Soooo..... Looking through really old VB stuff (21 years ago), when I wrote the version of AppSplit in VB before doing it in Delphi, I used ADODB database object model for a simple database (just because I wanted to) to approximate the functions of INI file I/O.
Anyway the XML format reminded me of the whole thing and in one of the class modules is the line: .Save strRsFile, adPersistXML which would give you a hint that reading and writing to an XML file as a dataset has been around for awhile. Microsoft Docs has a few entries. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/search/?terms=adPersistXML&category=Documentation The problem as some of it is coming back to me is that you have to read an entire record at once into a Variant data type, which RBase does not have, so that is a show stopper. You are then left with doing it the hard way, which is parsing line by line looking for keywords to find the start pos and the next keyword to mark the end/begin, etc. Otherwise you might try (if you want to find a copy of Monarch) Bruce's suggestion. I have a copy of Monarch around here from when Personics was the company. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_(software) On Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 11:08:03 AM UTC-5 janj wrote: > Mike, > > I'm going out on a limb here. > I'm not sure there is a standardized XML format so you kind of have to > look at the data presented and see what you can do with it. > > In the past, I've run a cursor through some pretty weird data as an input > routine. > > Good luck, > > Jan > > > > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:12:50 -0500 > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Importing XML data into R:BASE > > Greetings: > > I am tasked with importing a large amount of data in the XML format into > R:BASE. > > I haven't worked with the XML format much yet. > > I would appreciate any suggestions on good learning resources that anyone > in R:BASE World has used to enhance their XML skills. > > Thank you in advance. > > Have a safe and healthy day! > > > Mike Ramsour > AK Steel Coshocton Works > Quality Department > Phone: 740-829-4340 <(740)%20829-4340> > Cell: 740-502-1659 <(740)%20502-1659> > Confidentiality Notice > This message is intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which > it is addressed and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise > private information. > If you are not the named addressee, you are not authorized to read, print, > retain, copy or disseminate this message or any part of it. If you have > received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by > e-mail and delete all copies of the message. > > > -- > For group guidelines, visit > http://www.rbase.com/support/usersgroup_guidelines.php > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBASE-L" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbase-l/OF2087463D.4801D557-ON85258686.0052E6A4-85258686.005392CB%40aksteel.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbase-l/OF2087463D.4801D557-ON85258686.0052E6A4-85258686.005392CB%40aksteel.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- For group guidelines, visit http://www.rbase.com/support/usersgroup_guidelines.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBASE-L" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbase-l/ee6ca21b-f32f-44b7-97ca-49efd480cf20n%40googlegroups.com.
