Hi - just wanted to say a massive thank-you for your help. This was my first time using the developer mailing list and I was blown away with the swiftness of responses. Thanks again.
> From: [email protected] > Subject: General Digest, Vol 122, Issue 8 > To: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 17:26:42 -0700 > > Send General mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://developer.marklogic.com/mailman/listinfo/general > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of General digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Urgent request for assistance (please) (Ryan Dew) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 18:26:41 -0600 > From: Ryan Dew <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MarkLogic Dev General] Urgent request for assistance > (please) > To: MarkLogic Developer Discussion <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <CAK-PWLeTvFNZyf=sqvwm0efylqnhz1tzfssejrg3mwepmfu...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > You can also try a helper library like this one: > https://github.com/ryanjdew/XQuery-XML-Memory-Operations > On Aug 1, 2014 6:17 PM, "Pete Aven" <[email protected]> wrote: > > And to transform the doc using XQuery, take a look at the typeswitch > expression: http://docs.marklogic.com/guide/app-dev/typeswitch#id_65827 > > > > -pete > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Joe Bryan > *Sent:* Friday, August 01, 2014 8:15 PM > *To:* MarkLogic Developer Discussion > *Subject:* Re: [MarkLogic Dev General] Urgent request for assistance > (please) > > > > Hi Paul, > > > > The xdmp:node-* functions only work on documents stored in the database. To > update a file on disk, you'll need to reconstruct the entire document as > you want, and then save it using xdmp:save. > > > > Can I ask why you've taken this approach? I think you'll be much better > served by querying, transforming, and updating documents that are stored in > the database. There's a much larger API surface available to you, and > you'll be able to leverage the universal index. > > > > Thanks. > > > > -jb > > > > *From: *Paul Farrell <[email protected]> > *Reply-To: *MarkLogic Developer Discussion <[email protected]> > *Date: *Friday, August 1, 2014 at 7:55 PM > *To: *"[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Subject: *[MarkLogic Dev General] Urgent request for assistance (please) > > > > Hi, > > > > I am desperately hoping someone out there may be able to help me out with > an xquery app that I am building. > > > > I have only just started with Marklogic and XQuery. It's going fairly well, > however I am having a really tough time in modifying the content of one of > my XML documents. I just cannot seem to get a change to an element to pick > up. Here's my process (I have had to take things back as basic as I could > just to try and get it working): > > > > 1. In Query console I have one tab open which queries for the contents of > one XML doc > > > > xquery version "1.0-ml"; > > declare namespace html = "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";; > > xdmp:document-get("C:/Users/Paul/Documents/MarkLogic/xml/ppl/ppl/jdbc_ppl_3790.xml") > > > > 2. This brings back the document as below > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > > <document> > > <meta> > > <rm_mimetype> > > </rm_mimetype> > > <rm_hasattachments> > > > false > > </rm_hasattachments> > > <rm_attachmentcount> > > ... > > 3790 > > </ppl_id> > > <ppl_name> > > > Victoria Wilson > > </ppl_name> > > > > 3. I now want to update the <ppl_name> element using XQuery but it's > just not happening. Here's the XQuery: > > xquery version "1.0-ml"; > > declare namespace html = "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";; > > > > > > let $docxml := > > xdmp:document-get("C:/Users/Paul/Documents/MarkLogic/xml/ppl/ppl/jdbc_ppl_3065.xml")/document/meta/ppl_name > > return > > for $node in $docxml/* > > let $target := > xdmp:document-get("C:/Users/Paul/Documents/MarkLogic/xml/ppl/ppl/jdbc_ppl_3790.xml")/document/meta/*[fn:name() > = fn:name($node)] > > return > > xdmp:node-replace($target, $node) > > > > --- I am basically looking to replace the <ppl_name> element in the target > (3790) with the <ppl_name> element from the source (3065). > > > > 4. I run the Xquery - it completes without error (making me thing it has > worked) - return value reads "your query returned an empty sequence" > > > > 5. I then go back to the same tab as I used in step 1 and re-run the XQuery > used in step 1. The doc (3790) comes back but it STILL has Victoria Wilson > as the <ppl_name> > > > > > > Can anyone please help? Perhaps the change needs committing? I just don't > know. > > > > Thanks for reading > > Paul > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://developer.marklogic.com/mailman/listinfo/general > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://developer.marklogic.com/pipermail/general/attachments/20140801/471320d8/attachment.html > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://developer.marklogic.com/mailman/listinfo/general > > > End of General Digest, Vol 122, Issue 8 > ***************************************
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