Follow-up question: can mlcp's EXPORT with -document_selector handle namespaces? Looking at the documentation, I can see namespace functionality for import transforms and for aggregate records, but don't see how one would pass a namespace into a -document_selector.
Markus On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Markus Flatscher < [email protected]> wrote: > And I can confirm that Geert's suggestion works like a charm for complex > XPaths including comparison operators. > > Thanks, Geert! > > Markus > > On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 10:39 AM, David Sewell <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Actually, I need to retract my confirmation of an error in >> -document_selector. The problem was not with MLCP's XPath parser but with >> my XPath (although the error diagnostic from MLCP didn't indicate that). I >> originally tried >> >> -document_selector '/root[descendant::*:hid[starts-with(., "AK")]' >> >> but left off a right bracket at the end of the expression. This works: >> >> -document_selector '/root[descendant::*:hid[starts-with(., "AK")]]' >> >> returning the expected document set. So at least some types of predicate >> epxressions are working OK. >> >> David >> >> >> On Thu, 2 Apr 2015, Geert Josten wrote: >> >> I recommend putting the arguments in a text file, and pointing to it with >>> the -option_file argument. It looks like your xpath gets chunked on the >>> spaces.. >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> On 4/2/15, 4:26 PM, "David Sewell" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I can also confirm that MLCP's -document_selector filter doesn't like >>>> XPath >>>> predicates. For example, trying to return documents matching a >>>> particular >>>> metadata value only: >>>> >>>> -document_selector '/root[descendant::*:hid[starts-with(., "AK")]' >>>> >>>> fails with 'ERROR contentpump.ContentPump: Unrecognized argument: >>>> "AK")]' >>>> >>>> The older XQSync program *is* able to use more complex XPath to select >>>> documents. Its version of the above filter, >>>> >>>> -DINPUT_QUERY="collection()[descendant::*:hid[starts-with(., >>>> 'AK')]]/base-uri()" >>>> >>>> works perfectly. >>>> >>>> Is there a reason for the limitation in MLCP? >>>> >>>> David >>>> >>>> On Mon, 30 Mar 2015, Markus Flatscher wrote: >>>> >>>> According to the mlcp docs, the value passed into -document_selector >>>>> "specifies an XPath expression used to select which documents are >>>>> exported >>>>> from the database." >>>>> >>>>> However, using mlcp-1.2-2, this only seems to work for simple XPaths. >>>>> Any >>>>> comparison operators or even parentheses in the XPath throw errors for >>>>> me: >>>>> >>>>> mlcp export [Š] -document_selector '/root[child/child = "1"]' >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> (ERROR contentpump.ContentPump: Unrecognized argument: =) >>>>> >>>>> Does anyone have a working example for an mlcp export with >>>>> -document_selector and a complex XPath expression? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> >>>>> Markus >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> David Sewell, Editorial and Technical Manager >>>> ROTUNDA, The University of Virginia Press >>>> PO Box 400314, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4314 USA >>>> Email: [email protected] Tel: +1 434 924 9973 >>>> Web: http://rotunda.upress.virginia.edu/ >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> General mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> Manage your subscription at: >>> http://developer.marklogic.com/mailman/listinfo/general >>> >>> >> -- >> David Sewell, Editorial and Technical Manager >> ROTUNDA, The University of Virginia Press >> PO Box 400314, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4314 USA >> Email: [email protected] Tel: +1 434 924 9973 >> Web: http://rotunda.upress.virginia.edu/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> Manage your subscription at: >> http://developer.marklogic.com/mailman/listinfo/general >> >> > > > -- > Markus Flatscher > Consultant | Avalon Consulting, LLC > [email protected] > > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/avalon-consulting-llc > Google+: http://www.google.com/+AvalonConsultingLLC > Twitter: https://twitter.com/avalonconsult > -- Markus Flatscher Consultant | Avalon Consulting, LLC [email protected] LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/avalon-consulting-llc Google+: http://www.google.com/+AvalonConsultingLLC Twitter: https://twitter.com/avalonconsult
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