Re: Parse a XML file with RPGLE

[Scott Klement <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mike,

The data isn't human-readable because the data in the 'Buff' variable is 
either ASCII or Unicode (which is the norm with XML data -- and is 
required by Expat.)

The output from Expat to your RPG subprocedures (the start, end, and 
chardata handlers) should be in UCS-2 unicode, easy to read and work 
with from your RPG program.

Are you just curious about the Buff variable?  Or is it causing a 
problem for you?



On 9/16/2010 1:08 PM, Mike Barnett wrote:
> Hello List,
>
> I have a request to parse a XML file in a rpg program.  Iâm experimenting with the expat parser I downloaded from Scott Klementâs website (great stuff!!) to parse a XML file from the ifs.  Iâm using the sample program (CHARDATA1) from the download â pretty straight forward.  When I run the program and put it in debug, after the code:
>    len = read(fd: %addr(Buff): %size(Buff));
> I check the Buff variable and I see garbage â I canât make out the xml.  Iâve tried several xml files and all display the same.  Has anyone had a similar problem using the expat parser?  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks