Retrieving XML data using OpenXML

Hello Everyone:
I have a piece of function that reads through the XML file and updates the
table with the contents.
I am working on to retrieve a specific elemental data, but am not able to do
so.
Below is my Code
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[xmltest]
AS
BEGIN
--Local var for statement header/detail messages
DECLARE @.hDoc int--document handle
DECLARE @.Count int
DECLARE @.errNo int, @.doc nvarchar(4000) , @.Msgid varchar(20)
set @.doc = ' <VendorMasterData>
<VendorInfo>
<MessageId type="A">0000000018089158</MessageId>
<Date>2005-12-07</Date><Time zone="PST">05:02:31.000</Time>
<MessageType>C</MessageType>
<Sort type="SORT1">ABC</Sort>
<Sort type="SORT2">XYZ</Sort>
</VendorInfo>
</VendorMasterData>'
--Get the XML doc handle
EXEC sp_xml_preparedocument @.hDoc OUTPUT, @.doc
IF @.@.ERROR <> 0
BEGIN
return @.@.ERROR
END
SELECT * FROM OPENXML(@.hdoc, '/VendorMasterData/VendorInfo',3) WITH
([Sort] varchar(30),type varchar(30))
EXEC sp_xml_removedocument @.hdoc
RETURN (0)
END
GO
I would like to retrieve both the values of Sort (both Sort1 and Sort2
types). How can I do that. Right now I am able to retrieve only 1 value.
Thanks for you help.
Regards/Shriram.
Hello shriram2977,

> I have a piece of function that reads through the XML file and updates
> the table with the contents.
> I would like to retrieve both the values of Sort (both Sort1 and Sort2
> types). How can I do that. Right now I am able to retrieve only 1
> value.
Does this give you what you were looking for?
SELECT * FROM OPENXML(@.hdoc, '/VendorMasterData/VendorInfo/Sort',2) WITH
([Sort] varchar(30) 'text()',type varchar(30) '@.type')
Thank you,
Kent Tegels
DevelopMentor
http://staff.develop.com/ktegels/
|||Kent Tegels, Thanks much. It does.
Jus curious, what is this text() and where can you use them in OpenXML.
Thanks/Shriram.
"Kent Tegels" wrote:

> Hello shriram2977,
>
> Does this give you what you were looking for?
> SELECT * FROM OPENXML(@.hdoc, '/VendorMasterData/VendorInfo/Sort',2) WITH
> ([Sort] varchar(30) 'text()',type varchar(30) '@.type')
>
> Thank you,
> Kent Tegels
> DevelopMentor
> http://staff.develop.com/ktegels/
>
>
|||Hello shriram2977,
text() is an xpath function that returns the lexical value of an element's
inner-text. You can use it (and some other functions) as what's known as
a metaproprety. This is covered in Books-On-Line.
Thank you,
Kent Tegels
DevelopMentor
http://staff.develop.com/ktegels/