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CSVTOXML command

Allows you to generate an XML file from a CSV file (separator: semicolon).

 

Syntax

 

CHGVAR

VAR(&CMD) VALUE('CSVTOXML')

CHGVAR

VAR(&PARM1) VALUE('

CSV="Path of the CSV file";

XML="Path of the XML file";

ElemName="Tag name"')

CHGVAR

VAR(&PARM2) VALUE(' ')

CALL

PGM(LNCCMD) PARM(&HANDLE &CMD &OPT &PARM1 +

&PARM2 &RESULT)

 

Parameters

 

Parameters

 

Parm1

CSV: Contains the full path of the CSV file (semicolon separator).

XML: Contains the full path of the XML file.

ElemName: Indicates the name of each tag corresponding to each record of the CSV file.

Parm2

 

 

Example

 

 PGM 

                                                                                                                 

 DCL        VAR(&SVRADDR) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(30) VALUE(*DEV)  

 DCL        VAR(&HANDLE) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(50)               

 DCL        VAR(&CCSID) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)    

           

 DCL        VAR(&CMD) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)                  

 DCL        VAR(&OPT) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(1)                   

 DCL        VAR(&PARM1) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(512)               

 DCL        VAR(&PARM2) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(1024)              

 DCL        VAR(&RESULT) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(512)         

                   

 CHGVAR     VAR(&HANDLE) VALUE('*ONLY') 

 CHGVAR     VAR(&CCSID) VALUE('*JOB')                     

 

 CALL       PGM(LNCOPEN) PARM(&HANDLE &SVRADDR &CCSID)  

                                                   

 CHGVAR     VAR(&CMD) VALUE('CSVTOXML')                   

 CHGVAR     VAR(&PARM1) +                                 

              VALUE('CSV="C:\A\csv.txt";XML="C:\A\csv_xml+

              .xml";ElemName="SP_CUST"')                  

 CHGVAR     VAR(&PARM2) VALUE(' ')                        

 CALL       PGM(LNCCMD) PARM(&HANDLE &CMD &OPT &PARM1 +   

              &PARM2 &RESULT) 

                           

 LNCCLOSE  

                     

 ENDPGM      

 

 

With the following CSV file:

 

 

The generated XML file is the following :

 

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>

<DocumentElement>

  <SP_CUST>

    <CUST_ID>"1231"</CUST_ID>

    <COMPANY>"Unisco"</COMPANY>

    <FIRSTNAME>"George"</FIRSTNAME>

    <LASTNAME>"Weathers"</LASTNAME>

    <CIVIL>"1"</CIVIL>

    <ADDRESS>"PO Box Z-547"</ADDRESS>

    <ADDR2>""</ADDR2>

    <CITY>"Freeport"</CITY>

    <STATE>""</STATE>

    <ZIP>""</ZIP>

    <COUNTRY>"Bahamas"</COUNTRY>

    <PHONE>"809-555-3915"</PHONE>

    <FAX>"809-555-4958"</FAX>

  </SP_CUST>

  <SP_CUST>

    <CUST_ID>"1351"</CUST_ID>

    <COMPANY>"Sight Diver"</COMPANY>

    <FIRSTNAME>"Phyllis"</FIRSTNAME>

    <LASTNAME>"Spooner"</LASTNAME>

    <CIVIL>"1"</CIVIL>

    <ADDRESS>"1 Neptune Lane"</ADDRESS>

    <ADDR2>""</ADDR2>

    <CITY>"Kato Paphos"</CITY>

    <STATE>""</STATE>

    <ZIP>""</ZIP>

    <COUNTRY>"Cyprus"</COUNTRY>

    <PHONE>"357-6-876708"</PHONE>

    <FAX>"357-6-870943"</FAX>

  </SP_CUST>

</DocumentElement>