Write several XML files via one XQuery
Dear all,
please excuse me if this has been covered in the documentation and I just haven't found it. I am trying to harvest some information from XML files in a database (all XML files) and create several new XML files with the information. I am aware of the function write:file(path, data). Is it possible to write several files in one go and via one XQuery? I have tried exchanging "../test.xml" with "../test[1 to 2000].xml, ..." but, unfortunately, it did not work.
Thank you kindly in advance for your help!
Best, Nicole
Hi Nicole,
That should certainly be possible, e.g. by using a loop:
for $doc at $p in collection('docs')
return file:write('/path/to/' || $p || '/xml', $doc)Could you forward us a little code snippet that demonstrates what you have tried so far?
Thanks in advance, Christian
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On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 1:34 PM Brune, Nicole <Brune at zbmed.de> wrote: > > Dear all, > > > > please excuse me if this has been covered in the documentation and I just haven’t found it. > > I am trying to harvest some information from XML files in a database (all XML files) and create several new XML files with the information. I am aware of the function write:file(path, data). > > Is it possible to write several files in one go and via one XQuery? I have tried exchanging „../test.xml“ with „../test[1 to 2000].xml, …“ but, unfortunately, it did not work. > > > > Thank you kindly in advance for your help! > > > > Best, > Nicole
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