How to Extract Data from Multilayer XML Parent-Child Nodes to Form a List
Problem description & analysis
Below is data in XML file xml.xml:
To get categories and detailed data from the multilayer XML file and generate a two-dimensional table as follows:
Solution:
We write the following script p1.dfx in esProc:
| A |
|
| 1 |
=file("xml.xml").read() |
| 2 |
=xml(A1,"xml/li/form") |
| 3 |
=A2.news(p.select.option;h3:name,~:time) |
| 4 |
=file("result.txt").export@t(A3) |
Code description:
A1 Read data of the XML file as a string.
A2 Use xml function to get data of form layer and return it as a table sequence.
A3 Extend the multiple p.select.option values in table sequence A2 and concatenate them to generate a new table sequence.
A4 Export A3’s result to result.txt.
result.txt is the expected result after the script is executed.
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