XML-INTO handling - in XML elements

[jj_dahlheimer]

I have a vendor whose XML has - in the xml element and cannot find a way to handle it. Can't have - in an rpg variable name and looking at the xml-into options I cannot see anything to handle it. Am I missing anything?

Dcl-S testXml varchar(32000);

       Dcl-Ds test;
         testvalue varchar(50);
       End-Ds;

       testXml = '<test><test-value>test it</test-value></test>';

       xml-into test %xml(testXml:'case=any');

       dsply testvalue;

[Scott Klement]

Hello,

You need to use "case=convert". This will convert XML tag names that aren't allowed as RPG variable names to something that is valid in RPG. In your case the XML "test-value" would be converted to RPG "test_value". Then you just have to update your DS to use a field named "test_value" and you'll be all set.

For example:

       Dcl-S testXml varchar(32000);

       Dcl-Ds test;
         test_value varchar(50);
       End-Ds;

       testXml = '<test><test-value>test it</test-value></test>';

       xml-into test %xml(testXml:'case=convert');

       dsply test_value;

[jj_dahlheimer]

Thank you.