, Fax 033-4535388 >>>>KvK Amersfoort 39081679, Rabo 39.48.05.380 >>>> >>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>----- >>>>Modern Media, Making You Interact Smarter. 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Voor meer >>>>informatie zie www.modernmedia.nl >>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>----- >>>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: Doug James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>Sent: donderdag 10 februari 2005 14:55 >>>>To: CF-Talk >>>>Subject: xml to struct help >>>> >>>>Please help, my forehead is very red and painful from banging against >>>>the wall over this one. >>>> >>>>Given this XML snippet: >>>><find_business generic="2.0" maxRows="10"> >>>> <name>ABC Co.</name> >>>></find_business> >>>> >>>>This struct accurately represents <find_business> with the "generic" and >>>>"maxRows" attributes. >>>>find_business = structNew(); >>>>find_business.generic = "2.0"; >>>>find_business.maxRows = "10"; >>>> >>>>What I can't figure out is how to get <name> into the structure. If I do >>>>find_business.name = "ABC >>>>Co."; that is making the name an attribute but I need it as an element. >>>> >>>>Any suggestions? >>>> >>>>Doug James >>>>Hollings Cancer Center >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:194112 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
