5.37.5 WRITE
The WRITE command is used to create and write out XML components.
The OBJECT keyword specifies the type of XML component to create.
Syntax:
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Command |
Keyword |
Value |
Developer notes |
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WRITE |
OBJECT |
*DOCUMENTSTART |
Start of XML document. |
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*DOCTYPE |
Include TEXT. |
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*COMMENT |
Include TEXT. |
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*INSTRUCTION |
Include TARGET + DATA. |
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*NAMESPACE |
Inlcude PREFIX + NAMESPACE. |
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*ELEMENTSTART |
Start of element. |
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*TEXT |
Include TEXT. |
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*CDATA |
Include TEXT. |
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*ELEMENTEND |
End of element. |
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*ELEMENTEMPTY |
Include NAME. |
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*DOCUMENTEND |
End of XML document. |
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NAME |
qualified name |
Optional. This keyword is used with the following OBJECT types.
The notation for expressing a qualified element name as a string is to enclose the namespace URI inside curly brackets and prefix the element name with this namespace. For example: {http://www.cars.com/xml}part Element attributes can be created by using a two-field working list that contains qualified attribute name and values as an argument to the WRITE OBJECT(*ELEMENTSTART) command. |
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PREFIX |
prefix |
Optional. Specify an XML prefix. Only used with the OBJECT type of *NAMESPACE. |
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NAMESPACE |
namespace |
Optional. Specify an XML namespace. Only used with the OBJECT type of *NAMESPACE. |
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TEXT |
text |
Optional. Specify the text value.
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TARGET |
target |
Optional. Specify the processing instruction target. Only used with the OBJECT type of *INSTRUCTION. |
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DATA |
data |
Optional. Specify the processing instruction data. Only used with the OBJECT type of *INSTRUCTION. |
Example
OPEN FILE(order.xml)
WRITE OBJECT(*DOCUMENTSTART)
WRITE OBJECT(*DOCTYPE) TEXT(<!DOCTYPE Orders SYSTEM "order.dtd">)
WRITE OBJECT(*COMMENT) TEXT(Some comment text)
WRITE OBJECT(*INSTRUCTION) TARGET(action) DATA(reply)
SET OBJECT(*PREFIX) PREFIX(abc) NAMESPACE(http://salesorder.com)
SET OBJECT(*DEFAULTNS) NAMESPACE(http://parts.com)
WRITE OBJECT(*ELEMENTSTART) NAME({http://acme.com}Orders) #WRKLST(attribute list)
WRITE OBJECT(*TEXT) TEXT(Some text)
WRITE OBJECT(*ELEMENTEND)
WRITE OBJECT(*ELEMENTEMPTY) NAME({http://acmme.com}SalesOrder)
WRITE OBJECT(*ELEMENTSTART) NAME({http://acme.com}Address)
WRITE OBJECT(*CDATA) TEXT(Some text)
WRITE OBJECT(*NAMESPACE) PREFIX(def) NAMESPACE(http://acme2.com)
WRITE OBJECT(*ELEMENTEND)
WRITE OBJECT(*DOCUMENTEND)
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