Read XML File

rickyl76

I was hoping someone could help me. I want to be able to read an xml file in code rather than through an XMLPort. I know there are other threads out there on this but they can all get a bit confusing especially as it's an area i'm not overly familiar with. Can someone just give me a quick pointer on how I can read the file and the nodes. I keep falling down when I try it so would like just a basic bit of code that I could follow. Any help would be appreciated

SuD

Hey rickyl76
it may help.
http://forum.mibuso.com/discussion/4294/reading-xml-file-in-navision

Juhl

Use DotNet XDocument, Automations is the way of the past with RTC.

Use Enumurator in 2015 and back or in 2016 https://www.hougaard.com/foreach-statement-available-in-nav2016/

ftornero

You can use something like that:

GetCurrencies()
XMLDoc := XMLDoc.XmlDocument;

XMLDoc.Load('http://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/eurofxref/eurofxref-daily.xml');

RemoveNamespace(XMLDoc, XMLDocOut);
XMLNodeList := XMLDocOut.GetElementsByTagName('Cube');
Nodes := XMLNodeList.Count;
FOR i := 0 TO Nodes-1 DO BEGIN
  XMLNode   := XMLNodeList.ItemOf(i);
  XMLAttrib := XMLNode.Attributes;
  XMLNode   := XMLAttrib.GetNamedItem('time');
  IF NOT ISNULL(XMLNode) THEN
    tDate     := XMLNode.InnerText;
  XMLNode   := XMLAttrib.GetNamedItem('currency');
  IF NOT ISNULL(XMLNode) THEN
    tCurrency := XMLNode.InnerText;
  XMLNode   := XMLAttrib.GetNamedItem('rate');
  IF NOT ISNULL(XMLNode) THEN
    tRate     := XMLNode.InnerText;
  MESSAGE('(%1/%2) %3  %4 = %5', i+1, Nodes, tDate, tCurrency, tRate);
END;

Where RemoveNamespace is:

RemoveNamespace(XMLDocIn : DotNet "System.Xml.XmlDocument";VAR XMLDocOut : DotNet "System.Xml.XmlDocument")
// before this function your tag looks like this: <namespace:tagname>sample text</tagname>
// after this function your tag looks like this: <tagname>sample text</tagname>
// additionally all namespace references in the head are removed.
XslTransform :=  XslTransform.XslTransform;
XMLStyleSheet := XMLStyleSheet.XmlDocument;
XMLStyleSheet.InnerXml(
'<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>' +
'<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">' +
'<xsl:output method="xml" encoding="UTF-8" />' +
'<xsl:template match="/">' +
'<xsl:copy>' +
'<xsl:apply-templates />' +
'</xsl:copy>' +
'</xsl:template>' +
'<xsl:template match="*">' +
'<xsl:element name="{local-name()}">' +
'<xsl:apply-templates select="@* | node()" />' +
'</xsl:element>' +
'</xsl:template>' +
'<xsl:template match="@*">' +
'<xsl:attribute name="{local-name()}"><xsl:value-of select="."/></xsl:attribute>' +
'</xsl:template>' +
'<xsl:template match="text() | processing-instruction() | comment()">' +
'<xsl:copy />' +
'</xsl:template>' +
'</xsl:stylesheet>'
);

XslTransform.Load(XMLStyleSheet);
writer := writer.StringWriter();
XslTransform.Transform(XMLDocIn, nullXsltArgumentList, writer);
XMLDocOut := XMLDocOut.XmlDocument;
XMLDocOut.InnerXml(writer.ToString());

And this are the local vars:

Name	DataType	Subtype	Length
XMLStyleSheet	DotNet	System.Xml.XmlDocument.'System.Xml, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'	
XslTransform	DotNet	System.Xml.Xsl.XslTransform.'System.Xml, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'	
writer	DotNet	System.IO.StringWriter.'mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'	
nullXsltArgumentList	DotNet	System.Xml.Xsl.XsltArgumentList.'System.Xml, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'	

ftornero

Sorry I forgot the local vars in Getcurrencies()

Name	DataType	Subtype	Length
XMLDoc	DotNet	System.Xml.XmlDocument.'System.Xml, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'	
XMLDocOut	DotNet	System.Xml.XmlDocument.'System.Xml, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'	
XMLNode	DotNet	System.Xml.XmlNode.'System.Xml, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'	
XMLNodeList	DotNet	System.Xml.XmlNodeList.'System.Xml, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'	
XMLAttrib	DotNet	System.Xml.XmlAttributeCollection.'System.Xml, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'	
i	Integer		
Nodes	Integer		
tDate	Text		
tCurrency	Text		
tRate	Text		

Ferro

Hello guys, I'm currently refactoring a similar bit of code for the Universal Code Initiative and I need to remove/adapt the dotnet variables:

procedure RemoveNamespace(XMLDocIn: XmlDocument; XMLDocOut: XmlDocument)
    var
        Writer: Dotnet StringWriter;
        XMLStyleSheet: XmlDocument; // XMLStyleSheet: Dotnet XmlDocument;
        NullXsltArgumentList: Dotnet XsltArgumentList;
        XslTransform: Dotnet XslTransform;
    begin
        XslTransform := XslTransform.XslTransform;
        // XMLStyleSheet := XmlDocument.Create(); //XMLStyleSheet := XMLStyleSheet.XmlDocument;
        XMLStyleSheet := XmlDocument.Create();
        XMLStyleSheet.InnerXml(
          '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>' +
          '<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">' +
          '<xsl:output method="xml" encoding="UTF-8" />' +
          '<xsl:template match="/">' +
          '<xsl:copy>' +
          '<xsl:apply-templates />' +
          '</xsl:copy>' +
          '</xsl:template>' +
          '<xsl:template match="*">' +
          '<xsl:element name="{local-name()}">' +
          '<xsl:apply-templates select="@* | node()" />' +
          '</xsl:element>' +
          '</xsl:template>' +
          '<xsl:template match="@*">' +
          '<xsl:attribute name="{local-name()}"><xsl:value-of select="."/></xsl:attribute>' +
          '</xsl:template>' +
          '<xsl:template match="text() | processing-instruction() | comment()">' +
          '<xsl:copy />' +
          '</xsl:template>' +
          '</xsl:stylesheet>'
          );

        XslTransform.Load(XMLStyleSheet);
        Writer := Writer.StringWriter;
        XslTransform.Transform(XMLDocIn, NullXsltArgumentList, Writer);
        XMLDocOut := XMLDocOut.XmlDocument;
        XMLDocOut.InnerXml(Writer.ToString);
    end;

I've already started refactoring the XMLdocument datatype but I'm completely lost about the other dotnets (StringWriter, XsltArgumentList, XslTransform).

Does anyone have some experience with this?

vaprog

You may not need the function anymore at all. XMLPort got better at handling namespaces, and XML DOM Management provides more functions supporting using namespaces.

If you need the transform anyway, have a look at Codeunit 6224 "XML DOM Management", specifically function RemoveNamespaces and Codeunit 3038 "DotNet_XslCompiledTransform", if you want to use your own transform.

Ferro

Yeah, briefly after posting the question here, I found those codeunits with the prefix "Dotnet_" like codeunit DotNet_XslCompiledTransform, DotNet_XsltArgumentList, etc.

But seeing as they still use dotnet variables I don't think we're supposed to use them when we have Target: "Cloud" in the App.json file right?

vaprog

I have been told "You may use those, but must not declare variables of type Dotnet yourself." And standard Dynamics functionality uses them. So if it is ok for MS to use those, it should be of for us to use them.

But I don't really know, just guessing here.