Re: [Servingxml-help] Urgent Query - Mandatory/optional field |conditions for flat file

[Daniel P. <dan...@wi...>]

1.  Yes, using an XML Schema to validate the record, see the "countries" 
example.  Records that do not pass validation will be discarded, and may be 
written to a file or database table.

2.  Yes, using a sx:restrictRecordFilter, a child sx:recordTest element to 
test the record with an XPATH boolean expression, and a child 
sx:unmatchedRecord element to handle any discards, which as in (2) may be 
written to a file or database table.

3.  Set the attribute lineDelimited="no" in sx:flatFile.

4.  The flat file text formatting options only apply to flat file writers. 
But you can control the formatting of field values to XML element and 
attribute values by using any XSLT formatting functions in select 
expressions in the sx:fieldElementMap and sx:fieldAttributeMap elements, use 
the select attribute rather than the field attribute.

-- Daniel

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mohit Gupta | Daffodil Software Ltd."
To: ser...@li...
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 3:41 AM
Subject: [Servingxml-help] Urgent Query - Mandatory/optional field 
|conditions for flat file


Hi,

I am using ServingXML to convert some flat file data to XML format. It is a 
very nice tool.

I seek some urgent help for a few points, whether these are achievable using 
ServingXML or not? Points are:

Can we declare any field as mandatory or optional in flat file structure?
Can we specify condition for any field like
3rd field in a record should exist only if value of 2nd field is 'male'.
I.e. condition in a single record, where existence of one field is dependent 
on some value in any previous field in same record.
While parsing flat file, tool is not ignoring the record delimiters and so 
new line character is also coming into fixed width counting. What can be the 
solution for this?
PadCharacter, and justify attributes are not working while converting flat 
file to xml. Is there any solution? In code, LineFormatter is only working 
with PositionalFieldWriter.
Solution for these points is very important for our project. Please help 
urgently.

Regards,
-- 
Mohit Gupta
Daffodil Software Ltd | IInd floor, Vipul Orchid Plaza, Sec - 54, Gurgaon
Tel: +91-124-414-5800 | Cell: +91-981-007-0148 | Fax: +91-124-414-5801
E-Mail: moh...@da... | Web: www.daffodilsw.com

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