RE: how to handle option tag when using CGIDEV2 to create xml data

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From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Haas, Matt (CL Tech Sv)
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 4:14 PM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
Subject: RE: how to handle option tag when using CGIDEV2 to create xml data

As long as there isn't a schema saying otherwise, this is okay but if you're getting into complex XML documents, why wouldn't you just use an XML parser in the first place? Using CGIDEV2 for this seems a bit like driving a screw with a hammer.

Matt

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From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Cunningham
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 4:09 PM
To: 'RPG programming on the IBM i / System i'
Subject: RE: how to handle option tag when using CGIDEV2 to create xml data

I am not an xml expert but would it cause problems if every instance of the parent have something like...

<Order></Order>

Aka a null value for "Order"

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From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lim Hock-Chai
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 12:57 PM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
Subject: how to handle option tag when using CGIDEV2 to create xml data

How does one normally handle optional xml tag when using CGIDEV2 to
create the xml data?

should I do something like below?

Template:
/$myXMLSec
<Order>
/%myOptTag%/
</Order>



RPG code:
updHtmlVar('myOptTag' :'<MyOptTag>blah blah blah</MyOptTag>');
wrtSection('myXMLSec');




Or is there a better way of handling this?

thanks