Re: [staf-users] help

[David B. <bd...@us...>]

Yes, there are many different ways to do this.  Here is a sample STAX job 
that demonstrates some of them:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE stax SYSTEM "stax.dtd">

<stax>

  <defaultcall function="test"></defaultcall>

  <script>
    myFirstName = 'John'
    myLastName = 'Doe'
  </script>

  <function name="test">

    <function-map-args>
      <function-arg-def name="firstName"
                          type="optional"
                          default="myFirstName">
      </function-arg-def>
      <function-arg-def name="lastName"
                          type="optional"
                          default="myLastName">
      </function-arg-def>
    </function-map-args>

    <sequence>
      <message log="1">'Hello %s %s!' % (firstName, lastName)</message>
      <return>'Hello %s %s!' % (firstName, lastName)</return>
    </sequence>

  </function>

</stax>

The "test" function accepts two optional arguments, and uses the default 
values that are set in the <script> element which is executed prior to the 
function being called.

So, if you run this from the command line:

$ STAF local STAX EXECUTE FILE c:/staxtest/func.xml WAIT RETURNRESULT
Response
--------
Job ID: 16
Result: Hello John Doe!

You can override the values in the <script> by specifying the SCRIPT 
option:

$ STAF local STAX EXECUTE FILE c:/staxtest/func.xml WAIT RETURNRESULT 
SCRIPT "myFirstName = 'Jane'; myLastName = 'Smith'"
Response
--------
Job ID: 17
Result: Hello Jane Smith!

You can also override the values in the <script> by specifying the 
SCRIPTFILE option:

$ cat c:/temp/myName.py
myFirstName = 'Mark'
myLastName = 'Fisher'

$ STAF local STAX EXECUTE FILE c:/staxtest/func.xml WAIT RETURNRESULT 
SCRIPTFILE c:/temp/myName.py
Response
--------
Job ID: 18
Result: Hello Mark Fisher!

You can also pass the arguments to the function:

$ STAF local STAX EXECUTE FILE c:/staxtest/func.xml WAIT RETURNRESULT ARGS 
"{ 'firstName' : 'Tom', 'lastName' : 'Smith' }"
Response
--------
Job ID: 19
Result: Hello Tom Smith!

Post again if you have more specific questions.

David Bender
STAF/STAX Development
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IBM Austin Bldg. 903-5B002
Internet: bd...@us...




"m.p.sairam" <ms...@in...> 
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hi,
       Can I pass the functional arguments during the run time of the 
xml file where the arguments required by xml will be generated by the 
python script before the actual function starts its execution?

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