Working with XML

[sweep123]

I need to receive data from a database, but I am told that the means of reading the data will be via XML (file ?). The database is static, just that an export facility will be use every now and then to export the data out in XML.

I have read up on XML, but struggle to see how to interface with this data format via Visual Studio .Net (C++).

The XML uses a DTD.

Anyone with some words of wisdom?

 

[Warrioruw]

I suggest you read some documents about XML DOM, that may help to move pointer around XML file.

 

[Cagliostro]

working with XML is a piece of cake when using MSXML parser. You can use in a easy way any kind of parsing, validating agains DTD/XSD/XDR, SSL transformations....

Ion Filipski

 

[TheMillionDollarMan]

SAX is the fastest yet harder to work with.

there are lots of parsers for xml.,

 

[Giordano]

Working with XML is pretty simple when you use XPath queries to get specific node(s).

Please, read the mkMSITStore:\\CDSERVER\CD717\MSDN\xmlsdk.chm::/htm/xslpg02_0ju0.htm
in MSDN library

 

[Cagliostro]

Giordano, what you just have sayd is part of what is named MSXML

Ion Filipski

 

[Giordano]

Yes, Ion.
What I have mentioned that it is not so difficult to work with XML using MSXML - if you are using XPath.