The problem with XML is that people can do any old thing they want with it.
While the RULES are ridiculously strict, the implementations can drive you
nuts. For example, look at the cookies.plist file on a Mac. It has a really
wacky setup that I think makes it all but impossible to parse with the
RevXML library without "walking" through it. Its something like:
<person>
<attributes>
<field>Name</field>
<value>Bill</value>
<field>EyeColor</field>
<value>Blue</value>
</attributes>
</person>
Whereas the Rev library seems to make it easier to do something like:
<person name="Bill" eyecolor="blue" />
To be honest, I usually poke around in Sarah's stack and then figure out
which function(s) I need through trial and error. It's just harder for me to
"visualize" what I want to accomplish with XML.
I can say that once you figure out what two or three commands you need to
use to parse an XML file, it's way faster than using chunk expressions or
some other method.
- Bill
"Martin Blackman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>I reckon people get put off by the long revXML function names and all
> the parameters. But if you are fortunate enough to have Galaxy, it
> makes things easier - you type the first few characters then use the
> autocomplete function!
> Before long you will find loops such as the following to be second nature:
>
> put revXMLrootnode(tID) into tnode
> put revXMLfirstchild(tID,tnode) into paramNode
> repeat
> get revXMLAttribute(tID,paramNode,"name")
> if not (it contains "xmlerr") then
> put it into tname
> put tname & comma after tparamlist
> end if
> put revXMLNextSibling(tID,paramNode) into paramNode
> if paramNode is empty then exit repeat
> end repeat
> delete char -1 of tparamlist
>
> regards
> Martin
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