XML Import

[Jeff Harrison]

--- On Mon, 4/13/09, Fairlight <fairlite at fairlite.com> wrote:

> From: Fairlight <fairlite at fairlite.com>
> Subject: Re: XML Import
> To: "'filePro Mailing List'" <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
> Date: Monday, April 13, 2009, 2:59 PM
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 11:30:16AM -0700, after drawing
> runes in goat's
> blood, Jeff Harrison cast forth these immortal, mystical
> words:
> > Yes, it sounds like this process is going to require
> something or
> > someone thinking and making decisions.  If the object
> is to minimize
> > the programming time, then Scott may want to consider
> using JHImport
> > in addition to your xml to CSV converter.  JHImport
> would provide the
> > user with a wizard where they could map the csv
> columns to a real live
> > filepro record.  It provides a visual interface and
> will create the code
> > necessary to perform the import.  It will then run the
> import if desired.
> 
> Sounds like a good match, and quite possibly the closest to
> the desired
> goal that one may be able to get.  Your product sounds
> impressive, Jeff.
> 
> One thing...have you seen the output of my product, and the
> "hints"
> (separate CSV records) that you have to follow in order to
> know where
> within the data structure you are?  If your importer can
> follow that and
> create code to follow the desired relationships, sounds
> like a winning
> combination to me.
> 
> mark->
> -- 

Thanks for your kind words - granted you haven't seen the product :-)

No, I don't recall ever seeing the output from your converter...  It sounds like you are saying that it uses record types of some sort?  As it is, JHImport assumes that you are using only 1 record type - so some additional modification would be needed if there is more than one.

Jeff Harrison
jeffaharrison at yahoo.com
Author of JHExport and JHImport.  The fastest and easiest ways to export and import filepro data.