How to add a DOCTYPE in an XML filek with DOMDocument

AitorEG

iHi everyone?
How can i add this line to an XML file, using DOMDocument methods?

<!DOCTYPE ESHIPPER SYSTEM 'https://XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.dtd'>

For adding this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" standalone="no"?>

I use:


XMLDomInst:= XMLDocOut.createProcessingInstruction('xml','version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" standalone="no"');

Which method could be used for adding the DOCTYPE?

Thank you very much!!

NavNab

Hello,

Check if this could help https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9882648/how-to-add-a-document-type-to-a-new-xml-file-in-c-sharp

AitorEG

NavNab wrote: »

Hello,

Check if this could help https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9882648/how-to-add-a-document-type-to-a-new-xml-file-in-c-sharp

Thanks for your answer. i was using that, in this way:

docTypeXMlNode := XMLDocOut.CreateDocumentType(ESHIPPER SYSTEM 'https://iconnection.tnt.com/ShipperDTD2.0/EshipperIN2.dtd');

where XMLDocOut is a DOMDocument. May be that is why it shows me he error that CreateDocumentType method doesn't exist. It is a "'Microsoft XML, v6.0'.DOMDocument" instead of a properly said XMLDocument. Any clues for this type of object?

AitorEG

These are the method that can be used on this objet:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms757828(v=vs.85).aspx

No hints about adding the DOCTYPE???

NavNab

Hello @AitorEG

Check here. It says

The DocumentType node must also be inserted before the root element of the XmlDocument (if the document already has a root element, you cannot add a DocumentType node).

And that's what was suggested in the first link:

var xDocument = new XDocument(
  new XDocumentType(
    "smil",
    "-//W3C//DTD SMIL 2.0//EN",
    "http://www.w3.org/2001/SMIL20/SMIL20.dtd",
    null
  ),
  new XElement("Root") // --->Root is created after DocType
);

Your code should do something like this:

doctype = XMLdoc.CreateDocumentType("book", "http://mydtd.com/book.dtd", "book.dtd", null);
XMLdoc.AppendChild(doctype);

Maybe someone can better help you if you share your code ?

AitorEG

Hi @NavNab

This is my code:

companyInfo.GET;

CREATE(XMLDocOut,FALSE,TRUE);
XMLDocOut.async(FALSE); 

XMLDomInst:= XMLDocOut.createProcessingInstruction('xml','version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" standalone="no"');
XMLDocOut.appendChild(XMLDomInst);
docTypeXMlNode := XMLDocOut.createDocType('ESHIPPER' ,null, 'https://XXXXXXXXXX/EYYYYY.dtd');
EshiperXMlNode := XMLDocOut.createNode(1,'ESHIPPER','');
XMLDocOut.appendChild(EshiperXMlNode);

It looks like finally don't need to insert the doctype declaration, but I have to confirm that with the system owner later this morning. But anyway, it seems that the differences betwen XMLDocument and DOMDocument will create me a few more problem with the comunication, and when using http requests...

Thank you again, really appreciate!!!