Re: grabbing xml data with webcat (was: Posting XML data to

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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = My solution was written using webcat 3.x so I didn't have the ability to use [listwords]. Now that I am using 4.x it would probably be a good idea to try and re-write it using [listwords] as like you mention, it would probably safer in case they change the order.Daleon 14/6/02 10:51 am, Alain Russell at alain.russell@blackpepper.co.nz wrote:> I ended up writing a parser that grabs the respose from my post and then > turns it all into [text]variables so I can what I like with them .. It uses a > lot of [listwords] > and again - is not pretty, butas far as I can see it should not fall over if > the response file changes. > > Native XML interpretation is a feature I am well looking forward to. > > > >> Ben, >> >> Depending on how complexe the xml is that you need to put into the >> database, it can be done but can be a pain. >> >> On one of my sites I grab daily horoscopes from another site in xml >> format and parse them with webcat. It was not pretty and if they change >> the order of the records provided I am sunk. >> >> Basically what I did was to grab the entire content, then as I happen >> to know they last record (the last zodiac sign in this case) I can use >> a [middle] context and look for all content after the next to last sign >> and end before the last bit of text. Then work my way backwards up the >> file. >> >> Dale >> >> >> >> on 13/6/02 5:14 am, Ben Swihart at bswihart@timesnews.net wrote: >> >>> Since you are (sort of) on the subject... Anyone got a better way to >>> get xml data into a webdna database? At the moment, I'm using a perl >>> script to parse the xml files and write a webdna query, which is hit >>> on a trigger. >>> >>> - Ben ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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My solution was written using webcat 3.x so I didn't have the ability to use [listwords]. Now that I am using 4.x it would probably be a good idea to try and re-write it using [listwords] as like you mention, it would probably safer in case they change the order.Daleon 14/6/02 10:51 am, Alain Russell at alain.russell@blackpepper.co.nz wrote:> I ended up writing a parser that grabs the respose from my post and then > turns it all into [text]variables so I can what I like with them .. It uses a > lot of [listwords] > and again - is not pretty, butas far as I can see it should not fall over if > the response file changes. > > Native XML interpretation is a feature I am well looking forward to. > > > >> Ben, >> >> Depending on how complexe the xml is that you need to put into the >> database, it can be done but can be a pain. >> >> On one of my sites I grab daily horoscopes from another site in xml >> format and parse them with webcat. It was not pretty and if they change >> the order of the records provided I am sunk. >> >> Basically what I did was to grab the entire content, then as I happen >> to know they last record (the last zodiac sign in this case) I can use >> a [middle] context and look for all content after the next to last sign >> and end before the last bit of text. Then work my way backwards up the >> file. >> >> Dale >> >> >> >> on 13/6/02 5:14 am, Ben Swihart at bswihart@timesnews.net wrote: >> >>> Since you are (sort of) on the subject... Anyone got a better way to >>> get xml data into a webdna database? At the moment, I'm using a perl >>> script to parse the xml files and write a webdna query, which is hit >>> on a trigger. >>> >>> - Ben ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ drt - lists

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