Re: XML-INTO

[Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If the total volume of data to be loaded will not exceed the RPG limit of 16mb for a DS then I would use *Auto for the Dim on the array. That way you're not wasting memory and the array will grow to the size needed.

If that is not an option then the "built-in" way to handle this with XML-INTO is to use the %Handler option. That allows you to process the data in chunks.

See this article if you are not familiar with the option. https://www.mcpressonline.com/programming/rpg/handling-xmlinto-problems the web-site is awful but hopefully, you'll get the idea.  


Jon P.

> On Sep 2, 2024, at 4:58 AM, Dave <dfx1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Any advice on defining the size of arrays in the data structure designed to
> hold the result of the xml-into operation? While developing, I set an array
> to hold 10 elements, after promoting to user testing, a couple of thousand
> were received and that's how I learned that elements that don't fit are
> simply left out. Is there a way of monitoring the overfilling of the arrays
> or even an option that forces the operation to fail?
>
> Thanks
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